National Coastwatch Institution

Analysis

National Coastwatch Institution is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, National Coastwatch Institution reported income of £980k and spending of £823k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £517k to £980k (+89%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, National Coastwatch Institution sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Legacy WM (£979k), Lockleaze Sports Centre Trust Ltd (£980k) and Global Rugby Players' Foundation (£979k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 74% and charitable activities 26%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 12%.