Project Seagrass

Analysis

Project Seagrass is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Mid Glamorgan. It was registered in July 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Project Seagrass reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.4m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £366k to £1.8m (+399%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 126%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Project Seagrass sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Blackheath Conservatoire of Music and the Arts Ltd (£1.8m), The Egypt Exploration Society (£1.8m) and Southwark Playhouse Theatre Company (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 77%, donations and legacies 16% and trading 7.3%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.7%. Reserves of £282k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.