The Deep-Sea Biology Society

Analysis

The Deep-Sea Biology Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Polegate. It was registered in July 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Deep-Sea Biology Society reported income of £23k and spending of £8,919, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £34k to £23k (-33%), an average of -9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 188%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Deep-Sea Biology Society sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thornborough and Coombs Woodlands Enterprise Trust (£23k), Axbridge Town Trust (£23k) and 7th Hereford (Tupsley) Scout Group (£23k).