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Marine Research and Conservation Foundation

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1190861TauntonEnvironment and conservation
Income£59k2025-04-30
Spending£58ksame year
Spent / received76%5-year average
Size in its cause73rd pctEnvironment and conservation
Registered2020CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Marine Research and Conservation Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Taunton. It was registered in August 2020, 6 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 advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Marine Research and Conservation Foundation reported income of £59k and spending of £58k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £3,334 to £59k (+1664%), an average of +105% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 600%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Marine Research and Conservation Foundation sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include CPRE Rutland and Lincolnshire (£59k), Eskdale Mill & Heritage Trust (£59k) and Hobson's Conduit Trust (£59k).

Income and spending

£0£21k£41k£62k£82k2021 Income: £3,3342021 Spending: £65620212022 Income: £23,3482022 Spending: £15,07820222023 Income: £47,2632023 Spending: £19,43920232024 Income: £82,2022024 Spending: £70,20220242025 Income: £58,8152025 Spending: £58,1572025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

We work with research groups, nonprofits, communities, NGOs and governments to facilitate conservation. This includes conducting research, awarding grants, and supporting science-based policy and advocacy. Our work is centred on threatened marine species such as sharks and rays, that serve as umbrella species to the wider marine environment.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
CPRE Rutland and LincolnshireRutland£59k
Eskdale Mill & Heritage TrustCumbria£59k
Hobson's Conduit TrustCambridge£59k
The Broad Cairn FoundationSurrey£59k