Mevagissey Harbour Aquarium

Analysis

Mevagissey Harbour Aquarium is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in February 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Mevagissey Harbour Aquarium reported income of £44k and spending of £29k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £28k to £44k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Mevagissey Harbour Aquarium sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Barrow Transport Museum Trust Limited (£44k), Westonzoyland Engine Trust (£45k) and Exeter Scrapstore (£44k).