Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 3

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 11

MARINE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL

MSC defines what is a sustainable fishery via its Standard. Fisheries then apply to be independently assessed against the MSC Standard. If the independent assessment team concludes the fishery passes the assessment product from that fishery can be labled with MSCs logo. This allows consumers to make an informned decision at their local retailer to buy fish products from a sustainable source.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
This charity has a robust balance sheet
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

Established: 26 years

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/03/23	£32,734	£30,569	£2,165	£646	£42,130	£39,619	15.6	247
31/03/22	£29,789	£28,669	£1,120	£525	£40,716	£38,337	16	251
31/03/21	£30,100	£27,239	£2,861	£452	£38,798	£36,219	16	227
31/03/20	£29,466	£26,913	£2,553	£616	£3,285	£3,038	1.4	230
31/03/19	£26,294	£23,632	£2,662	£510	£32,082	£30,753	15.6	196
31/03/18	£24,879	£20,232	£4,646	£414	£29,074	£26,805	15.9	171
31/03/17	£19,942	£17,498	£2,444	£295	£24,893	£23,956	16.4	147
31/03/16	£15,272	£14,446	£826	£270	£21,234	£20,714	17.2	138
31/03/15	£14,041	£13,199	£842	£672	£20,622	£20,394	18.5	124
31/03/14	£14,400	£12,852	£1,548	£548	£19,291	£18,975	17.7	123
31/03/13	£15,415	£12,076	£3,340	£586	£18,090	£17,678	17.6	112
31/03/12	£15,049	£11,397	£3,652	£659	£14,618	£14,532	15.3	107
31/03/11	£12,794	£9,406	£3,389	£583	£10,974	£10,783	13.8	74
31/03/10	£9,805	£6,999	£2,805	£486	£7,608	£7,064	12.1	63
31/03/09	£8,040	£5,687	£2,353	£438	£4,803	£4,447	9.4	48
31/03/08	£4,147	£3,421	£726	£353	£2,450	£2,131	7.5	32
31/03/07	£2,931	£2,693	£238	£258	£1,724	£1,612	7.2	27
31/03/06	£2,344	£1,775	£569	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/05	£2,003	£1,788	£215	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/04	£1,672	£1,670	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 27%
Highest pay band: £250,000-£300,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 15.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 1.7

Asset Split ?

What it does

Environment/Conservation/Heritage

Who works here?

247 employees

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, City Of London, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, United States,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) 1
£19,800	22/11/2021	The FaSS will provide financial assistance for projects that support sustainable growth in the catching, processing and aquaculture sectors, and enhance the marine environment. The scheme is ....more The FaSS will provide financial assistance for projects that support sustainable growth in the catching, processing and aquaculture sectors, and enhance the marine environment. The scheme is available to applicants whose businesses and/or vessels are registered in England.The scheme will provide funding for a range of projects that deliver the following seven strategic priorities:promoting a sustainable sector for future generations;protecting the marine environment, by reducing the environmental impacts of the sector;delivering world class science and innovation;supporting coastal communities to promote economic growth and social inclusion;supporting the reform of stock and quota management to ensure a balance between fishing opportunities and capacity;enhancing the value chain through marketing and processing, opening the potential for English businesses home and abroad;developing industry infrastructure which is essential to supporting sustainable growth across the whole sector.Not all areas of the scheme will be permanently open for support. Some areas will be opened later and for a defined period, through a funding round.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 50-71

BIRGIT CAMERON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Board Member, Advisor, Consultant

DR DARIAN MAY MCBAIN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant

DR KEVIN TERRANCE STOKES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant

EDWARD NJOROGE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

GILES BOLTON (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

KRISTJAN DAVIDSSON TH. Appointed: 2021

MIKEL DURHAM Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

MARIA DAMANAKI Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

SERGIO ESPEJO YAKSIC Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/12/1997, number: 1066806
Registered at Companies House on 17/02/1997, number: 03322023

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

Marine Stewardship Council
1-3 Snow Hill
London
EC1A 2DH

Objectives

THE OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO CONSERVE THE MARINE AND FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF CONSERVATION, PARTICULARLY. BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY . BY [A] CONSERVING MARINE AND FRESHWATER FISH POPULATIONS AND THE ENVIRONMENT ON WHICH THEY DEPEND; [B] PROMOTING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF FISHERIES, AND ENSURING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF GLOBAL FISH STOCKS AND THE HEALTH OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS GENERALLY; [C] ESTABLISHING AND PROMOTING THE APPLICATION OF A BROAD SET OF PRINCIPLES, STANDARDS AND CRITERIA FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHINGG

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

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