Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 4

Liabilities <10%: +3
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Static board: -3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 7

OCEANA UK

Oceana campaigns to protect and restore the world's oceans. Our teams of marine scientists, economists, lawyers and advocates win specific and concrete policy changes to reduce pollution and to prevent the irreversible collapse of fish populations, marine mammals, and other sea life.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 17 years

uk.oceana.org

oceanauk@oceana.org

02034687908

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

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
31/12/22		£695	£387	£307	£48	£390	£390	12.1	2
31/12/21		£33	£588	£-555	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£137	£519	£-382	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£478	£494	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18		£282	£371	£-89	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/17		£250	£27	£224	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/16		£943	£69	£874	£0	£902	£902	156.7	1
31/12/15		£97	£84	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/14		£82	£77	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/13		£86	£82	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/12	*	£91	£84	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/11	*	£50	£52	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/10		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/09		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/08	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/07	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Show more rows -->

Show financials table -->

Download accounts

Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 12.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 20%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 12.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 9.9

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Animals
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

2 employees

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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£200,000	03/06/2022	Oceana in the United Kingdom
John Ellerman Foundation - Core funding
£90,000	20/07/2017 36	Towards their expansion to the UK with the aim of supporting research expeditions in the North Sea and data analysis to contribute to the establishment of marine protected areas.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 42-64

ADAM KUSHNER Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Attorney

ANA BARREIRA Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Lawyer

DIMA MOUNIR FREIJ Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Lawyer

SARA ROBINSON Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Attorney

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/06/2007, number: 1119722
Registered at Companies House on 02/10/2006, number: 05952219

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Risk management

Filing Record

16 returns made; AR12: 90 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR08: 13 days late, AR07: 258 days late,

Main office

C/O BATES WELLS BRAITHWAITE
THAMES EXCHANGE
10 QUEEN STREET PLACE
LONDON
EC4R 1BE

Objectives

3. THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO FURTHER SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE IN ENGLISH LAW FROM TIME TO TIME AND IN PARTICULAR:3.1 FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO PROTECT LIFE IN THE SEA THROUGH MARINE CONSERVATION; AND3.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO MARINE CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF LIFE IN THE SEA.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources