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Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

PARTNERSHIP FOR OBSERVATION OF THE GLOBAL OCEAN 

The charity brings together the world's major oceanographic institutes to plan joint actions to advance sustained ocean observations for societal benefit. It provides professional training opportunities for early-career scientists to develop the worldwide capacity for sustained ocean observations, and advocates at public and policy levels for the need for sustained funding for the observing system
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Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years, despite a decline more recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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 Volun-
teers
31/03/23£834£866£-32£0£591£3675.100
31/03/22£835£922£-87£0£623£3975.200
31/03/21£983£799£184£0£710£3675.500
31/03/20£744£907£-163£0£526£3254.300
31/03/19?£1,302£613£689£0£689£3136.100
31/12/17£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 55%
Liabilities/Income: 86%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 62%
Reserves/Spending: 5.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 1.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 7 years

https://pogo-ocean.org

pogoadmin@pml.ac.uk

01752633424

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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Land or water management
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Scotland, Senegal, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Throughout England And Wales, Togo, Tunisia, United States,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/02/2017, number: 1171692
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY
PROSPECT PLACE
PLYMOUTH
PL1 3DH

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE OF GLOBAL OCEAN OBSERVATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY - ADVANCING EDUCATION IN GLOBAL OCEAN OBSERVATION BY IDENTIFYING AREAS OF FURTHER STUDY FOR DEVELOPING THE SCIENCE OF GLOBAL OCEAN OBSERVATION- THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH IN GLOBAL OCEAN OBSERVATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND THE PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH- THE PROVISION OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS- THE PROMOTION OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE SCIENCE OF GLOBAL OCEAN OBSERVATION

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