Finance Score: -8

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 3

Poor Liquidity: -1
Good Reserves: +1Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs high: -3

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

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -3

SEA LIFE TRUST LIMITED

The SEA LIFE TRUST develops, delivers and supports projects and campaigns and operates marine wildlife sanctuaries to help make a measurable difference to the protection of marine and freshwater wildlife and habitats across the world. Our main focus areas are: campaigning for freshwater & marine protection, reducing plastic pollution & overfishing in our seas and marine rescue & rehabilitation.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

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
31/12/22	£3,605	£4,040	£-435	£815	£5,502	£5,444	16.2	66	93
31/12/21	£4,041	£3,502	£539	£852	£5,770	£5,711	19.6	62	0
31/12/20	£2,540	£3,336	£-796	£595	£5,275	£5,217	18.8	52	0
31/12/19	£5,106	£3,421	£1,685	£199	£6,545	£6,486	22.8	58	0
31/12/18	£6,477	£5,906	£570	£531	£860	£777	1.6	38	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 29.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 20.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 22%
Liabilities/Income: 44%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 16.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 7 years

https://www.sealifetrust.org/

help@sealifetrust.com

+44 1202 440036

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides other finance
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Throughout England And Wales, United States,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-66

CHLOE ELIZABETH COUCHMAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

GRANT STENHOUSE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director

JAMES BURLEIGH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director

MATTHEW JOWETT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: General Counsel And Company Secretary

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/11/2017, number: 1175859
Registered at Companies House on 23/06/2017, number: 10833916

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Link House
25 West Street
Poole
Dorset
BH15 1LD

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE:TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, PARTICULARLY THE MARINE AND FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT AND THE WELL BEING AND CONSERVATION OF WILD SPECIES LIVING IN THAT ENVIRONMENT AND IN PARTICULAR VULNERABLE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES AND PROMOTING AND CONDUCTING RESEARCH INTO SUCH SPECIES AND PROMOTING AND CONDUCTING BREEDING, CONSERVATION, REHABILITATION AND RELEASE INTO THE WILD OF SUCH SPECIES; AND TO ENCOURAGE AND PROVIDE EDUCATION AND THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE MARINE AND FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT.

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