Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

SEA TRUST WALES

Promote knowledge of the marine environment around the north Pembrokeshire coast. Promote marine environment conservation. Actively monitor the resident porpoise population around north Pembrokeshire, this includes an identification database of known (recognisable) porpoises
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£162£168£-6n/a
31/03/22£106£63£44n/a
31/03/21£34£25£10n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

https://seatrust.org.uk/

seatrustwales@gmail.com

01348688588

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Land or water management
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Pembrokeshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Postcode Community Trust - Millionaire Street 2023 10w1
£30,000 20/10/2023
Funding helped with core charity costs, allowing the staff more time to work on research projects and provide an educational facility for everyone.
National Lottery Community Fund - Marine Wildlife Discovery Project
£9,993 13/02/2023
Sea Trust Wales in Pembrokeshire will create a new Marine Wildlife Discovery room using virtual reality technology and other interactive displays to create an immersive educational experience at their centre and to tour round schools.£9993 will ....more
Postcode Community Trust - Volunteer project ‘FINtastic Fauna: Exploring Pembrokeshire’s Marine Life’
£19,289 26/02/2022
Funding will be spent on staff wages, volunteer training & survey equipment and engaging with schools and visitors.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANTHONY LUCAS Appointed: 2019
  • CLIFFORD BENSON Appointed: 2021
  • CLIVE EDWARD CROSS Appointed: 2021
  • FRANCES EGGBY Appointed: 2019
  • MARILYN JENKINS Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/11/2019, number: 1186160
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

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Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE;1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE SUBJECTS OF MARINE AND FRESH WATER WILDLIFE, MARINE ENVIRONMENTS AND THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN GENERAL AND ITS CONSERVATION.2. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, SPECIFICALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE WELSH MARITIME ENVIRONMENT AND ITS BORDERING COASTLINE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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