Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 7

THE ASSOCIATION FOR COASTAL ECOSYSTEM SERVICES

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Total income	£17,474	£13,401	£21,007	£55,347	£102,838	£190,453
Total spending	£13,407	£11,107	£22,454	£32,334	£77,813	£133,397
Surplus/deficit	£4,067	£2,294	-£1,447	£23,013	£25,025	£57,056

Established: 11 years

www.aces-org.co.uk

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
The advancement of education
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Where it operates

UK and overseas, main operating location: East Lothian

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who supports 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
The Aim Foundation - Grant to ACES
£30,000	31/01/2023 12	Mikoko Kenya Mangrove - capacity building
LUND TRUST - Vanga Blue Forest
£5,565	07/10/2021	Towards mangrove conservation in southern Kenya

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 30/04/2013, number: SC043978

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

C/O Anita Ogilvie, Florabank House, 4 Florabank Road, Haddington, EH41 3LJ

Objectives

The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are: to advance environmental protection and improvement through the preservation, rehabilitation and enhancement of natural coastal ecosystems, in particular mangrove forests. and to relieve poverty by improving the conditions of life in socially and economically disadvantaged communities living in or near such natural coastal ecosystems through a) the preservation and enhancement of the natural abilities of such ecosystems to provide resources and other benefits defined as ?ecosystem services? upon which these communities depend, such as fisheries, coastal protection and medicines, and including adaptation to effects of climate change. b) the promotion of more prudent and sustainable local management and use of these resources and ecosystem services. c) facilitating the access of these communities to payments for ?ecosystem services? generated by the areas under their stewardship, such as the mitigation of global climate change through carbon sequestration and storage, through independently validated schemes such as the Mikoko Pamoja Project in Gazi Bay, Kenya. and to advance education by disseminating knowledge about such coastal ecosystems in communities living in or near them, in Scotland and internationally, including a) raising awareness of the value of their ?ecosystem services? and the purposes of the Association, its projects and partner organisations. b) training volunteers, students, members of partner organisations and others interested in the ethical and sustainable protection and management such coastal ecosystems. c) the dissemination of research on these subjects, particularly by working in partnership with the academic and development communities in Scotland by exchanging knowledge, ideas and experience in ecosystem study and conservation and the dissemination of ethical best practice. and to advance science by promoting research a

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