MARINE AND WILDLIFE RESCUE

Registered charity 1000313 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MARINE LIFE RESCUE TRUST, SEAL AND BIRD RESCUE TRUST

Rescue, rehabilitation, release of seal seabirds and wildlife along the Norfolk coast line. Education and conservation.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF THE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF SICK AND INJURED SEALS AND SEA BIRDS ALONG A 45 MILE STRETCH OF THE NORFOLK COASTLINE IN PARTICULAR BY THE MAINTAINANCE OF A CASULTY STATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF SUCH SEALS AND SEA-BIRDS

Area of benefit: NORFOLK

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£53k

Latest spending

£59k

Registered

1990

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £5,391 for the year ended 31 December 2024, a significant improvement from the previous year's loss of £23,686. Total income decreased to £53,297 from £65,817, while total expenditure fell to £58,688 from £65,817. The charity's net assets stood at £408,886, financed by a capital account balance of £414,277.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Complaints handling
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

DANIEL GOLDSMITHchair
Rob Tovey
WILLIAM TALBOT

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£53k	£59k
31/12/2023	£66k	£20k
31/12/2022	£46k	£89k
31/12/2021	£199k	£39k
31/12/2020	£53k	£58k

Common questions

Is MARINE AND WILDLIFE RESCUE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £5,391 for the year ended 31 December 2024, a significant improvement from the previous year's loss of £23,686. Total income decreased to £53,297 from £65,817, while total expenditure fell to £58,688 from £65,817. The charity's net assets stood at £408,886, financed by a capital account balance of £414,277. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.