PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY

Registered charity 1091222 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PML

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Latest income
£16.4m
Latest spending
£17.2m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss for the year of £858k, reducing total unrestricted funds to £7,552k. The trustees confirm that the charity's reserves policy target of six months' expenditure has been met, supported by a strong cash position and significant signed contracts.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months' expenditure (held: £7.6m)
The policy provides for the maintenance of general reserves (under unrestricted funds) at a level equivalent to at least six months’ expenditure
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: NERC
NERC and PML agreed to an observer attending PML Board meetings and this arrangement has been in place since March 2021.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PKF Francis Clark. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£16.4m
Total spending
£17.2m
Cost of raising funds
£860k
Reserves (reported)
£7.6m
Employees
179

Reported reserves equal ~5.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Australia · Bangladesh · Cambodia · China · India · Japan · Malaysia · Norway · Philippines · South Africa · South Korea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£16.4m£17.2m
31/03/2024£15.7m£16.1m
31/03/2023£14.0m£14.0m
31/03/2022£15.0m£14.6m
31/03/2021£14.3m£13.6m

Common questions

Is PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss for the year of £858k, reducing total unrestricted funds to £7,552k. The trustees confirm that the charity's reserves policy target of six months' expenditure has been met, supported by a strong cash position and significant signed contracts. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PKF Francis Clark.

Who funds PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY as a grant recipient include PARTNERSHIP FOR OBSERVATION OF THE GLOBAL OCEAN.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.