GREENSEAS TRUST

Registered charity 1098649 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To educate, promote and implement on an individual, regional and global level, environmental programmes to eliminate plastics and marine debris entering the seas and coastal areas. We want to change the "I can't be bothered," attitude by tackling the problem at source. Our goal is to ensure marine life and fish stocks are sustainable for future generations.

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Latest income
£29k
Latest spending
£23k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity remained in a stable financial position with total net assets of £57,011 at the end of the period. Unrestricted reserves were held at £1,671, which the trustees noted are held for emergency or unexpected expenses. The charity is entirely volunteer-led and received an independent examiner's report confirming no material matters required disclosure.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: emergency or unexpected expenses arising (held: £2k)
“Reserves are held to for emergency or unexpected expenses arising”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£29k£23k
31/10/2024£21k£25k
31/10/2023£54k£22k
31/10/2022£22k£12k
31/10/2021£21k£12k

Common questions

Is GREENSEAS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity remained in a stable financial position with total net assets of £57,011 at the end of the period. Unrestricted reserves were held at £1,671, which the trustees noted are held for emergency or unexpected expenses. The charity is entirely volunteer-led and received an independent examiner's report confirming no material matters required disclosure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds GREENSEAS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GREENSEAS TRUST as a grant recipient include THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST, CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2022£20kSecondary - The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2024£10kPrimary
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2025£10kPrimary
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation06/07/2022£40kGrant to GreenSeas Trust
City Bridge Foundation12/01/2021£10kGrant to GreenSeas Trust