OCEANA UK

Registered charity 1119722 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Oceana campaigns to protect and restore the world's oceans. Our teams of marine scientists, economists, lawyers and advocates win specific and concrete policy changes to reduce pollution and to prevent the irreversible collapse of fish populations, marine mammals, and other sea life.

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Latest income

£2.7m

Latest spending

£1.5m

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £596,884, which the Trustees consider sufficient given that Oceana Inc. provides funding for any deficits incurred. The charity reported a net income increase to £1,147,861 and total income of £2,658,590, with the auditor confirming no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 3

“During the year there were 3 employees who received emoluments of more than £60,000” — page 23

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: not necessary to hold reserves (held: £597k)

“Oceana, Inc. provides funding to Oceana UK for any deficits incurred, and so the Trustees have decided that it is not necessary for Oceana UK to hold reserves.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Oceana, Inc. owed a balance of £647,251 to Oceana UK due to a collaboration agreement.

“As at the year-end Oceana, Inc. owed a balance of £647,251 (2023: £583,520) to Oceana UK due to a collaboration agreement between both parties for the assistance of Oceana UK within a grant agreement signed by Oceana Inc., net of expenses corresponding to Oceana UK paid by Oceana Inc.” — page 27

“As at the year-end Oceana UK owed a balance of £0 (2023: £153,820) to Fundacion Oceana. The prior year balance comprised of £156,473 charged to Oceana UK in 2022 for the agreement signed between both parties for expenses incurred by Fundacion Oceana on behalf of Oceana UK.” — page 27

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Oceana UK owed £0 to Fundacion Oceana (prior year £153,820).

“As at the year-end Oceana, Inc. owed a balance of £647,251 (2023: £583,520) to Oceana UK due to a collaboration agreement between both parties for the assistance of Oceana UK within a grant agreement signed by Oceana Inc., net of expenses corresponding to Oceana UK paid by Oceana Inc.” — page 27

“As at the year-end Oceana UK owed a balance of £0 (2023: £153,820) to Fundacion Oceana. The prior year balance comprised of £156,473 charged to Oceana UK in 2022 for the agreement signed between both parties for expenses incurred by Fundacion Oceana on behalf of Oceana UK.” — page 27

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (FY2023) → 3 (FY2024).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 05952219

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Oceana (matched by registered charity number).

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.

FREIJ, Dima Mounir — director, appointed 04/09/2019on trustee list
KUSHNER, Adam — director, appointed 18/06/2012on trustee list
ROBINSON, Sara — director, appointed 18/10/2011on trustee list
BARREIRA, Ana — director, appointed 02/10/2006on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£2.7m

Total spending

£1.5m

Cost of raising funds

£38k

Reserves (reported)

£597k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

ADAM KUSHNER
ANA BARREIRA
Dima Mounir Freij
SARA ROBINSON

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£2.7m	£1.5m
31/12/2023	£1.4m	£1.2m
31/12/2022	£695k	£387k
31/12/2021	£33k	£588k
31/12/2020	£137k	£519k

Common questions

Is OCEANA UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £596,884, which the Trustees consider sufficient given that Oceana Inc. provides funding for any deficits incurred. The charity reported a net income increase to £1,147,861 and total income of £2,658,590, with the auditor confirming no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Who funds OCEANA UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name OCEANA UK as a grant recipient include THE SIMMONS AND SIMMONS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE DASHLIGHT FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SIMMONS AND SIMMONS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£63k	Other Donations
THE DASHLIGHT FOUNDATION	FY2023	£20k
THE DASHLIGHT FOUNDATION	FY2022	£20k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£11k
THE REED FOUNDATION	1	—
PETER DUBENS FAMILY FOUNDATION	1	£373k
TARA GETTY FOUNDATION	1	£166k
THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£160k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION	1	£150k
THE SCHRODER FOUNDATION	1	£100k
THE ACCESS FOUNDATION	1	£85k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MARINE CONSERVATION SOCIETY.

MARINE CONSERVATION SOCIETY income £5.3m
OCEAN FAMILY FOUNDATION income £329k
SEA LIFE TRUST LIMITED income £6.8m
CAPTAIN PAUL WATSON FOUNDATION UK income £569k
10 % For The Ocean income £146k
PARTNERSHIP FOR OBSERVATION OF THE GLOBAL OCEAN income £780k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
OCEANA UK	£2.7m	—	3	above	—	no doubt
MARINE CONSERVATION SOCIETY FY2025	£5.3m	£80,001 - £90,000	—	within	20.0%	no doubt
OCEAN FAMILY FOUNDATION FY2025	£329k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SEA LIFE TRUST LIMITED FY2024	£6.8m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CAPTAIN PAUL WATSON FOUNDATION UK FY2025	£569k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
10 % For The Ocean FY2024	£146k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.