Ocean Generation

Registered charity 1139843 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PLASTIC OCEANS, PLASTIC OCEANS FOUNDATION

Latest income

£705k

Latest spending

£604k

Registered

2011

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

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

Total income

£705k

Total spending

£604k

Cost of raising funds

£127k

Reserves (reported)

£253k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~5.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Philip Peter Scaleschair
Alexander Stonor
Alexandra Lazenby
Andrew John Cartland
Edward Garrett
Emelia Holdaway
Laura Blake
Nancy Hobhouse
Phillip Donald Jenkins

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£705k	£604k
31/03/2024	£493k	£578k
31/03/2023	£443k	£578k
31/03/2022	£722k	£427k
31/03/2021	£286k	£523k

Common questions

Who funds Ocean Generation?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Ocean Generation as a grant recipient include THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION, FAT FACE FOUNDATION, THE DOROTHY WHITNEY ELMHIRST TRUST, THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED, CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£150k
FAT FACE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£35k
THE DOROTHY WHITNEY ELMHIRST TRUST	FY2024	£20k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED	FY2023	£15k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£2k
THE HISCOX FOUNDATION	FY2023	£1k
THE DOROTHY WHITNEY ELMHIRST TRUST	FY2023	£1k