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AQUACULTURE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL

Registered charity 1150418 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ASC

The charity is set up to conserve the marine and freshwater environments for the benefit of the public and to advance public education in the principles and practice of conservation.

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

Latest income
£13.5m
Latest spending
£15.3m
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the group generated a small planned deficit of €1.6m for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total reserves of €12.1m. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of €11.9m represent almost 8 months' worth of budgeted expenditure, which is within the target range established by the annual budget process. The directors confirmed adequate resources to continue in operational existence with no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Trading subsidiary: ASCI Ltd
“The charity has one wholly owned subsidiary undertaking, ASCI Ltd, incorporated in England & Wales. It is a trading subsidiary and receives royalties from logo licensing fees.” — page 25
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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Corporate structure

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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.

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

Total income
£14.0m
Total spending
£15.3m
Cost of raising funds
£1.8m
Reserves (reported)
£10.1m
Employees
101

Reported reserves equal ~7.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (96% 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: 13.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Australia · Austria · Belgium · Brazil · Canada · Chile · China · Czech Republic · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · France

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£13.5m£15.3m
31/12/2023£13.6m£13.8m
31/12/2022£13.5m£12.4m
31/12/2021£10.5m£7.3m
31/12/2020£9.7m£7.9m

Common questions

Is AQUACULTURE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the group generated a small planned deficit of €1.6m for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total reserves of €12.1m. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of €11.9m represent almost 8 months' worth of budgeted expenditure, which is within the target range established by the annual budget process. The directors confirmed adequate resources to continue in operational existence with no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

Who funds AQUACULTURE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AQUACULTURE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL as a grant recipient include ISEAL ALLIANCE.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ISEAL ALLIANCEFY2022£60kIntegration of Seafood Certification and Jurisdictional Assurance Models
ISEAL ALLIANCEFY2024£53kMore Power to the People: Changing power dynamics in certification systems through community-based environmental monitoring
ISEAL ALLIANCEFY2024£46kESG compliance and financing within the seafood sector

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION1£467k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION1£384k
VISCOUNT AMORY'S CHARITABLE TRUST1£126k
THE WOODLAND TRUST1£85k
THE DIXON FOUNDATION1£65k
WHEELER MILL FOUNDATION1£59k
THE PORTRACK CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k
BRAMPTON CHARITABLE TRUST1£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Ocean Conservation Trust Limited.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AQUACULTURE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL£13.5m——within—no doubt
Ocean Conservation Trust Limited FY2025£7.5m——above27.0%no doubt
FRESHWATER BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION FY2025£1.0m——unclear—no doubt
WESTCOUNTRY RIVERS TRUST FY2025£4.6m——unclear—no doubt
EAST YORKSHIRE RIVERS TRUST FY2025£147k—0unclear—no doubt
MALDIVES WHALE SHARK RESEARCH PROGRAMME LIMITED FY2024£250k—0unclear—no doubt

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