OUR ONLY WORLD
To promote, for the benefit of the public, the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural marine environment by the provision of grants, liaising and encouraging schools, local businesses and other groups to support marine conservation and by any other means as the trustees see fit.
Objects
TO PROMOTE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL MARINE ENVIRONMENT BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, LIAISING AND ENCOURAGING SCHOOLS, LOCAL BUSINESSES AND OTHER GROUPS TO SUPPORT MARINE CONSERVATION AND BY ANY OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT.
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025
- Volunteers: 10
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024
- Volunteers: 10
- Government income: £5,024 — grants £5,024 (1); 5% of the £95,564 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023
- Volunteers: 15
- Government income: £33,858 — grants £33,858 (1); 30% of the £111,168 total gross income on the same return
Trustees
- Mark Robinsonchair
- CHRISTINA ROBINSON
- Elizabeth Boon
- JANET DEANE
- Kathy Alford
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £22k | £38k |
| 30/06/2024 | £96k | £64k |
| 30/06/2023 | £111k | £111k |
| 30/06/2022 | £37k | £28k |
| 30/06/2021 | £38k | £6k |
Common questions
Who funds OUR ONLY WORLD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name OUR ONLY WORLD as a grant recipient include MATTHEW GOOD FOUNDATION, LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION, THE S M B TRUST, THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2021 | Unverified read£100k | Yr1 2020 |
| THE BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | Unverified read£48k | |
| MATTHEW GOOD FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £3k | |
| LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £2k | |
| THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION | FY2023 | Unverified read£2k | |
| THE S M B TRUST | FY2025 | £2k | |
| THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION | FY2022 | amount not stated |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/06/2026 | £5k | People Plastic & Coastal Recovery |
| Postcode Lottery | 29/03/2024 | £7k | Unrestricted Funding |