MARINE IN THE COMMUNITY

Registered charity 1183929 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MITC

We tackle local issues e.g. loneliness, isolation, poverty, community safety, physical and mental health and well being identified through consultation with users/potential users, and local, regional and national statistics, e.g. we deliver projects tackling need through sport and social engagement.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£142k
Latest spending
£134k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net surplus of £7,952 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £29,820. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern, noting that reliance on grant funding is managed through flexible activity delivery. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure (held: £30k)
“The trustees aim to establish and maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Marine in the Community (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lancashire · Liverpool City · Sefton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£142k£134k
31/12/2024£150k£134k
31/12/2023£145k£149k
31/12/2022£122k£158k
31/12/2021£136k£74k

Common questions

Is MARINE IN THE COMMUNITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net surplus of £7,952 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £29,820. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern, noting that reliance on grant funding is managed through flexible activity delivery. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MARINE IN THE COMMUNITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MARINE IN THE COMMUNITY as a grant recipient include MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HEMBY CHARITABLE TRUST, PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND, DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND, BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£4k
THE HEMBY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE HEMBY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2025£3k
THE HEMBY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£3k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2025£2k
BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONFY2021£1kEquipment for this charity offering a shed association open to older people in the local community.
SKELTON BOUNTYFY2024£1k
THE RAINFORD TRUSTFY2022£1kWelfare

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England29/01/2026£12kHealthy Together
The National Lottery Community Fund19/12/2025£20kMarine Volunteers
Sport England18/10/2024£11kMITC - Equal Chances
The National Lottery Community Fund17/10/2024£19kA Better Place
The National Lottery Community Fund19/05/2023£10kMITC Coronation Events Programme
Sport England30/03/2023£14kHealthy Together
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/12/2022£10k"Heritage Walking Group"
The National Lottery Community Fund11/02/2022£10kMITC Jubilee Events Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund12/01/2021£10kSpreading Our Wings - Volunteers
UK government28/07/2020£9kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
Sport England01/06/2020£3kCOVID-19 CEF
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2020£960Walking Football Festival
Sport England18/09/2019£10kMITC Sports Matters
The National Lottery Community Fund27/06/2019£10kCrosby Hub