MEVAGISSEY HARBOUR AQUARIUM

Registered charity 800950 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide an educational resource, showing the marine life associated with Mevagissey.

Objects

(1) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF MARINE BIOLOGY INCLUDING THE STUDY OF FISH FOUND IN CORNISH WATERS PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN AQUARIUM. (2) TO ASSIST IN THE MAINTENANCE OF MEVAGISSEY HARBOUR TRUSTEES.

Area of benefit: MEVAGISSEY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £50,573 to £37,384, resulting in a net movement of zero as all surplus was transferred to Mevagissey Piers and Harbour. Per the trustees' report, the charity operates with four employees and has no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Hugh Bowleschair
• Celia Mitchell
• RODNEY INGRAM · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Cornwall

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Government & lottery funding

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