Sea Trust Wales
What it does
Promote knowledge of the marine environment around the north Pembrokeshire coast. Promote marine environment conservation. Actively monitor the resident porpoise population around north Pembrokeshire, this includes an identification database of known (recognisable) porpoises
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE;1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE SUBJECTS OF MARINE AND FRESH WATER WILDLIFE, MARINE ENVIRONMENTS AND THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN GENERAL AND ITS CONSERVATION.2. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, SPECIFICALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE WELSH MARITIME ENVIRONMENT AND ITS BORDERING COASTLINE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Animals
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
Where it works
- In Wales
- Pembrokeshire
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £176,764 and spent £154,314.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £176,764 | £154,314 | Not reported | 65 |
| 31 March 2024 | £187,567 | £184,565 | Not reported | 43 |
| 31 March 2023 | £161,996 | £167,939 | Not reported | 43 |
| 31 March 2022 | £106,234 | £62,585 | Not reported | 41 |
| 31 March 2021 | £34,168 | £24,582 | Not reported | 34 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 417%, from £34,168 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £176,764 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 87% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £2,221 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £88,241 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | Not reported | £24,146 from 1 contract |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 4 grants to this charity since 2022, worth at least £89,282.
By funder
- Postcode Community Trust£49,289, 2 grants
- The Fore£30,000, 1 grant
- The National Lottery Community Fund£9,993, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2025 | The Fore | £30,000 |
| 20 Oct 2023 | Postcode Community Trust | £30,000 |
| 13 Feb 2023 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,993 |
| 26 Feb 2022 | Postcode Community Trust | £19,289 |
Trustees
8 trustees run the charity.
- Alwyn Lawrence Griffiths
- Cerian Gronow Goodbourn
- Clive Edward Cross
- Frances Eggby
- Gemma Michelle Lawrence
- Gillian Mary Price
- Russell Stephen Spenceley
- Virginia Ann Spenceley
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 15 January 2026, 16 days early | Received 15 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 14 January 2025, 17 days early | Received 14 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 9 January 2024, 22 days early | Received 9 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 17 October 2022, 106 days early | Received 17 October 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 23 November 2021, 69 days early | Received 23 November 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1186160
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 5 November 2019
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 05 Nov 2019 as amended on 17 Feb 2021 as amended on 20 Jul 2021 as amended on 23 Feb 2022 as amended on 19 May 2025
- Website
- seatrust.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Pembrokeshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.