Registered charity · Padstow
The National Lobster Hatchery
- 7 trustees
- Income £425k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Cornwall
- Website
- www.nationallobsterhatchery.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The National Lobster Hatchery
- Registered
- 2004
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£425k£397k
- 2025£456k£321k
- 2024£499k£470k
Earlier years
- 2023£495k£478k
- 2022£424k£423k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 4%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
A) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF THE LOBSTER POPULATIONS AROUND THE CORNISH COAST FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION OF THE LOBSTER POPULATIONSC) TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT SUSTAINABILITY OF LOBSTER FISHERIES.
Grants received
5 grants · £266,900 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £215,000 (3 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £51,900 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- Charles Creed Thompson since 2023
- Dr Joanna Henley since 2019
- Katie Ashworth since 2024
- Lord St Levan since 2017
- Richard Vlasto since 2024
- Robert David Clifford-Wing since 2017
- Sophie Bennett since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Joanna Henley since 2019
- Lord St Levan since 2017
- Robert David Clifford-Wing since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Charles Creed Thompson since 2023
- Dr Joanna Henley since 2019
- Katie Ashworth since 2024
- Richard Vlasto since 2024
- Sophie Bennett since 2024
Portfolio (2)
- Lord St Levan since 2017
- Robert David Clifford-Wing since 2017
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1105434
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13/03/1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/07/2004AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 27/05/2011
- Companies House
- Company number 03527313 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01841533877 · info@nationallobsterhatchery.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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