The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Registered charity 1155893 Registered since 2014
Operates: Devon, Plymouth City
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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.
13 trustees on the board
- Dr Gillian Rider Chair since 2019
- Heather Koldewey since 2020
- Mark Dickey-Collas since 2022
- Matthew Longman MSc since 2024
- Professor Carol Robinson since 2022
- Professor Judith Petts since 2022
- Professor Mark Bailey since 2021
- Professor Rosalind Rickaby since 2020
- Professor Steven Wilhelm Frsc since 2024
- Professor Stuart Rogers since 2018
- Robert John Mills since 2018
- Sarah Holmyard since 2025
- Yonela Ndila since 2024
4.5y median 4y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Gillian Rider Chair since 2019
- Professor Stuart Rogers since 2018
- Robert John Mills since 2018
7.7y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Dr Gillian Rider Chair since 2019
- Heather Koldewey since 2020
- Mark Dickey-Collas since 2022
- Matthew Longman MSc since 2024
- Professor Carol Robinson since 2022
- Professor Judith Petts since 2022
- Professor Rosalind Rickaby since 2020
- Professor Steven Wilhelm Frsc since 2024
- Sarah Holmyard since 2025
- Yonela Ndila since 2024
Portfolio (3)
- Professor Mark Bailey since 2021
- Professor Stuart Rogers since 2018
- Robert John Mills since 2018
3
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Arts/culture/heritage/science 13Education/training 13General Charitable Purposes 11Environment/conservation/heritage 2
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Other services 2Professional services 2Business services 1
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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£6.1m latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.
29.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 34.3 in 2021
89 from 87 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.
31%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Related organisations
- The SIR Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science 2 shared trustees
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Exeter Diocesan Board of Finance 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- The Kings Theatre Trust Limited Similar size; both Environment
- Living Streets (the Pedestrians Association) Similar size; both Environment
- Global Ncap Similar size; both Environment
- Tullie House Museum and ART Gallery Trust Similar size; both Environment
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.mba.ac.uk |
| info@mba.ac.uk | |
| Phone | 01752 426493 |
| Address | The Marine Biological Association o, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, PLYMOUTH, PL1 2PB |
Finances
£6,056,981 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £5,198,367 | £5,629,717 |
| 2022 | £5,085,253 | £6,015,800 |
| 2023 | £8,931,883 | £6,844,201 |
| 2024 | £5,274,579 | £6,834,047 |
| 2025 | £6,056,981 | £6,541,131 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Provides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchCharitable objects
THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS HEREBY CONSTITUTED ARE TO PROMOTE THE INVESTIGATION, AND TO DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE, OF THE SEAS AND MARINE LIFE, INCLUDING THE USE OF MARINE AND OTHER ORGANISMS FOR BASIC BIOSCIENCES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC (WHERE BIOSCIENCES MEANS MARINE BIOLOGY IN ITS WIDEST SENSE).
Governing document: ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED 26/07/2013
Trustees (13)
13trustees
69median age
1aged 70+
- Dr Gillian Rider Chair since 2019
- Heather Koldewey since 2020
- Mark Dickey-Collas since 2022
- Matthew Longman MSc since 2024
- Professor Carol Robinson since 2022
- Professor Judith Petts since 2022
- Professor Mark Baileyage band 65-69 since 2021
- Professor Rosalind Rickaby since 2020
- Professor Steven Wilhelm Frsc since 2024
- Professor Stuart Rogersage band 65-69 since 2018
- Robert John Millsage band 75-79 since 2018
- Sarah Holmyard since 2025
- Yonela Ndila since 2024
Linked company (Companies House)
The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom · RC000865 · Active
Royal Charter Company · incorporated 15/05/2013
Connected charities (2)
- The SIR Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science 2 shared trustees
- The Exeter Diocesan Board of Finance 1 shared trustee
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