The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

National Oceanography Centre

Registered charity 1185265 Registered since 2019

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Antigua And Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Belize, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Dominica

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8
trustees on the board
1.8y median 1.5y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
8.3y
average years in governance
3 vs 1 portfolio
first-time trustees
6
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 8Education/training 8Amateur Sport 1Economic/community Development/employment 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1

Commercial experience

Professional services 17Tech and media 10Business services 5

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Contact

Websitewww.noc.ac.uk
Phone02380596666
AddressNATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE, WATERFRONT CAMPUS, EUROPEAN WAY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 3ZH

Finances

£86,213,000 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£80,938,000£57,585,000
2021£67,141,000£66,760,000
2022£78,717,000£74,093,000
2023£85,401,000£85,202,000
2024£86,213,000£81,640,000

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY, IN EACH CASE ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO:4.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE, IN PARTICULAR ENHANCING THE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF OCEANOGRAPHIC SCIENCES, AND THE OCEAN AND ITS INTERACTION WITH THE EARTH SYSTEM, AND FACILITATING THE USE AND APPLICATION OF THAT KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING, PARTICULARLY BY:4.1.1.1 UNDERTAKING AND CAUSING TO BE UNDERTAKEN RESEARCH INCLUDING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, EXPERIMENTATION, ANALYSIS, LONG-TERM OCEAN OBSERVATION, MONITORING, MAPPING, SURVEY AND MODELLING OF A HIGH INTERNATIONAL STANDARD AND DISSEMINATING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF RESEARCH;4.1.1.2 PROVIDING ACCESS TO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING RESEARCH SHIPS AND OTHER MEASUREMENT PLATFORMS AND SYSTEMS TO THE OCEAN SCIENCE COMMUNITY;4.1.1.3 OBTAINING, MANAGING, CURATING AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO DIGITAL DATA, SAMPLES AND OTHER SPECIMENS;4.1.1.4 BEING THE UK NATIONAL FOCUS FOR OCEAN SCIENCE, EXERCISING LEADERSHIP FOR AND PROMOTING CO-OPERATION WITH THE WIDER UNITED KINGDOM SCIENCE COMMUNITY, AND PROVIDING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL VISIBILITY AND EXPERT REPRESENTATION FOR OCEANOGRAPHIC SCIENCES;4.1.1.6 INNOVATION OR BY ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING INNOVATION;4.1.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN OCEANOGRAPHIC SCIENCES, AND THE OCEAN AND ITS INTERACTION WITH THE EARTH SYSTEM AND RELATIONSHIP WITH PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY BY:4.1.2.1 CONTRIBUTING TO THE EDUCATION (PARTICULARLY POSTGRADUATE HIGHER EDUCATION), TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, TECHNOLOGISTS INCLUDING THE SUPERVISION OF POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH STUDENTS;4.1.2.2 SUPPORTING THE BUILDING OF MARINE RESEARCH SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CAPACITY IN OTHER COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD;4.1.2.3 COMMUNICATING WITH AND ENGAGING WITH THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO OCEAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY THROUGH SEMINARS, TALKS, LEAFLETS, PAPERS AND OTHER MEANS;

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 02 JUL 2018NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 20 AUG 2019AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 06 SEP 2019

Trustees (8)

8trustees
63median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

National Oceanography Centre · 11444362 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 02/07/2018

5 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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