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Ocean Conservation Trust Limited

Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities

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Who leads it

Previous officers 30

  1. Gregory Lawrence 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Ian Robert Bruce Mcfadzen 2019-2024 Director View profile
  3. Roger Michael Eckersley Maslin 2016-2019 Director View profile
  4. Martin John Attrill 2016-2022 Director View profile
  5. Philippa Mary Clarke 2014-2018 Director View profile
  6. Mark Mallyon Lomas 2014-2025 Director View profile
  7. Michael John Causer 2014-2017 Director View profile
  8. Christopher Robin Arscott 2014-2015 Director View profile
  9. Nicholas John Lewis 2011-2015 Director View profile
  10. Dr David Robert Gibson 2010-2015 Director View profile
  11. Professor Wendy Maria Purcell 2008-2018 Director View profile
  12. David Lawrence Pridden 2005-2017 Director View profile
  13. Richard Challands 2005-2014 Director View profile
  14. Bronwen Lynne Lacey 2005-2012 Director View profile
  15. Professor Nicholas John Paul Owens 2002-2008 Director View profile
  16. Professor Stephen John Hawkins 2000-2002 Director View profile
  17. Dr Geoffrey Luigi Paulo Randall 2000-2008 Director View profile
  18. Sir Vernon Seccombe 1999-2001 Director View profile
  19. Baroness Judith Ann Wilcox 1998-2000 Director View profile
  20. Professor Sir Leslie Colin Ebdon 1997-2008 Director View profile
  21. Professor Richard Fauzi Christian Mantoura 1997-2002 Director View profile
  22. John Carmichael Fry 1997-2007 Director View profile
  23. Timothy James Legood 1996-1998 Director View profile
  24. Andrew Charles John Cooper 1996-2007 Director View profile
  25. Peter Michael Collinson Stevens 1995-2002 Director View profile
  26. James Cairns Boston 1995-2014 Director View profile
  27. Christopher Robert Andrews 1994-2000 Director View profile
  28. Michael Kenneth Pearson 1994-2006 Director View profile
  29. Prof Michael Whitfield 1991-1999 Director View profile
  30. Geoffrey William Potts 1991-1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities
Incorporated
31/12/1991
Registered office
Plymouth
Also a registered charity
Ocean Conservation Trust Limited
Previous names
National Marine Aquarium Limited (until 29/05/2019)

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Ocean Conservation Trust Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

3 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

14 grants · £3,797,062 total

360Giving 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £2,624,339 (4 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £556,500 (2 grants)
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £374,941 (2 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £191,939 (3 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £45,343 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £20,0152024-04-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £11,3272023-06-20
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £34,0162023-06-20
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £354,9262020-12-09
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £125,0002020-11-11
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

8 directors on the board

3.8y median 1.9y
average tenure
10.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (4)

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Arts and leisure 2Education 2Professional services 2

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
02674910
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/10/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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