# THE SIR ALISTER HARDY FOUNDATION FOR OCEAN SCIENCE

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1001233
- **Other names:** SAHFOS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Dec. 12, 1990
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1001233


## Contact

- **Address:** SAHFOS, THE LABORATORY, CITADEL HILL, THE HOE, PLYMOUTH
- **Postcode:** PL1 2PB
- **Phone:** 01752426415
- **Email:** info@mba.ac.uk
- **Website:** www.cprsurvey.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO CARRY OUT RESEARCH ON AND TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY DISSEMINATING INFORMATION DERIVED FROM THE STUDY OF PLANKTON POPULATIONS IN THE OCEANS AND COASTAL SEAS

**Activities:** SAHFOS manages the Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey which is a long-term marine plankton monitoring programme.  It is the longest and most geographically extensive marine biological survey in the world that contains a unique dataset of marine biodiversity and provides a wide range of environmental and climatic indicators. SAHFOS operates globally out of Devon.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Devon



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £41765 | £89441 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Professor Mark Bailey — appointed Nov. 23, 2021
- Professor Stuart Rogers — appointed Dec. 2, 2025


