# MARINE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1066806
- **Other names:** MSC
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Dec. 10, 1997
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1066806


## Contact

- **Address:** Marine Stewardship Council, 1-3 Snow Hill, London
- **Postcode:** EC1A 2DH
- **Phone:** 020 7246 8900
- **Email:** info@msc.org
- **Website:** www.msc.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS (THE "OBJECTS") ARE TO CONSERVE THE MARINE AND FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF CONSERVATION, PARTICULARLY. BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY . BY [A] CONSERVING MARINE AND FRESHWATER FISH POPULATIONS AND THE ENVIRONMENT ON WHICH THEY DEPEND; [B] PROMOTING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF FISHERIES, AND ENSURING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF GLOBAL FISH STOCKS AND THE HEALTH OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS GENERALLY; [C] ESTABLISHING AND PROMOTING THE APPLICATION OF A BROAD SET OF PRINCIPLES, STANDARDS AND CRITERIA FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHINGG

**Activities:** The MSC is a global non-profit organisation that recognises and rewards efforts to protect oceans and safeguard seafood supplies for the future. The MSC certification program contributes to the health of the oceans by rewarding sustainable fishing practices, influencing the choices people make when buying seafood, and working with partners to transform the seafood market to a sustainable basis.

**Area of benefit:** WORLDWIDE




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Australia
- Belgium
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Hong Kong
- Iceland
- Indonesia
- Italy
- Japan
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Singapore
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- United States
- City Of London



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £33734000 | £34819000 | £44558000 | 267 |
| March 31, 2024 | £33080000 | £31366000 | £45263000 | 247 |
| March 31, 2023 | £32734000 | £30569000 | £42130000 | 247 |
| March 31, 2022 | £29789000 | £28669000 | £40716000 | 251 |
| March 31, 2021 | £30096 | £27239000 | £38798000 | 227 |



## Trustees

- **Giles Bolton** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 17, 2019
- Birgit Cameron — appointed April 1, 2024
- Dr DARIAN MAY MCBAIN — appointed July 27, 2023
- Dr Kevin Terrance Stokes — appointed July 29, 2020
- EDWARD NJOROGE — appointed July 27, 2023
- Kristjan Davidsson Th. — appointed July 27, 2021
- MIKEL DURHAM — appointed July 27, 2023
- Maria Damanaki — appointed July 30, 2019
- SERGIO ESPEJO YAKSIC — appointed July 27, 2023