# THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1155893
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Feb. 21, 2014
- **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=1155893


## Contact

- **Address:** The Marine Biological Association o, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, PLYMOUTH
- **Postcode:** PL1 2PB
- **Phone:** 01752 426493
- **Email:** info@mba.ac.uk
- **Website:** www.mba.ac.uk



## Activities

**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).

**Activities:** 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).




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Devon
- Plymouth City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £6056981 | £6541131 | £21690901 | 89 |
| March 31, 2024 | £5274579 | £6834047 | £22838842 | 98 |
| March 31, 2023 | £8931883 | £6844201 | £22668104 | 98 |
| March 31, 2022 | £5085253 | £6015800 | £21218650 | 96 |
| March 31, 2021 | £5198367 | £5629717 | £21131235 | 87 |



## Trustees

- **Dr Gillian Rider** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 14, 2019
- Heather Koldewey — appointed Dec. 2, 2020
- Mark Dickey-Collas — appointed Nov. 16, 2022
- Matthew Longman MSc — appointed Dec. 3, 2024
- Professor Carol Robinson — appointed Nov. 16, 2022
- Professor Judith Petts — appointed Nov. 22, 2022
- Professor Mark Bailey — appointed Nov. 23, 2021
- Professor Rosalind Rickaby — appointed Dec. 2, 2020
- Professor Steven Wilhelm FRSC — appointed Dec. 3, 2024
- Professor Stuart Rogers — appointed Sept. 13, 2018
- ROBERT JOHN MILLS — appointed Sept. 13, 2018
- Sarah Holmyard — appointed Dec. 2, 2025
- Yonela Ndila — appointed Dec. 3, 2024