2023-03-31-accounts - Just One Ocean

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

	Period start date	Period start date			Period end date
From	1	April	2022	To	31 March	2023

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)	Just One Ocean


	1180364
	1180364

Charity's principal address 45 Festing Grove Southsea Postcode PO4 9QB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Robert Hughes- Francis	Chair
	William Jones
	James McCann
	TimothyReedman
	Ian Rose
	FelicitySullivan

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

Appointed by other trustees when required

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

To promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment, in particular, but not exclusively, the coastal and marine environment.

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Our mission statement is to protect the ocean for future generations through science, education and communication. During the reporting period we have continued to be engaged in activities that support this aim.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Science has continued to be one of the main pillars of our activities. Our activities are project based and one of our main research projects, the Big Microplastic Survey, continues to grow with registrations and data collection being submitted from many parts of the world through citizen science. This provides an opportunity to collect more data than might be possible using more traditional scientific methods. It also offers positive benefits to the participants, who learn about the issues that microplastics pose to the marine and coastal environments, as well as learning new skills. Public engagement is a fundamental part of what we do whenever possible. This theme of public engagement continued in early 2023 when we began sourcing funds for a new citizen science project the Big Mangrove Survey. The intention with this project is to provide a means to undertake a rapid assessment of the health of mangrove forests using an app-based data recording system. We linked up with organisations in Antigua and the Gambia where we intend to undertake a feasibility study before additional investment in the project, and one of our University of Portsmouth scientific advisors is also involved in the project development.

Education and Communication are the other pillars of our mission. Public presentations have decreased however we still manage to spread the message about the issues facing the oceans through our website and social media platforms. Our Facebook supporters currently number 67k people. We established an ambassador programme in 2022 which included musicians, adventurers, a TV presenter, and an Olympic sportsman. We hope that our supporting ambassadors will spread the word about our work into the future. We also launched an intern programme in Thailand. Working with an organisation based on the island of Koh Tao we provided funding for four students from University of Portsmouth to participate in the marine ecology intern programme. This included gaining experience in coral farming and marine animal management. All of the students found it to be a lifechanging experience and we intend to continue this project on an annual basis. Our support of University of Portsmouth post graduate programmes also continues through funding and presentations.

The trustees confirm that they have given due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Summary of the main Science : achievements of the charity As previously mentioned, supporting scientific research is at the centre of during the year our mission. In May 2021 we supported some research into a Crown of Thorns project in Australia (https://justoneocean.org/portfolio/impact-ofglobal-warming-on-cots). We are delighted that this financial support helped towards this research being published in the Coral reefs journal https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00338-022-02314-y As mentioned in the overall summary, our Big Microplastic Survey (BMS) project continues to grow. Three papers based on development of the project and the data collected from by volunteers have been submitted to academic papers and are currently in the review stage. The project was also featured in an article in New Scientist magazine (https://bit.ly/3RDwBg0) which resulted in a number of registrations to the project. We are pleased to report that the techniques that were developed for the BMS have also been used by other organisations. During the middle of the year received a report from an organisation called Our Blue Hands that covered a number of issues facing Cape Verde including microplastics. We are pleased to report that they used our methodology for their research and that a further report about the coastline of Brazil is due in the coming year. During the reporting period we also began development of a new mangrove research and data collection project, The Big Mangrove Survey (https://justoneocean.org/portfolio/the-big-mangrove-survey).This is in conjunction with several NGOs and our scientific advisors from the University of Portsmouth. As part of this project we visited the Gambia and connected with an environmental NGO as part of the development of our Big Mangrove survey project. The visit allowed us to visit several mangrove areas, connect with several NGOs and connect with organisations through the British High commission. We also obtained images, video footage and interviews that we can use for the development of the project website in the future. Once this programme has been tested and evaluated, we will launch it to a wider audience. In the longer term we hope that this data can be linked into the Blue Carbon Initiative programme that will highlight the value of these coastal habitats, encourage corporate and government investment, and preserve the habitats into the future. Education and Communication : We continued to grow our presence on social media address the growing number of issues affecting marine and coastal habitats. Over the year we have covered, overfishing, marine pollution, the importance of coastal habitats to marine ecosystems and many other environmental concerns. We visited Koh Tao in 2022 to see the marine undergraduate intern programme first hand. This provided a valuable insight into the importance of practical training and experiences to up and coming marine scientists and is an educational programme that we want to promote and grow in the future. The Big Microplastic Survey continues to be not only a tool for gathering useful and reliable scientific data, but also a means of educating and communicating. A large number of surveys are undertaken by schools and other educational establishments. As in previous years we have been involved in the MSc programme in

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Marine and Coastal Resource Management at the University of Portsmouth. We have also been in communication with Swansea University regarding research support.

As mentioned previously, speaking engagements have dwindled over the year but we hope this will increase in the future.

Fund Raising :

As in previous years the main source of income is from donations and individual fundraising events through Facebook and Just Giving. In addition, the sale of T-shirts that raise awareness of ocean issues and the donations that come from these have contributed to our finances. We have once again seen a reduction in funds over the year which is unfortunate, but we are doing what we can to address that:

In the past donations from the website were sent to a Just Giving page. While that portal is still in operation, we have also established a direct donation link on our website. One new fund-raising opportunity that we put in place were challenges organised by the event company ‘Action Challenge’. Although we launched the link at a late stage of the reporting period it did produce results and we hope to develop it further in the future.

Although slightly lower than hoped, the amount of income being raised is still allowing us to continue meeting our core objectives and be a voice for the protection of the oceans.

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Section E Financial review

We currently have £29,000 in a deposit account.

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) W Jones Full name(s) WILLIAM JONES Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer etc) Date 30/01/2024

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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees For the Period Ended 31 March 2023

Just One Ocean

Independent examiners report to the Trustees of Just One Ocean

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts for Just One Ocean (“the charity”) for the period ended 31 March 2023.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
the accounts do not comply with these records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Michelle Ferris BSc (Hons) FCA DChA

Albert Goodman LLP Chartered Accountants Goodwood House Blackbrook Park Avenue Taunton Somerset TA1 2PX

Date: 30 January 2024

	Just One Ocean	Just One Ocean	Just One Ocean	1180364	CC16a
	For the period from	01/04/2022	To	31/03/2023

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 27,870 1,250 - - - - 29,120 - - - 29,120 1,273 3,841 47 - - - 769 38 153 4,285 1,284 4,637 101 - - 25 902 270 43 799 6,709 91 25,267 734 - 734 26,001 3,119 - 67,538 70,657	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 799 - - - - - - - - 799 - - - 799 - 799 - 6,896 6,097	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 27,870 1,250 - - - - 29,120 - - - 29,120 1,273 3,841 47 - - - 769 38 153 4,285 1,284 4,637 101 799 - 25 902 270 43 799 6,709 91 26,066 734 - 734 26,800 2,320	Last year to the nearest £
Donations and Legacies	27,870				26,490
Refund of deposit	1,250				-
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	29,120				26,490

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					26,490

Accountancy Fees	1,273				1,104
Advertising/Promotional	3,841				3,790
Computer Costs	47				103
Wages	-				12,515
Consultancy Fees	-				5,040
Grants	-				1,055
Internet Charges and fees	769				124
Meals and Entertainment	38				163
Office/Adminstrative Expenses	153				173
Project Expenses	4,285				12,082
Raising Funds	1,284				418
Research Intern	4,637				768
Travel and Accomodation	101				496
The Mig Microplastic Survey	-				2,342
Beach Clean Project	-				115
Office Equipment cost	25				215
Promotional Items	902				-
Insurances	270				-
Membership Fees	43				-
Reseach cost	799				-
Rent	6,709				-
Miscellaneous Expenses	91				-
**Sub total **	25,267				40,503

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
Camera equipment	734
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**Sub total **	734				-
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					40,503

	3,119	- 799	-	2,320	- 14,013
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	67,538	6,896	-	74,434	88,447
	70,657	6,097	-	76,754	74,434

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signature W Jones B5 Liabilities Accountancy Fees Details Details B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Details B3 Investment assets Details B2 Other monetary assets B1 Cash funds Current Account Deposit Account Paypal Account *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 30,741 6,097 29,000 - 10,916 - 70,657 6,097 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) Unrestricted 1,236 - - - - Print Name WILLIAM JONES	Endowment funds to nearest £
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		OK
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		Date of approval
	WILLIAM JONES	30/01/2024