# The Open Seas Trust

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC045699
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** June 12, 2015
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC045699


## Contact

- **Address:** c/o J&H Mitchell,, 51 Atholl Road, Pitlochry
- **Postcode:** PH16 5BU
- **Website:** www.openseas.org.uk



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It carries out activities or services itself'

**Purposes:** 'the advancement of education','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement'

**What the charity does:** The Open Seas Trust exists to protect and restore the UK’s seas, focusing especially on Scotland’s inshore waters. We work to stop damaging and illegal fishing practices, safeguard vulnerable habitats, and ensure that marine resources are managed in the public interest. Our approach combines evidence-gathering through independent research and field surveys, legal accountability to uphold environmental law, and policy engagement to influence decision-makers in Scotland and the UK. We also build strong coalitions with communities, fishing groups, and environmental organisations to amplify coastal voices and public support. Through this mix of science, advocacy, and collaboration, we aim to deliver healthier seas, fairer fishing, and lasting environmental protection.

**Objectives:** The Charitable Purposes of the SCIO ('the Charitable Purposes') are: 3.1.1 to conserve and to advance the environmental protection, and to promote the conservation and the environmental protection, of marine species in the waters and seas surrounding the United Kingdom. 3.1.2 to advance the environmental protection and improvement of the waters, seas and seabed surrounding the United Kingdom. 3.1.3 to promote the responsible use of marine resources and species in and for the United Kingdom. and 3.1.4 to advance education through scientific and other research in relation to the marine species, waters, seas and seabed surrounding the United Kingdom, and to disseminate the results to policy-makers, the fishing, supply and food industries and to the public generally.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** Perth And Kinross
- **Geographical spread:** Scotland and other parts of the UK



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £428163 | £482533 |  -  | 10 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £412129 | £405764 |  -  |  -  |  |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £415243 | £365151 |  -  |  -  |  |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £286960 | £197388 |  -  |  -  |  |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £154300 | £114462 |  -  |  -  |  |