BRITISH DIVERS MARINE LIFE RESCUE

Charity Number: 803438
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

BDMLR is an international marine animal rescue organisation, UK based. It aims to provide a rescue service for all marine wildlife, and further to provide support to existing rescue centres and develop new methods of treatment, transport and care.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £484,258
Total expenditure: £445,292

People

6 Trustee(s)

3100 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 May 1990: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BDMLR (Working name)
  • BDMLR TURSIOPS TRADING LTD (Working name)
  • BRITISH DIVERS (Working name)
  • MARINE LIFE RESCUE (Working name)
  • OCEAN RESCUE (Working name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ALAN PAUL KNIGHT OBE Chair
None on record
Martin Boon Trustee 28 October 2021
None on record
FAYE ARCHELL Trustee 06 February 2013
None on record
GAVIN PARSONS Trustee 06 February 2013
None on record
MARK RICHARD STEVENS Trustee
None on record
GEOFF HAMMOCK Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £341.47k £347.90k £449.20k £397.06k £484.26k
Total expenditure £257.88k £232.58k £302.94k £347.11k £445.29k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £5.00k N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 20 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 20 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 09 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 09 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 04 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 04 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 22 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 22 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 19 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 19 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 6TH FEBRUARY 1990 AS AMENDED 14 NOVEMBER 2007 (OSCR AMENDMENT) as amended on 23 May 2022

Charitable objects

TO PROVIDE A RESCUE SERVICE FOR MARINE WILDLIFE OF ALL AND EVERY DESCRIPTION THAT MAY BE IN DANGER FROM PROBLEMS MAN-MADE OR OTHERWISE; TO MAINTAIN A TEMPORARY SHELTER FOR THE CARE AND PROTECTION OF RESCUED MARINE WILDLIFE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
LIME HOUSE
REGENCY CLOSE
UCKFIELD
EAST SUSSEX
TN22 1DS
Phone:
01825767688
Email:
info@bdmlr.org.uk
Website:

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