Ocean Conservation Trust

Registered charity 1032491 · since 1994oceanconservationtrust.org·International·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£10,000

Annual giving, year to 31 January 2025

From the Charity Commission register

Key takeaways

The grants programme supports grassroots conservation projects around the world that work with local communities, so a small group doing hands-on work of that kind is the clearest fit.
The Charity Commission register records £10,000 in grants to institutions in its latest year, so a modest request is more realistic than a large one, and no grant range is stated to guide the amount.
No application process is published, so the sensible first step is to use the contact the charity shows to ask whether a project fits before writing a full request.
Neither the charity's website nor its register entry says how competitive the funder is or when it considers applications, so ask about timing when you make contact.

Overview

Ocean Conservation Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1032491).

The Ocean Conservation Trust exists to protect and restore the Ocean. Over 25 years ago, a group of marine scientists, educators and divers came together to create it, to showcase the habitats and animals of a healthy and vibrant Ocean. Its work falls into three main categories, each with its own project name, and its grants programme supports grassroots conservation projects around the world, from Japan to Cornwall.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Ocean Conservation Trust’s grants programme supports grassroots conservation projects around the world, working with local communities to leave a positive legacy. Its broader mission is to protect and restore the Ocean, centred around people and positive action, with a focus on pro-Ocean behaviour and habitat restoration. It takes an optimistic, solutions-based approach, using engagement and direct action to make practical and measurable impact. Across its wider programmes, it connects people with the Ocean and encourages individuals, communities, industry and government to consider their impact. It combines community engagement with practical conservation action.

Themes

Grassroots conservation

Geographic Focus

Around the world.

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

The grants programme supports grassroots conservation projects around the world.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

International

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Ocean Conservation Trust.

Ocean Family FoundationRollingGave £436k The Levine Family FoundationInvitation onlyGave £690k Greenpeace Environmental TrustRollingGave £10.8M The Ecology TrustInvitation onlyGave £1.5M Captain Paul Watson Foundation UKNo public processGave £20,015 Ecological Restoration FundInvitation onlyGave £16.6M World Land TrustNo public processGave £5.9M Becht FoundationInvitation onlyGave $11.5M Restore Our PlanetNo public processGave £1,500 Jephcott Charitable TrustRollingGave £166k

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 January 2021	£3,190,963	£4,119,417	—	Accounts for year to 31 January 2021
year to 31 January 2022	£5,218,765	£4,453,080	—	Accounts for year to 31 January 2022
year to 31 January 2023	£6,397,000	£5,684,000	—	Accounts for year to 31 January 2023
year to 31 January 2024	£6,975,977	£6,693,272	—	Accounts for year to 31 January 2024
year to 31 January 2025	£7,488,002	£7,613,177	£10,000	Accounts for year to 31 January 2025

Grants paid, year to 31 January 2025: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).

— No grants figure for those years.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.