Marine Conservation Society
Registered name: MARINE CONSERVATION SOCIETY
Marine Conservation Society made £5.1m revenue and £163k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2024.
Marine Conservation Society’s revenue grew 10% to £5.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2024, with £163k profit and 101 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other membership organizations” and is based in Ross-on-Wye; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Ross-on-Wye, West Midlands
- Age
- 36 yrs · since 1990
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £4.4m | £4.7m | £5.1m |
| Cost of sales | £4.8m | £5.6m | £5m |
| Gross profit | −£410k | −£900k | £163k |
| Operating profit | −£410k | −£900k | £163k |
| Profit before tax | −£410k | −£900k | £163k |
| Profit after tax | −£410k | −£900k | £163k |
| Profit (best available) | −£410k | −£900k | £163k |
| Employees (average) | 92 | 110 | 101 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −9.4% | −19.3% | 3.2% |
| Gross margin | −9.4% | −19.3% | 3.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £47.4k | £42.4k | £50.8k |
| Profit per employee | −£4.5k | −£8.2k | £1.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲7.1% | ▲9.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲19.6% | ▼8.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £2.4m | £1.4m | £1.7m |
| Net assets | £2.5m | £1.6m | £1.7m |
| Fixed assets | £14.8k | £9.5k | £4.9k |
| Current assets | £3.3m | £2.3m | £2.4m |
| Debtors | £244k | £246k | £236k |
| Deferred income | £491k | £423k | £429k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 3.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £50.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 8.4%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 4.6%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲10%
- Now £1.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▲21%
- Now £1.7m
- Headcount
- ▼8%
- Now 101
- Deferred income
- ▲1%
- Now £429k
- Fixed assets
- ▼49%
- Now £4.9k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- M C S Sales LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Ocean Finance Alliance LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2024 (profit £163k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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