Annual Impact Report and Accounts

Every year we engage over one million people in our campaigns and projects. By embracing the connection between people, their livelihoods and life in the ocean, we can help communities value having a healthy ocean, whether they live and work by the coast or in the ocean or are occasional visitors. Our approach is underpinned by a strong theme of evidence-based policy work, campaigning and advocating solutions backed by science.

Our Annual Impact Report and Accounts describe our key activities each year, what we’ve achieved and what are plans are for the future. In the words of our Chairman, Hugh Raven: ‘Our volunteers are key to our success, as are all our dedicated staff, members, supporters, partners and funders. Having this support gives us confidence, independence and space to allow us to be nimble and innovative in achieving the ambitious change we seek to look after our seas.’

Read our latest Annual Impact Report and Accounts here:

1st April 2018 to 31st March 2019

Prior Year Annual Impact Reports and Accounts:

Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is held each year for the purposes of Approving the Annual Report and Accounts, the appointment of auditors and changes to the Trustee board. MCS members, who are the Society’s members under Company Law, are entitled to attend the AGM and vote. In 2018 a special resolution was accepted to amend the Articles of Association, our governing document.

Actions you can take

Did you know?…

MCS launched its Sea Champion volunteer programme in 2012 thanks to funding from M&S

MCS launched its Cool Seas education project in 2005 with the help of a full size inflatable blue whale

Over 15,000 marine species are found in UK seas