SEA LIFE TRUST LIMITED

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

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Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Forvis Mazars LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and the parent charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

1. SEA LIFE TRUST LIMITED · parent
   1. The Beluga Building Company ehf 100% · Iceland · building company
   2. The Beluga Operating Company ehf 100% · Iceland · operating company
   3. SLT Sanctuary Trading Limited 100% · England · trading company

Significant events

• “Development planning work progressed for the seal pool project at CSS – "Fund Our Future"...”
• “In 2024, the SEA LIFE TRUST's 24-hour Global Beach Clean took place on Wednesday, 18th September, recruiting a total of 1,545 volunteers from 50 locations worldwide.”
• “In 2024, 30 pups were rescued and 25 successfully rehabilitated, with the pups released back to the wild during the 2024 pupping season.”
• “In 2024, we bid farewell to our resident penguins, who moved to their new home at Five Sisters Zoo in Scotland.”
• “In April, we welcomed 10 Atlantic Puffins from our sister sanctuary...”
• “In 2024, the puffling season started early, with the first puffin being admitted on 30 July. Our last puffling was admitted on 23 September, and during that time, we saw 276 birds, 99 of which needed to be admitted to the sanctuary for care. Of these 99 birds, 65 were successfully released, and 3 have gone on to become non-releasable residents here at the sanctuary.”
• “In 2024, there were 4,423 total recorded puffins in Vestmannaeyjar, compared to 3,015 in the 2023 season.”
• “In 2024, we raised a total of £3,569,199 thanks to the generosity of our supporters (2023: £1,067,040).”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

5

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  —

  Not reported

• Cash

  +997.3%

  £191,190 → £2,097,966

• Net assets

  +35.2%

  £5,397,974 → £7,297,725

• Employees

  +1.4%

  72 → 73

• Profit before tax

  +7,031.7%

  -£28,034 → £1,943,229

• Wages

  +10%

  £1,585,253 → £1,744,552

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers