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Aquaculture Stewardship Council

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Aquaculture Stewardship Council is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, environment/conservation/heritage.

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What are the key facts about Aquaculture Stewardship Council?

Reported income · year ending 2024-12-31
£13,501,034
Reported spending · year ending 2024-12-31
£15,312,836
Registered charity number
1150418
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
London
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded

Quick answer

Aquaculture Stewardship Council (number 1150418) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Aquaculture Stewardship Council do?

The charity is set up to conserve the marine and freshwater environments for the benefit of the public and to advance public education in the principles and practice of conservation.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Aquaculture Stewardship Council

Answers Aquaculture Stewardship Council gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2024, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Aquaculture Stewardship Council's highest-paid staff paid?

Aquaculture Stewardship Council's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports 45 employees paid more than £60,000, including 9 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £300,001–£350,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£300,001–£350,0001
£150,001–£200,0002
£140,001–£150,0001
£120,001–£130,0001
£110,001–£120,0001
£100,001–£110,0003
£90,001–£100,0008
£80,001–£90,0003
£70,001–£80,0003
£60,001–£70,00022

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Aquaculture Stewardship Council's money come from?

Aquaculture Stewardship Council reported £14m total income for the year ending 31 December 2024. The largest sources were trading and fundraising events £13m (96%), donations and legacies £452k (3%), investments £44k (0%).

  • Trading and fundraising events£13m · 96%
  • Donations and legacies£452k · 3%
  • Investments£44k · 0%

Does Aquaculture Stewardship Council receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for Aquaculture Stewardship Council. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

Aquaculture Stewardship Council reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record Aquaculture Stewardship Council as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Aquaculture Stewardship Council's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
08172832 (Companies House)
Also known as
Asc
Where it says it operates
Throughout England · Australia · Austria · Belgium · Brazil · China · Netherlands · United States

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Other Charitable Activities.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Aquaculture Stewardship Council registered for?

Education/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Why is there no Clarity Score for Aquaculture Stewardship Council yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Aquaculture Stewardship Council. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Aquaculture Stewardship Council a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Aquaculture Stewardship Council as a registered charity (number 1150418) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Aquaculture Stewardship Council's charity number?
Aquaculture Stewardship Council's charity number is 1150418. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1150418?
Search 1150418 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Aquaculture Stewardship Council do?
The charity is set up to conserve the marine and freshwater environments for the benefit of the public and to advance public education in the principles and practice of conservation.
Does Aquaculture Stewardship Council have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Aquaculture Stewardship Council. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Aquaculture Stewardship Council?
Aquaculture Stewardship Council's website listed in our register data is http://www.asc-aqua.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Aquaculture Stewardship Council's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Aquaculture Stewardship Council's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports 45 employees paid more than £60,000, including 9 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £300,001–£350,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Aquaculture Stewardship Council's money come from?
Aquaculture Stewardship Council reported £14m total income for the year ending 31 December 2024. The largest sources were trading and fundraising events £13m (96%), donations and legacies £452k (3%), investments £44k (0%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Aquaculture Stewardship Council?
The register does not record Aquaculture Stewardship Council as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Aquaculture Stewardship Council's trustees paid?
Aquaculture Stewardship Council's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Aquaculture Stewardship Council registered as a charity?
Aquaculture Stewardship Council was entered on the register on 9 January 2013. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 08172832).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.