Bamburgh Castle as seen across Bamburgh Castle Beach. It looks like dusk, with a pale golden sky on the horizon and the colours reflecting off the water on the sand.

Our supporter promise

Our team is so much bigger than our staff. Thousands of passionate supporters make it possible for the Marine Conservation Society to make a big impact.

Our supporters are vital to our success. Without your incredible support, we wouldn’t be able to fight for healthy seas, where nature flourishes and people thrive.

 

In return for your support we promise to:

Spend your donation well

In 2024-25, 80p of every £1 we received was spent on charitable activities, from educating future generations to restoring native species.

 

Read more in our Annual Impact Report
Volunteers and staff members from the DEEP project (Dornoch Environmental Enhancement Project) scatter native oysters from a boat.

Oysters are deployed as part of the DEEP project.  |  Image credit: The Glenmorangie Company

Value your time

For everyone who gives us their time to volunteer or to campaign, we promise to value your skills and your views so that you can help in a way that suits you. 

In 2024-25, volunteers spent an incredible 17,132 hours completing 18,497 activites to positively impact our seas. This included a whole range of activities, but to give some real-world context, 16,731kg of litter was removed from UK beaches - that's the weight of 266 full-size fridges!

A woman with a hat and sunglasses standing on a beach. She is pointing to the left while holding a survey form for others to see. She is wearing a bright orange safety vest with a Marine Conservation society logo on it.

A beach clean volunteer at Sandbanks  |  Image credit: Billy Barraclough

Communicate with you how you choose

  • We’ll make it easy for you to choose how you hear from the Marine Conservation Society. If you ask us not to contact you, we won’t, unless it’s a legal requirement
  • You can change how we communicate with you at any time. Just call us on 01989 566017 or email at info@mcsuk.org and let us know how you’d like to hear (or not hear) from us

Uphold the highest standards in fundraising

All of our staff and any agencies that work for us adhere to the strictest of fundraising guidelines, ensuring our fundraising practices are honest, legal, transparent and respectful of your wishes and privacy.

We comply fully with all relevant laws including the Data Protection Act 2018, the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR), the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) and the Institute of Fundraising’s Code of Fundraising Practice. We are registered with the Fundraising Regulator (FR) and are members of the Data & Marketing Association (DMA).

  • We will never sell your data to other companies or share your details with other charities without your permission
  • We will never use pushy or aggressive fundraising techniques
  • We will be open and transparent about how we raise money and how it is spent

If you have any concerns or would like any further information, please telephone us on 01989 566017 (office hours) or email us at info@mcsuk.org. Alternatively, you can write to us at Overross House, Ross Park, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 7US.

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A woman with one leg resting upon a rock. She is overlooking a body of water with her hands on her hips. She is wearing a cap and a Marine Conservation Society t-shirt.

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A majestic humpback whale breaches with almost its whole body propelled out of the water, Its underside points up towards the sky and the characteristic long knobbly flipper is clearly visible.

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