Sponsors and partners
We would like to say a huge thank you to our sponsors for their financial support, and to our members for providing us with vital income and for supporting our work.
2023
UNESCO Biosphere– Project funding for Wildlife Exhibition
Sea Changers– Public Sea Watches (staff costs, mileage and equipment)
Support for research vessel
Sheinberg Family – ongoing annul maintenance costs
2022
Pacific Funds International– donation
The Big Splash -funding for school’s education programme
Mannin media- reduced cost for spotter guide print-run
Sure- ongoing broadband costs for visitor centre
Support for the MWDW show:
The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company
Tesco Groundwork Bags of Help
The Welbeck Hotel
Support for vessel costs
The Scheinberg Family – engine repairs and ongoing annual maintenance
IOM Harbours- concessionary mooring fees
Unique Fire – servicing of fire extinguishers
Navionics- electronic nav charts
Yesss Electrical
Jacksons Metal Merchants
2021
Support for research vessel-
IOM Harbours- concessionary mooring fees
Alps Alpine Europe- Replacement marine loudspeaker grilles
Unique Fire – servicing of fire extinguishers
Navionics- electronic nav charts
Yesss Electrical
Jacksons Metal Merchants
Macro Metal Merchants – Repairing mooring bollard
Ongoing running costs
Anonymous donation from a Private Family Trust Fund
Isle of Man Self Catering Owners Association
Sure- ongoing broadband costs
2020
Pokerstars – rental costs for 10 months
Aston International
Sure-ongoing broadband for Visitor Centre
Support for research vessel–
DEFA Laboratory
Jacksons Metal Merchants
Navionics
Unique Fire
City Plumbing
LCL
2019
- Sure (broadband for our visitor’s centre)
- Department for Enterprise (audio equipment for the centre and contribution towards re-print of Spotters Guides)
- The Cafe at The Sound (ongoing partnership)
- Grenaby Studios (re-print of Spotters Guides)
- Financial help for our research vessel:
- IOM Ports Authority -Winter pontoon berth
- Navionics (electronic nav charts)
- Yesss Electrical (heaters for wheelhouse and engines, replacement shore power plugs, sockets, cable ties, batteries for torches)
- Unique Fire (servicing our onboard fire extinguishers)
- Jacksons Merchants (supply of stainless steel fasteners)
- Macro Metal Services (manufacture of stainless steel brackets for engine bays)
- City Plumbing (supply of buckets)
- LCL (repair gearbox oil cooler end fitting)
2018
- Culture Vannin
- Isle of Man Steam Packet Company
- The Gough Richie Charitable Trust
- The Cafe at the Sound
- 2018 Year of our Island
- Marsh Christian Trust
- Manx Lottery Trust
- Skywind Group
- Sure
2017
- IOM Gov Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture
- Manx Lottery Trust
- Society for the Preservation of the Manx Countryside and Environment
- The Marsh Christian Trust
- Capital International
- Elizabeth Clucus Charitable Trust
- Standard Bank
- Shoprite
- Lloyds Bank
- Zurich International Life
- Newfield
2016
- The Scheinberg Family- purchase of our research vessel
- Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture
- Pokerstars Helping Hands
- Manx Lottery Trust
- Sure
- Lloyds Bank