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