Final Straw Foundation

Championing cleaner seas by reducing plastic, improving water quality, restoring habitats and inspiring the next generation to defend our blue planet.


Final Straw Foundation (FSF) is an environmental charity working to protect and restore ocean health by tackling plastic pollution, improving water quality, and empowering communities to take action for our blue planet. We combine science, evidence and grassroots engagement to inspire real change — from the classroom to the coastline.

Our work includes citizen science water quality monitoring, beach cleans, education in schools, awareness campaigns and habitat restoration projects such as native oyster reinstatement. We collaborate with universities, community groups, regulators and expert scientists to gather data, build understanding and influence policy.


How Your Support Helps

The Final Straw Foundation is a small, independent environmental charity working tirelessly to protect and restore the health of our oceans, harbours and coastlines. Every year, plastic pollution, microplastics, sewage overflows and declining water quality threaten the wildlife and communities that rely on our waters. With a passionate team and dedicated volunteers, we deliver hands-on beach cleans, citizen-science projects, school education, community outreach, and campaigns that drive meaningful, measurable change.

But we cannot do this alone. As a charity, we rely heavily on public support to keep our projects running. By choosing to fundraise for the Final Straw Foundation, you are directly helping us remove plastic from our shores, monitor pollution in our harbours, restore marine habitats, and educate the next generation on how to protect the natural world.

Fundraising is everything to us and every pound raised makes a genuine difference. Your support enables us to purchase essential equipment, expand our education programmes, deliver scientific research with our partners, and empower local communities to take action for cleaner, healthier seas.

By fundraising for us, you become part of the movement to protect our coastline and marine life for the future. Together, we can create lasting change, inspire others, and help ensure that our oceans, beaches and waterways thrive for generations to come.

Please consider fundraising for the Final Straw Foundation — your support truly matters.


Featured Events

Check out these featured events from this charity

Santa in the City London - (Tuesday)

Dec 8, 2026 - Dec 8, 2026

Paternoster Square, London EC4M, UK

Registration Price:£25
Fundraising Amount:£150

Santa in the City London - (Wednesday)

Dec 9, 2026 - Dec 9, 2026

Paternoster Square, London EC4M, UK

Registration Price:£25
Fundraising Amount:£150

Santa in the City London - (Thursday)

Dec 10, 2026 - Dec 10, 2026

Paternoster Square, London EC4M, UK

Registration Price:£25
Fundraising Amount:£150

GetPRO Bath Half

Mar 14, 2027 - Mar 14, 2027

Royal Ave, Bath BA1 2NR, UK

Registration Price:£40
Fundraising Amount:£400

Barcelona Marathon 2027

Mar 14, 2027 - Mar 14, 2027

Barcelona, Spain

Registration Price:£60
Fundraising Amount:£600

London Landmarks Half Marathon - Waiting List

Apr 4, 2027 - Apr 4, 2027

London, UK

Registration Price:£40
Fundraising Amount:£400

The Brighton Marathon

Apr 4, 2027 - Apr 4, 2027

Preston Rd, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 6SD, UK

Registration Price:£60
Fundraising Amount:£600

Wizz Air Milano Marathon

Apr 4, 2027 - Apr 4, 2027

Piazza Del Duomo, Milan

Registration Price:£60
Fundraising Amount:£600

Manchester Marathon

Apr 18, 2027 - Apr 18, 2027

Talbot Rd, Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester M16 0PX, UK

Registration Price:£60
Fundraising Amount:£600

All Events

What's coming up in the run for charity events calendar? It’s never too late to join one of these great events.

Run Dorney Lake 5k - September

Sep 26, 2026 - Sep 26, 2026

Dorney Lake, Windsor, UK

Registration Price:£10
Fundraising Amount:£100

Hyde Park 5K - September

Sep 26, 2026 - Sep 26, 2026

Hyde Park, Serpentine Rd, London W2 2UH, UK

Registration Price:£10
Fundraising Amount:£100

Battersea Park 5k Presented by TREK- September

Sep 26, 2026 - Sep 26, 2026

Carriage Dr E, London SW11 4NJ, UK

Registration Price:£10
Fundraising Amount:£100

Hyde Park 10K - September

Sep 26, 2026 - Sep 26, 2026

Hyde Park, Serpentine Rd, London W2 2UH, UK

Registration Price:£15
Fundraising Amount:£150

Run Dorney Lake 10k - September

Sep 26, 2026 - Sep 26, 2026

Dorney Lake, Windsor, UK

Registration Price:£15
Fundraising Amount:£150

Battersea Park 10k Presented by TREK- September

Sep 26, 2026 - Sep 26, 2026

Carriage Dr E, London SW11 4NJ, UK

Registration Price:£15
Fundraising Amount:£150

Battersea Park Half Marathon Presented by TREK- September

Sep 26, 2026 - Sep 26, 2026

Carriage Dr E, London SW11 4NJ, UK

Registration Price:£35
Fundraising Amount:£350

Run Dorney Lake Half Marathon - September

Sep 26, 2026 - Sep 26, 2026

Dorney Lake, Windsor, UK

Registration Price:£34
Fundraising Amount:£350

Ladybower Trail 21K

Sep 26, 2026 - Sep 26, 2026

Hope Showground, Castleton Rd, S33 8RZ

Registration Price:£55
Fundraising Amount:Raise as much as you can.

Ladybower Trail 52k

Sep 26, 2026 - Sep 26, 2026

Hope Showground, Castleton Rd, S33 8RZ

Registration Price:£95
Fundraising Amount:Raise as much as you can.

Run Aintree 5k - September

Sep 27, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026

Ormskirk Rd, Aintree, Liverpool L9 5AS, UK

Registration Price:£10
Fundraising Amount:£100

Clapham Common 5k

Sep 27, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026

Clapham Common, Windmill Dr, London SW4 9DE, UK

Registration Price:£10
Fundraising Amount:£100