Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Deficit latest year: -2
    • Overall weighted support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

    FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST

    A grant-giving trust which supports charitable organisations, predominantly operating in and around the City of London. The Trust continues to offer support to a number of longstanding beneficiaries in the advancement of education and the prevention and relief of hardship. Other multi-year grants awarded are in the fields of food & nutrition, mental health and education in prisons.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
    • This charity has an endowment fund which generates much of its income. Its latest spending amounts to 6.8% of total funds
    • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit £k
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/12/23£1,374£2,409£-1,035£0£35,333£1,196620
    31/12/22£1,622£3,360£-1,738£0£34,157£9683.510
    31/12/21£1,341£2,271£-930£0£40,560£8904.710
    31/12/20£1,585£1,936£-351£0£36,208£6023.710
    31/12/19£1,393£1,420£-27£0£36,934£4623.910
    31/12/18£933£909£23£0£31,380£5817.700
    31/12/17£712£634£78£0£33,049£57510.910
    31/12/16£798£673£125£0£30,564£5229.310
    31/12/15£653£8,849£-8,195£24£26,589£4240.610
    31/12/14£751£680£71£11£25,517£4447.800
    31/12/13£2,068£646£1,421£19£23,710£21,496399.100
    31/12/12£1,517£660£857£19£19,246£2264.100
    31/12/11£933£1,106£-174£14£17,194£1191.310
    31/12/10£1,626£944£682£5£18,302£1762.210
    31/12/09*£1,208£1,154£54£2£15,907£15,873165.110
    31/12/08£875£764£111£4£12,120£-169-2.700
    31/12/07£1,558£987£571£4£10,736£10,20212420
    31/12/06*£1,150£1,147£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/05*£972£995£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/04£861£1,146£-285n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 0%
    Liabilities/Income: 4%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 3%
    Reserves/Spending: 6 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
    Quick Ratio: 22.3
    Asset Split ?
    Balance Sheet History
    Established: 53 years

    www.fishmongers.org.uk

    charity@fishmongers.org.uk

    02076263531

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Amateur Sport
    • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Disability
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    • Religious Activities
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Grant-making foundations
    How it operates
    • Makes grants to individuals
    • Makes grants to organisations
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Seafarers UK - Grant to Fishmongers' Company's Fisheries Charitable Trust
    £18,000 11/03/2021
    Grant funding for a part time Project Manager post to support the development, collaboration and evidence gathering needed to inform a Fairness in Fishing Campaign which aims to reduce labour exploitation in UK fisheries and make it more attractive ....more
    Seafarers UK - Grant to Fishmongers' Company's Charitable Trust
    £250,000 02/04/2020
    Grant funding for Covid-19 Rapid Response Grant Programme which is a match funding project, led by Fishmongers' Copmany's Charitable Trust which aims to alleviate and respond to some of the current, immediate challenges faced by the seafood sector ....more
    Seafarers UK - Grant to Fishmongers' Company's Charitable Trust
    £250,000 02/04/2020
    Grant funding for Covid-19 Rapid Response Grant Programme which is a match funding project, led by Fishmongers' Copmany's Charitable Trust which aims to alleviate and respond to some of the current, immediate challenges faced by the seafood sector ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (2)

    • AMELIA FITZALAN HOWARD Appointed: 2024
    • THE FISHMONGERS' COMPANY
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/04/1972, number: 263690
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Event History
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Investment
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR09: 1 days late, AR06: 12 days late, AR05: 119 days late,
    Main office

    FISHMONGERS CO
    FISHMONGERS HALL
    LONDON BRIDGE
    LONDON
    EC4R 9EL

    Objectives

    FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEE SHALL IN ITS ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE SCHEDULE OF DECLARATION OF TRUST).

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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