Overall GiG Score: 5 ?
Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 4
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Grant maker support: +4

THE FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S FISHERIES CHARITABLE TRUST 

Supports the sustainable advancement of UK's seafood industry, freshwater and marine fish and their habitats. Under these programme areas, the Trust funds projects, grants, early-career sponsorship, research and convening. As part of the Fish Trade programme, the Trust supports work at Billingsgate Market concerned with quality, hygiene and inspection, and supports the Master Fishmonger Standard.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 2 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 42 years

www.fishmongers.org.uk

fish.fisheries@fishmongers.org.uk

02076263531

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UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£2,935£1,510£1,425£0£4,656£1,82114.550
31/12/21£1,108£1,294£-186£0£4,416£1,17310.950
31/12/20£617£1,909£-1,292£0£4,112£1,2828.150
31/12/19£1,469£1,471£-2£0£5,512£2,63821.560
31/12/18£1,635£860£775£0£5,009£2,55135.650
31/12/17£703£631£72£0£4,533£1,79634.120
31/12/16£514£385£129£0£1,879£1,69052.710
31/12/15£431£709£-278£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£1,269£765£505£4£1,905£1,74227.350
31/12/13£755£602£152£12£1,371£1,21324.240
31/12/12£697£640£57£4£1,024£1,02419.200
31/12/11£671£413£257£12£953£95327.710
31/12/10£857£376£480£3£706£70622.540
31/12/09*£427£421£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£415£403£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£436£399£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06*£548£483£66£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05*£461£468£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£390£397£-7£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 39%
Reserves/Spending: 14.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 5.3
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 5 employees
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant 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 The Fishmongers' Company's Fisheries Charitable Trust
£24,000 06/07/2023
Match funding to help restore the marine environment and provide alternative at-sea livelihoods for fishers impacted by the mass crustacean die-off event in the northeast of England.
Seafarers UK - Grant to The Fishmongers' Company's Fisheries Charitable Trust
£20,000 21/10/2021
Grant funding towards a part-time project manager post to support the Fishing First Safety Management pilot project
Seafarers UK - Grant to The Fishmongers' Company's Fisheries Charitable Trust
£3,400 27/09/2021
Grant funding to produce a report for policy and decision-makers that collates the views of the fishing industry from around the UK, regarding how Brexit has affected them and how they can be better ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/07/1982, number: 284888
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR09: 1 days late, AR06: 13 days late, AR05: 120 days late,
Main office

FISHMONGERS CO
FISHMONGERS HALL
LONDON BRIDGE
LONDON
EC4R 9EL

Objectives

THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS:- (A) FOR THE PURPOSE OF SURVEYING AND INSPECTING ALL FISH WHETHER FRESH OR SALT HERRING SALMONS STOCKFISH OR OTHER FISH WITHIN THE CITY OF LONDON AND THE BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK AND CHEKING WHETHER THE SAME IS WHOLESOME OR FIT TO BE SOLD OR NOT AND FORFEITING, TAKING AND SEIZING ANY FISH AS AFORESAID WHICH IS BAD, CORRUPT OR UNFIT TO BE SOLD. (B) ADVANCING MEDICAL RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF FISH AND SHELLFISH POISONING AND DISSEMINATING THE RESULT OF SUCH RESEARCH TO THE PUBLIC IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. (C) PROMOTING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY BY DISSEMINATING TO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION DIRECTED TO THE PREVENTION OF DISEASES ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE EATING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH. (D) COLLECTING AND DISSEMINATING TO THE PUBLIC IN THE UNITED KINGDOM USEFUL INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING FISH AND SHELLFISH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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