Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 6
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -4
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

ROYAL NATIONAL MISSION TO DEEP SEA FISHERMEN 

The Fishermen's Mission maintains a Christian presence in United Kingdom's fishing communities, in order to provide, regardless of race or creed, practical, welfare and spiritual support to active and retired fishermen and their families. In particular it provides a 24/7 emergency service in event of accidents to fishermen.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £12,103,268 available, equivalent to 39 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 54 years
(137 years as a company)

www.fishermensmission.org.uk

enquiries@fishermensmission.org.uk

01489566910

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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
31/10/23£2,995£3,749£-754£1,000£12,377£12,10338.768199
31/10/22£2,349£3,285£-935£1,070£13,051£5,36419.667253
31/10/21£3,014£2,848£166£957£15,332£6,53527.567205
31/10/20£3,277£2,939£337£886£14,354£4,83719.770294
31/10/19£2,924£3,080£-156£903£14,235£7,03927.471205
31/10/18£3,544£3,013£531£966£12,251£12,00147.8670
31/10/17£3,179£2,847£331£926£11,419£11,20947.2540
31/10/16£2,736£2,757£-22£822£11,236£10,98747.8520
31/10/15£3,597£2,584£1,013£854£10,892£10,56549.1470
31/10/14£3,208£2,883£325£758£9,255£8,95137.3540
31/10/13£2,902£2,474£428£699£9,092£8,76242.5530
31/10/12£2,723£2,502£221£707£7,586£7,19034.5640
31/10/11£3,041£2,799£242£629£8,196£7,63532.7640
31/10/10£2,524£2,747£-223£680£8,736£3,70016.2730
31/10/09£2,548£2,846£-299£699£7,244£3,15413.3810
31/10/08£3,664£2,765£899£668£7,560£2,2799.9760
31/10/07£2,782£2,789£-7£733£8,429£1,4796.4800
31/10/06£3,335£2,905£430£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/05£3,165£3,713£-548£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/04£3,101£2,943£158£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 37.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 26.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 38.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 3
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 68 employees
  • 199 volunteers

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 Fishermen's Mission
£10,000 11/01/2023
Grant funding for a restricted North East Hardship Fund which can be used to award hardship grants to commercial fishers in the north east of England whose livelihoods have been impacted by the ....more
Seafarers UK - Grant to Fishermen's Mission
£156,936 12/10/2022
Grant funding for organisational core costs and port welfare programmes in Troon, Kilkeel, Peterhead and Fraserburgh.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Fishermen's Mission
£190,000 21/10/2021
Grant funding to deliver a welfare outreach programme in Peterhead, Scotland.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£20,000 15/10/2021
The Seafit Healthcheck Project
Seafarers UK - Grant to Fishermen's Mission
£140,000 22/10/2020
Grant funding contribution towards core costs to ensure a significant portion the charity's organisational costs for the coming financial year 20201/21 are supported; thus enabling easier support by ....more
Seafarers UK - Grant to Fishermen's Mission
£140,000 22/10/2020
Grant funding contribution towards core costs to ensure a significant portion the charity's organisational costs for the coming financial year 20201/21 are supported; thus enabling easier support by ....more
Seafarers UK - Grant to Fishermen's Mission
£5,000 23/04/2020
Grant funding for a new Emergency Food & Information Parcel Project in response to the Covid-19 crisis that aims to help support every fisher in Norfolk and Suffolk. It is a joint project ....more
Seafarers UK - Grant to Fishermen's Mission
£195,000 15/04/2020
Grant funding to support Fishermen's Mission Superintendents to award individual hardship grants to fishers financially impacted by the Covid-19 crisis.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Fishermen's Mission
£195,000 15/04/2020
Grant funding to support Fishermen's Mission Superintendents to award individual hardship grants to fishers financially impacted by the Covid-19 crisis.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Fishermen's Mission
£170,000 19/11/2019
Grant funding to support community based, welfare work with deprived and isolated fishing communities in both North and West Scotland. The four areas which will benefit from funding are Troon, ....more
Seafarers UK - Grant to Fishermen's Mission
£170,000 19/11/2019
Grant funding to support community based, welfare work with deprived and isolated fishing communities in both North and West Scotland. The four areas which will benefit from funding are Troon, ....more
Seafarers UK - Grant to Fishermen's Mission
£589,000 30/11/2018
Grant funding to provide active UK fishermen with early intervention and prevention advice and support to improve their long term physical and mental health and wellbeing.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Fishermen's Mission
£589,000 30/11/2018
Grant funding to provide active UK fishermen with early intervention and prevention advice and support to improve their long term physical and mental health and wellbeing.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Fishermen's Mission
£170,000 13/11/2018
Grant funding towards the operating costs of an outreach programme in Northern Ireland and Grimsby which support both active and retired fishermen who are suffering hardship.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Fishermen's Mission
£170,000 13/11/2018
Grant funding towards the operating costs of an outreach programme in Northern Ireland and Grimsby which support both active and retired fishermen who are suffering hardship.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Fishermen's Mission
£150,000 05/07/2018
Grant funding to support a programme to provide active UK fishermen with early intervention and prevention advice and support to improve their long term physical health and wellbeing.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Fishermen's Mission
£150,000 05/07/2018
Grant funding to support a programme to provide active UK fishermen with early intervention and prevention advice and support to improve their long term physical health and wellbeing.
Dulverton Trust - South West Outreach Programme
£60,000 14/02/2018
South West Outreach Programme
Seafarers UK - Grant to Fishermen's Mission
£190,319 21/11/2017
Aberdeen and North East Outreach Programme to support the core costs of caseworkers to deliver flexible and effective emergency and welfare support.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Fishermen's Mission
£190,319 21/11/2017
Aberdeen and North East Outreach Programme to support the core costs of caseworkers to deliver flexible and effective emergency and welfare support.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Fishermen's Mission
£7,950 04/07/2017
Grant funding to support the Fish Well Healthcheck Project in Wales and Northumberland - delivered in close partnership with local NHS Trusts and with support of Welsh Fishing Safety Committee.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Fishermen's Mission
£7,950 04/07/2017
Grant funding to support the Fish Well Healthcheck Project in Wales and Northumberland - delivered in close partnership with local NHS Trusts and with support of Welsh Fishing Safety Committee.
Dulverton Trust - outreach project in South West England
£30,000 11/02/2016
outreach project in South West England
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 13/14 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 32-75
  • IAN GATT Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Chief Executive
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/05/1970, number: 232822
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/05/1887, number: 00024477
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE PLYMOUTH MERCHANT NAVY MONUMENT on 16/10/2020
Main office

The Fishermens Mission
Mather House
4400 Parkway
Whiteley
FAREHAM

Objectives

TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A PRESENCE IN BRITISH ISLES FISHING PORTS WHERE FISHERMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES CAN RECEIVE SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL HELP.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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