Overall GiG Score: -1 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 1
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1

SCOTTISH FISHERMEN'S TRUST 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
Total income £52,251 £31,687 £30,107 £37,352 £51,246 £27,006
Total spending £63,474 £75,424 £26,047 £848 £34,412 £40,693
Surplus/deficit -£11,223 -£43,737 £4,060 £36,504 £16,834 -£13,687
What it does
  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Who it helps
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • UK and overseas, main operating location: Aberdeen

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 Scottish Fishermen's Trust
£3,600 13/02/2018
Contribution of £200 per person for travel and accommodation costs to enable attendance at the Cold Water and Personal Flotation Device appreciation training for 18 Scottish fishermen in RNLI cold ....more
Seafarers UK - Grant to Scottish Fishermen's Trust
£3,600 13/02/2018
Contribution of £200 per person for travel and accommodation costs to enable attendance at the Cold Water and Personal Flotation Device appreciation training for 18 Scottish fishermen in RNLI cold ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (8)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 31-64
  • GATT, Ian
    Appointed: 2007
    Occupation: Chief Executive
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 09/12/1999, number: SC029712
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/10/1999, number: SC200565
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

24 Rubislaw Terrace, Aberdeen, AB10 1XE

Objectives

3.1 The advancement of education as regards the marine environment of the United Kingdom. 3.2 The advancement of education of those engaged or to be engaged in fishing activities in the seas around the United Kingdom. 3.3 The advancement of health and the saving of lives in relation to those engaged or to be engaged in fishing activities in the seas around the United Kingdom. 3.4 The advancement of science and the heritage and culture of the United Kingdom as regards the protection, preservation and stewardship of the marine environment, promotion, of the conservation of marine living organisms and preservation of the marine ecology and biodiversity of the seas around the United Kingdom. and 3.5 The advancement of environmental protection and improvement including the sustainability of marine living organisms as regards the seas around the United Kingdom. 3.6 The provision of welfare services and facilities for fishermen and fishing communities.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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