THE SHARK TRUST

Registered charity 1064185 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Established in 1997, the Shark Trust is a UK charity works globally to safeguard the future of sharks, skates and rays. It achieves this through policy advocacy, engagement with key stakeholders and a range of education and communication projects to promote conservation action.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net overall deficit of £23,615 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting from core income falling short of ambitious targets despite an 18% increase in unrestricted income. The Trustees acknowledge the shortfall but remain comfortable financially, attributing the deficit to planned spending down of restricted project funds and adjusting the 2025-26 budget to rebuild cash reserves. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £174,395, while total funds decreased from £405,843 to £382,228.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Shark Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (47% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 6.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (08/09/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (08/01/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Charles Stuart Hoodchair
• David Elliott · trustee of 2 other charities
• JAYNE CHRISTINE ENSELL-BOWEN
• Mark Peter Boothman
• Nicholas Obolensky
• Patricia Anne Gardiner
• ROGER COVEY
• SARAH LOUISE FOWLER

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Belgium · Cyprus · Greece · Ireland · Libya · Spain · Throughout England And Wales · Tunisia · Turkey · United States

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).