N.F.F.O TRAINING TRUST FUND

Registered charity 1080995 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust was set up to promote and provide vocational training and to advance the education of the public in all matters related to the Fishing Industry.

Objects

SHALL BE TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE FISHING INDUSTRY

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: York, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£4k
Latest spending
£2k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted cash reserves of £227,240, a surplus from the previous year's shortfall. The trustees aim to maintain reserves sufficient to cover grants and governance costs, with a fallback arrangement for liabilities involving connected entities.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level which will provide sufficient funds to respond to applications for grants and to cover support and governance costs (reserves figure: £227k)
“The trustees aim to maintain cash reserves at a level which will provide sufficient funds to respond to applications for grants and to cover support and governance costs.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: N.F.F.O. Services Limited, a company where trustee A P Delahunty is a director, made a donation of £100,000 to the charity.
“The Board of N.F.F.O. Services Limited decided to make a donation of £100,000 to the charity during the year. This payment was received on 14 June 2024.”
“The National Federation of Fishermen's Organisation Limited has provided the charity with financial assistance through donations in prior years.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The National Federation of Fishermen's Organisation Limited, a company where trustees R M Casson and A P Delahunty are directors, has provided financial assistance through donations in prior years.
“The Board of N.F.F.O. Services Limited decided to make a donation of £100,000 to the charity during the year. This payment was received on 14 June 2024.”
“The National Federation of Fishermen's Organisation Limited has provided the charity with financial assistance through donations in prior years.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2022

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2021

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 4 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2025 (received 02/11/2026, 2 days after the 31/10/2026 due date); year ending 31/12/2024 (received 13/11/2025, 13 days after the 31/10/2025 due date); year ending 31/12/2023 (received 14/11/2024, 14 days after the 31/10/2024 due date); year ending 31/12/2022 (received 25/03/2024, 146 days after the 31/10/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£4k£2k
31/12/2024£104k£16k
31/12/2023£3k£48k
31/12/2022£100k£111k
31/12/2021£100k£99k

Common questions

Is N.F.F.O TRAINING TRUST FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted cash reserves of £227,240, a surplus from the previous year's shortfall. The trustees aim to maintain reserves sufficient to cover grants and governance costs, with a fallback arrangement for liabilities involving connected entities. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE NORFOLK HERITAGE FLEET TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
N.F.F.O TRAINING TRUST FUND£4k—0unclear—no doubt
THE NORFOLK HERITAGE FLEET TRUST FY2025£479k—0above—no doubt
SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES AND COMMUNITIES TRUST FY2025£952k—0unclear—no doubt
THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION FY2025£20.4m——above—no doubt
THE FIRE SERVICE RESEARCH AND TRAINING TRUST FY2025£223k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TRAINING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION FY2025£33k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.