TEACH A MAN TO FISH UK LIMITED

Registered charity 1112699 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TEACH A MAN TO FISH

Teach A Man To Fish supports schools to provide a more relevant education, through enterprise, empowering young people to succeed in work and in life. Our core programme, the School Enterprise Challenge, guides schools in how to set up a profitable business as an education platform for teaching young people key work & life skills.. NOTE: We do not provide grant funding to other organisations.

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Latest income
£732k
Latest spending
£777k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £266,459, which is above the stated target range of £177,000 to £204,000. Total income for the year was £732,489, a manageable fall from the previous year, while the charity maintains a low cost-base relative to its income. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue in operation with no material uncertainty.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £177,000 to £204,000 (approximately 4 months of total budgeted expenditure) (held: £266k)
“Currently our target reserves are between £177,000 to £204,000. This is equivalent to approximately 4 months of total budgeted expenditure.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: New City Kids is mentioned as a partner for consultancy/training contracts.
“Our first contract with New City Kids in 2024 was a pivotal step towards expanding the potential of this work.”
“In Indonesia, Sociopreneur ID has translated our curriculum into Bahasa and adapted specific modules to better suit the needs of the schools and students in their country.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Sociopreneur ID is a partner in Indonesia.
“Our first contract with New City Kids in 2024 was a pivotal step towards expanding the potential of this work.”
“In Indonesia, Sociopreneur ID has translated our curriculum into Bahasa and adapted specific modules to better suit the needs of the schools and students in their country.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rise Upliftment Project is mentioned as a partner.
“Our first contract with New City Kids in 2024 was a pivotal step towards expanding the potential of this work.”
“In Indonesia, Sociopreneur ID has translated our curriculum into Bahasa and adapted specific modules to better suit the needs of the schools and students in their country.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sterling Partners Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£732k
Total spending
£777k
Cost of raising funds
£38k
Reserves (reported)
£266k
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (78% 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: 5.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Congo (Democratic Republic) · Guatemala · Honduras · India · Kenya · Nicaragua · Paraguay · Peru · Rwanda · South Africa · Tanzania · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£732k£777k
31/12/2023£760k£899k
31/12/2022£929k£866k
31/12/2021£1.1m£1.1m
31/12/2020£1.1m£1.1m

Common questions

Is TEACH A MAN TO FISH UK LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £266,459, which is above the stated target range of £177,000 to £204,000. Total income for the year was £732,489, a manageable fall from the previous year, while the charity maintains a low cost-base relative to its income. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue in operation with no material uncertainty. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Sterling Partners Ltd.

Who funds TEACH A MAN TO FISH UK LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TEACH A MAN TO FISH UK LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE BLOOM FOUNDATION, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION, ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION, THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BLOOM FOUNDATIONFY2025£150k
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£30kInternational projects
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£25k
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2022£17kInternational
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATIONFY2024£10k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2024£10kOverseas July 2023
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kInternational

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FISHING INTO THE FUTURE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TEACH A MAN TO FISH UK LIMITED£732k——unclear—no doubt
FISHING INTO THE FUTURE FY2024£162k—0above—no doubt
LITTLE FISH THEATRE FY2026£232k—0unclear—no doubt
TEACH2TEACH INTERNATIONAL FY2025£198k—0unclear—no doubt
Teach for Tomorrow FY2025£536k——unclear—no doubt
TEACH FOR ALL NETWORK FY2025£5.5m——above—no doubt

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