BITE-BACK SHARK & MARINE CONSERVATION

Registered charity 1137772 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BITE-BACK

Bite-Back Shark & Marine Conservation is the charity dedicated to making Britain's restaurants and retailers shark-free. It successfully campaigns to end the sale of shark fin soup and other shark-derived products along with marine life at threat from over-fishing. It also operates campaigns to end the personal importation of shark fins and encourage the accurate reporting of sharks in the media.

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Latest income

£43k

Latest spending

£41k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves stood at £75,291, which is above the trustees' policy target of maintaining at least £18,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £1,385 for the year, having spent £41,296 on charitable activities against total income of £42,681.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six to twelve months of operational costs (held: £75k)

“To safeguard the core activities in periods of fluctuating income, the trustees have determined to establish unrestricted reserves to cover six to twelve months of operational costs. Should funds fall below £18,000 or costs increase, appropriate action will be taken.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 07294489

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.

ECOTT, Tim — director, appointed 19/06/2018on trustee list
BARKEY, Timothy Leonard — director, appointed 24/06/2010not on trustee list

Official officers record.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (12/11/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

NEIL STEPHEN
TIM BARKEY
Tim Ecott

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£43k	£41k
30/06/2024	£37k	£63k
30/06/2023	£46k	£40k
30/06/2022	£43k	£41k
30/06/2021	£43k	£38k

Common questions

Is BITE-BACK SHARK & MARINE CONSERVATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves stood at £75,291, which is above the trustees' policy target of maintaining at least £18,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £1,385 for the year, having spent £41,296 on charitable activities against total income of £42,681. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BITE-BACK SHARK & MARINE CONSERVATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BITE-BACK SHARK & MARINE CONSERVATION as a grant recipient include THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION	FY2023	£260k
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION	FY2022	£50k
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION	FY2024	£0