FISH NEIGHBOURHOOD CARE
To promote charitable purposes for the benefit of the residents of Barnes, Mortlake and East Sheen within the Borough of Richmond upon Thames, by providing assistance and support to relieve the needs, distress or suffering of the inhabitants.
Objects
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF RICHMOND UPON THAMES, IN PARTICULAR FOR THOSE RESIDENT IN BARNES, MORTLAKE AND EAST SHEEN, AND OF SURROUNDING AREAS IN ADJACENT LONDON BOROUGHS, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AND CARE TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS, DISTRESS OR SUFFERING OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that FiSH Neighbourhood Care reported a surplus of £3,084 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £164,979. The trustees acknowledge that the economic position remains uncertain and may require future deficits to be met from reserves, noting a reliance on funding from the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
What the accounts disclose
“We have modelled a range of outcomes and on average a general reserve of 50% of expected expenditure will meet our strategic deliverables.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 400
- Government income: £25,809 — grants £25,809 (3); 11% of the £240,389 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 236
- Government income: £25,332 — grants £25,332 (3); 10% of the £258,363 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 200
- Government income: £28,163 — grants £28,163 (3); 14% of the £201,279 total gross income on the same return
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (11/11/2014)
Trustees
- ANNE RAIKES
- Cheng Ming Yoe
- Christopher Laurence Bray
- John Patrick Geoghegan Randel
- Marguerite Sarah Kate Rennoldson
- Milton Charles Catelin
- Rev Jonathan Kenneth William Haynes
- Richard Radway Williams
- Stephen Lawrence Chapman
- Susan Elizabeth Nix
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £240k | £237k |
| 31/03/2024 | £258k | £309k |
| 31/03/2023 | £201k | £215k |
| 31/03/2022 | £158k | £163k |
| 31/03/2021 | £199k | £116k |
Common questions
Is FISH NEIGHBOURHOOD CARE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that FiSH Neighbourhood Care reported a surplus of £3,084 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £164,979. The trustees acknowledge that the economic position remains uncertain and may require future deficits to be met from reserves, noting a reliance on funding from the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds FISH NEIGHBOURHOOD CARE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FISH NEIGHBOURHOOD CARE as a grant recipient include THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, The Barnes Fund, Richmond Foundation, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BARNES, THE INMAN CHARITY.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £30k | Older People & Housing Programme |
| The Barnes Fund | FY2021 | £27k | Relief of Aged - Organisation Core Funding |
| THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £25k | Older People & Housing Programme |
| The Barnes Fund | FY2023 | £25k | Organisation Core Funding |
| The Barnes Fund | FY2024 | Unverified read£25k | Support for Older People |
| Richmond Foundation | FY2025 | £20k | Project Grant |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BARNES | FY2025 | £15k | Grants for UK and overseas mission |
| Richmond Foundation | FY2024 | £11k | Grant awarded in 2023/24 |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BARNES | FY2023 | £5k | Grants for UK and overseas mission |
| THE INMAN CHARITY | FY2024 | £4k | Social - Older People and Social Welfare |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BARNES | FY2024 | £3k | Grants for UK and overseas mission |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BARNES | FY2022 | £3k | Grants for the relief of poverty |
| The Barnes Fund | FY2022 | £2k | Relief of Aged |
| Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust | FY2025 | £700 | Employee charitable collections |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mercers' Company | 11/05/2023 | £80k | Grant to FiSH Neighbourhood Care |
| The Mercers' Company | 18/05/2020 | £5k | Covid-19 Rapid Response Fund Grant |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 10/06/2014 | £4k | "'Great WarÂ’ memories and music FiSH neighbourhood care project" |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT | 1 | £218k |
| AGE UK | 1 | £104k |
| The Seafarers' Charity (King George's Fund for Sailors) | 1 | £23k |
| THE J A R CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £2k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FINCHLEY | 1 | £1k |
Charities like this
- FINCHLEY FOODBANK
- THE FISHER PARKINSON TRUST LIMITED
- CARE MERSEYSIDE
- AGE UK RICHMOND UPON THAMES
- FISHER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
- FISH VOLUNTEER CENTRE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FISH NEIGHBOURHOOD CARE | £240k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FINCHLEY FOODBANK | £278k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE FISHER PARKINSON TRUST LIMITED | £134k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CARE MERSEYSIDE | £316k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AGE UK RICHMOND UPON THAMES | £2.4m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| FISHER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | £11k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |