FISHING INTO THE FUTURE

Registered charity 1160123 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FITF

Our mission is the 'Chart a course towards sustainable and prosperous UK fisheries'. We work with industry and a range of stakeholders to take action that makes a difference at critical points in relation to our mission. We work mainly in the fields of industry generated data, industry innovations, training for sustainability and providing a coordination and stakeholder engagement mechanism.

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Latest income
£162k
Latest spending
£150k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £160,303 at year-end, exceeding the trustees' stated policy minimum of £50,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £12,046 for the year, with total funds rising to £172,247. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters requiring attention came to light during the examination.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Income from donations and grants, including capital grants is included in incoming resources when these are receivable, except as follows:When donors specify that donations and grants given to the charity must be used in future accounting periods, the income is deferred until those periods.” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: a minimum of £50,000 (held: £160k)
“It is the policy of the trustees to hold unrestricted funds of a minimum of £50,000 at any time.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£162k£150k
31/12/2023£138k£130k
31/12/2022£178k£105k
31/12/2021£71k£78k
31/12/2020£118k£106k

Common questions

Is FISHING INTO THE FUTURE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £160,303 at year-end, exceeding the trustees' stated policy minimum of £50,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £12,046 for the year, with total funds rising to £172,247. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters requiring attention came to light during the examination. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FISHING INTO THE FUTURE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FISHING INTO THE FUTURE as a grant recipient include The Seafarers' Charity (King George's Fund for Sailors).

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
The Seafarers' Charity (King George's Fund for Sailors)FY2024£23kGrants-advocacy and campaigns

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government19/08/2024£18kFisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) 2
UK government11/03/2024£31kFisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) 2
UK government11/03/2024£36kFisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) 2
UK government07/03/2023£69kFisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) 2
UK government07/03/2022£44kFisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) 1

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 THE FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S FISHERIES CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FISHING INTO THE FUTURE£162k—0above—no doubt
THE FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S FISHERIES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£2.0m—1above—no doubt
THE FISHERIES SOCIETY OF THE BRITISH ISLES FY2024£607k—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL POLE AND LINE FOUNDATION FY2024£1.4m——below—no doubt
FISHWICK RANGERS YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SCHEME FY2025£145k—0unclear—no doubt
FRESHWATER BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION FY2025£1.0m——unclear—no doubt

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