GHOST FISHING UK

Registered charity 1174396 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO IDENTIFY, SURVEY AND CATALOGUE, THEN REMOVE MARINE LITTER AND ALDFG.TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO NETS, LINES, CREELS, LOBSTER POTS AND TRAWLS FROM SHIPWRECKS, REEFS AND OTHER SCUBA DIVING SITES AROUND THE UK.BY INSTRUCTING AND UTILISING SPECIALLY TRAINED VOLUNTEER SCUBA DIVERS TO RETRIEVE THIS LITTER AND ALDFG. RECYCLE, RE-USE OR RESPONSIBLY DISPOSE OF.AND BY RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS.

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Latest income
£57k
Latest spending
£59k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £2,112 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £70,685 to £68,573. The trustees note that the charity has clear potential to expand its work, although current administrative procedures are approaching their capacity limits. No material uncertainties regarding going concern were identified in the independent examiner's report.

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

What the accounts disclose

Governance: Trustee committee not yet registered with the Charities Commission
The trustee committee has been formed, but not yet registered with the Charities Commission. — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£57k£59k
30/09/2024£74k£54k
30/09/2023£63k£57k
30/09/2022£51k£26k
30/09/2021£47k£36k

Common questions

Is GHOST FISHING UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £2,112 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £70,685 to £68,573. The trustees note that the charity has clear potential to expand its work, although current administrative procedures are approaching their capacity limits. No material uncertainties regarding going concern were identified in the independent examiner's report. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds GHOST FISHING UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GHOST FISHING UK as a grant recipient include THE REED FOUNDATION, COLCHESTER ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE REED FOUNDATIONFY2022£16kChristmas Challenge
COLCHESTER ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETYFY2023£614Conservation work.