BEARDED FISHERMEN

Registered charity 1188510 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a mental health awareness and suicide prevention charity, we also support and help with the wellbeing of vulnerable people and families. We offer support via telephone, face to face, video meeting and we can also support you through counselling. We offer support from age 4 up-to 90. We run several local community groups offering support and we also have suicide prevention crisis response.

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Latest income

£89k

Latest spending

£77k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £9,991 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £44,084. The trustees report that the charity carries adequate reserves to enable it to continue operations for the foreseeable future and has assessed major risks to which it is exposed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: ensure expenditure doesn't exceed income as to ensure going concern (held: £44k)

“The Charity's policy on reserves is to ensure expenditure doesn't exceed income as to ensure going concern.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bearded Fishermen Charity (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rick Robertschair
Amelia Roberts
Michael Leyland
Theresa Jervis

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£89k	£77k
31/12/2023	£68k	£62k
31/12/2022	£50k	£36k
31/12/2021	£41k	£37k
31/12/2020	£27k	£15k

Common questions

Is BEARDED FISHERMEN financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £9,991 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £44,084. The trustees report that the charity carries adequate reserves to enable it to continue operations for the foreseeable future and has assessed major risks to which it is exposed. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BEARDED FISHERMEN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BEARDED FISHERMEN as a grant recipient include THE ROSE PATERSON TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ROSE PATERSON TRUST	FY2023	£18k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	05/08/2022	£8k	Bearded Fishermen Radio Station
UK government	15/06/2020	£8k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund