SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES AND COMMUNITIES TRUST

Registered charity 1189504 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide financial support to deprived fishing communities and not-for-profit groups;Develop and share strategies by working with governments, think-tanks, and other third sector organisations;Educate the public to more environmentally friendly and sustainable fisheries practices; and Share and disseminate best practices backed by scientific research and expert-knowledge.

Objects

3.1 TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: 3.1.1 THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE COASTAL AND MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES; 3.1.2 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES (PARTICULARLY COASTAL COMMUNITIES); 3.1.3 THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION; AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY CONSERVING MARINE FISH POPULATIONS AND THE ENVIRONMENT ON WHICH THEY DEPEND AND BY PROMOTING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF FISHERIES, AND ENSURING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF GLOBAL FISH STOCKS AND THE HEALTH OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS GENERALLY.3.2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT RELATING TO THE COASTAL AND MARINE ENVIRONMENT. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS “DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £43,392 were maintained at the end of the year, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £21,410 against total income of £951,897, indicating stable financial operations without material uncertainty.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• JOHN RICHARD BURTONchair
• Editrudith Lukanga
• Iris Ziegler
• Momo Kochen
• Santa Mervien Alexandra

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

Operates in: Indonesia · Kenya · Madagascar · Maldives · South Africa

Income and spending

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