ROYAL NATIONAL MISSION TO DEEP SEA FISHERMEN

Registered charity 232822 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FISHERMENS MISSION · also registered in Scotland as SC039088 (OSCR)

The Fishermen's Mission maintains a Christian presence in United Kingdom's fishing communities, in order to provide, regardless of race or creed, practical, welfare and spiritual support to active and retired fishermen and their families. In particular it provides a 24/7 emergency service in event of accidents to fishermen.

Objects

TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A PRESENCE IN BRITISH ISLES FISHING PORTS WHERE FISHERMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES CAN RECEIVE SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL HELP.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £150,263, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit. The trustees confirm that the charity remains on a sound financial footing with sufficient liquid resources to meet its obligations and maintain its stated reserve policy. The charity has no material uncertainties related to going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Forvis Mazars LLP. Discloses 4 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.

• 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
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 00024477

Leadership, per the charity’s website

• Marc Evans — Chief Executive (source)
• Ali Godfrey — Director of Business Development and Deputy Chief Executive (source)

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Morrisons Foundation — “Generous large donations from the Morrisons Foundation have provided mental health support for vulnerable fishermen.” (source page)
• XTRATUF® — “Through donations from each UK sale of their Commercial Range boots, XTRATUF links trusted fishing gear with direct support for our work acr…” (source page)
• Tunnock’s — “A long-standing supporter, Tunnock’s has donated cash and gifts in kind, helping fishermen and their families through our Troon centre.” (source page)
• Tesco — “A long-time partner, Tesco’s national “Fish Friday” initiative raised significant awareness and funds for us, engaging communities across th…” (source page)
• Whitby Seafoods Ltd. — “Long-standing partners who recently raised over £40,000 for our work, with staff also running marathons and taking on challenges to support …” (source page)
• The Fish Society — “The Fish Society supports our work by promoting us and providing regular donations.” (source page)
• The Green Fish Company — “Long-time supporters of ours, Green Fish Company produce hand-cut, hand-packed pole-and-line yellowfin tuna, crafted to preserve exceptional…” (source page)
• The Hana Group – Sushi Gourmet — “Since 2021, the Hana Group released bespoke sushi boxes for limited times each year, and have run in marathons to support our work.” (source page)
• Henry Colbeck — “A family business supplying the fish and chip industry for over a century, Henry Colbeck support our work through year-round partnership pro…” (source page)
• Fishers Gin — “Inspired by Aldeburgh’s coastline, Fishers Gin distils botanicals that reflect its unique character and has been a valued, long-standing sup…” (source page)
• The Blue Sea Food Company — “UK’s leading provider of sustainably sourced crab, Blue Sea Food Company supplies a wide range of high-quality products while supporting our…” (source page)
• Bidfresh — “Bidfresh supplies chefs with quality fresh produce, fish, meat, and dairy across the UK, and is a valued partner supporting our work with fi…” (source page)
• Denholm Group — “Operating across shipping, logistics, seafoods, and industrial services, the Denholm Group is a valued partner, supporting our work for some…” (source page)
• The Fishmongers’ Company — “One of the City of London’s Great Twelve Livery Companies, the Fishmongers’ Company has been one of our longtime and leading partners.” (source page)
• Dorset Seafood Festival — “A long-standing fundraising partner, the Dorset Seafood Festival raises funds and awareness for our work while celebrating seafood.” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• MARDLIN, Stephen Andrew — director, appointed 15/06/2026not on trustee list
• PAYNE, John Anthony — director, appointed 15/06/2026on trustee list
• BLAZEBY, Nigel James — director, appointed 15/06/2026on trustee list
• NORMAN, Kerry — director, appointed 15/06/2026on trustee list
• MACDONALD, Elspeth Mary — director, appointed 01/10/2023on trustee list
• THOMAS, Deanne Marie — director, appointed 18/04/2023on trustee list
• GREET, Mark Ian Adrian — director, appointed 18/04/2023on trustee list
• MOYLES, Alicia Anne — director, appointed 18/04/2023on trustee list
• STUBBINGS, Mark John — director, appointed 18/04/2023on trustee list
• DURKIN, Derath May, Reverend — director, appointed 29/04/2020not on trustee list
• JAMES, Trevor Ernest — director, appointed 12/04/2016on trustee list
• EVANS, Marc David, Captain — secretary, appointed 31/03/2022

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold); recorded price paid £476k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~22.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 32.2% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.3%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (01/10/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (16/10/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (06/09/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alicia Anne Moyles
• Deanne Marie Thomas
• Elspeth Mary Macdonald
• John Anthony Payne
• Kerry Norman
• Mark Ian Adrian Greet · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mark John Stubbings
• Nigel James Blazeby
• Rev Derath May Durkin LLB · trustee of 1 other charity
• Stephen Andrew Mardlin MBE
• Trevor Ernest JAMES · trustee of 9 other charities

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

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

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MISSION TO SEAFARERS.

• THE MISSION TO SEAFARERS income £6.8m
• THE SHIPWRECKED FISHERMEN AND MARINERS' ROYAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY income £1.6m
• THE MERSEY MISSION TO SEAFARERS income £166k
• FISHING INTO THE FUTURE income £270k
• MEDWAY MISSION TO MARINERS income £28k
• FISHERS OF MEN OUTREACH income £148k

Side by side with its peers

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