THE FISHERIES SOCIETY OF THE BRITISH ISLES

Registered charity 256475 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FSBI

The objectives of the FSBI shall be to encourage, promote and support all branches of fish biology and fisheries science and conservation.

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Latest income

£607k

Latest spending

£512k

Registered

1968

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £3,644,604, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of maintaining three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase of £342,801 for the year, driven by strong investment gains, and the auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £3.6m)

“It is the policy of the society that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: FSBI Administration Limited

“Day-to-day administration of the Society is supported by an Administrative Assistant (0.5 FTE) who reports to the President, and a Finance Officer (0.2 FTE) who coordinates invoicing and payments, who reports to the Honorary Treasurer; both are employed through FSBI Administration Limited (Company Number 11894574).” — page 8

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Cottons Accountants LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Trading subsidiary: FSBI ADMINISTRATION LIMITED Companies House 11894574

FSBI ADMINISTRATION LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

No specific intra-group transactions or balances are disclosed in the provided text.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£607k

Total spending

£512k

Cost of raising funds

£39k

Reserves (reported)

£3.6m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~85.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (85% 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: 6.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr David John McKenziechair
Dr Anna Michelle Sturrock
Dr Ben Parker
Dr Claudia Junge
Dr David Murray
Dr Faye Helen Moyes
Dr Helen Currie
Dr Jessica Rodger
Dr Martha Patricia Rincon Diaz
Dr Molly Kressler
Dr Naiara Rodriguez-Ezpeleta
Dr Nicholas Leslie Payne
Dr Rohitashva Shukla
Dr Serhan Tarkan
Dr Sian Griffiths
Dr Susanne Tanner
Professor Bernd Haenfling
Professor Holly Shiels · trustee of 1 other charity
Professor John Robert Britton
Professor Stefano Mariani

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

Operates in: Australia · Austria · Belgium · Canada · Chile · Czech Republic · Denmark · Finland · France · Germany · Greece · Iceland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£607k	£512k
31/12/2023	£612k	£593k
31/12/2022	£569k	£507k
31/12/2021	£522k	£525k
31/12/2020	£600k	£365k

Common questions

Is THE FISHERIES SOCIETY OF THE BRITISH ISLES financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £3,644,604, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of maintaining three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase of £342,801 for the year, driven by strong investment gains, and the auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Cottons Accountants LLP.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£5k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST	1	£25k
The Seafarers' Charity (King George's Fund for Sailors)	1	£23k
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION	1	£8k
M J CAMP CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FISHING INTO THE FUTURE.

FISHING INTO THE FUTURE income £162k
BRITISH LICHEN SOCIETY income £144k
FRESHWATER BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION income £1.0m
BRITISH MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY income £322k
BRITISH SOCIETY OF SOIL SCIENCE income £712k
Fischer Family Foundation income £168k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE FISHERIES SOCIETY OF THE BRITISH ISLES	£607k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FISHING INTO THE FUTURE FY2024	£162k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BRITISH LICHEN SOCIETY FY2025	£144k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
FRESHWATER BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION FY2025	£1.0m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY FY2024	£322k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH SOCIETY OF SOIL SCIENCE FY2024	£712k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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