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THE FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S FISHERIES CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 284888 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC042845 (OSCR)

Latest income
£2.0m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust held total unrestricted funds of £1,558k at the end of the period, with available free reserves (net current assets) of £307k. The Trustees anticipate a donation of £1.5m from the Fishmongers’ Company’s Charitable Trust in early 2026 to cover expenditure plans and future grant commitments, thereby avoiding the need to sell investments to meet cashflow needs.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £100,001 - £110,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £76k)
“There was one employee for whom the Trust’s share of employee benefits excluding NI and pension contributions was between £100k and £1100k (2024: One between £80k and £90k)” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“There was one employee for whom the Trust’s share of employee benefits excluding NI and pension contributions was between £100k and £1100k (2024: One between £80k and £90k)” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of total costs (held: £307k)
“The Trustees’ policy is to maintain a balance on the Trust’s unrestricted reserves, net of investments sufficient to meet at least three months of total costs.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£2.0m
Total spending
£1.7m
Cost of raising funds
£28k
Reserves (reported)
£307k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£2.0m£1.7m
31/12/2024£1.1m£1.7m
31/12/2023£1.6m£1.6m
31/12/2022£2.9m£1.5m
31/12/2021£1.1m£1.3m

Common questions

Is THE FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S FISHERIES CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the Trust held total unrestricted funds of £1,558k at the end of the period, with available free reserves (net current assets) of £307k. The Trustees anticipate a donation of £1.5m from the Fishmongers’ Company’s Charitable Trust in early 2026 to cover expenditure plans and future grant commitments, thereby avoiding the need to sell investments to meet cashflow needs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S FISHERIES CHARITABLE TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £100,001 - £110,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

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