Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 3

Good reserves management: +3
Deficit latest year: -2

2 Trustees: -2

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 1

FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST

A grant-giving trust which supports charitable organisations, predominantly operating in and around the City of London. The Trust continues to offer support to a number of longstanding beneficiaries in the advancement of education and the prevention and relief of hardship. Other multi-year grants awarded are in the fields of food & nutrition, mental health and education in prisons.

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 2 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/12/23		£1,374	£2,409	£-1,035	£0	£35,333	£1,196	6	2
31/12/22		£1,622	£3,360	£-1,738	£0	£34,157	£968	3.5	1
31/12/21		£1,341	£2,271	£-930	£0	£40,560	£890	4.7	1
31/12/20		£1,585	£1,936	£-351	£0	£36,208	£602	3.7	1
31/12/19		£1,393	£1,420	£-27	£0	£36,934	£462	3.9	1
31/12/18		£933	£909	£23	£0	£31,380	£581	7.7	0
31/12/17		£712	£634	£78	£0	£33,049	£575	10.9	1
31/12/16		£798	£673	£125	£0	£30,564	£522	9.3	1
31/12/15		£653	£8,849	£-8,195	£24	£26,589	£424	0.6	1
31/12/14		£751	£680	£71	£11	£25,517	£444	7.8	0
31/12/13		£2,068	£646	£1,421	£19	£23,710	£21,496	399.1	0
31/12/12		£1,517	£660	£857	£19	£19,246	£226	4.1	0
31/12/11		£933	£1,106	£-174	£14	£17,194	£119	1.3	1
31/12/10		£1,626	£944	£682	£5	£18,302	£176	2.2	1
31/12/09	*	£1,208	£1,154	£54	£2	£15,907	£15,873	165.1	1
31/12/08		£875	£764	£111	£4	£12,120	£-169	-2.7	0
31/12/07		£1,558	£987	£571	£4	£10,736	£10,202	124	2
31/12/06	*	£1,150	£1,147	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/05	*	£972	£995	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/04		£861	£1,146	£-285	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 3%
Reserves/Spending: 6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 22.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 52 years

www.fishmongers.org.uk

charity@fishmongers.org.uk

02076263531

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Seafarers UK - Grant to Fishmongers' Company's Fisheries Charitable Trust
£18,000	11/03/2021	Grant funding for a part time Project Manager post to support the development, collaboration and evidence gathering needed to inform a Fairness in Fishing Campaign which aims to reduce labour ....more Grant funding for a part time Project Manager post to support the development, collaboration and evidence gathering needed to inform a Fairness in Fishing Campaign which aims to reduce labour exploitation in UK fisheries and make it more attractive to new recruits
Seafarers UK - Grant to Fishmongers' Company's Charitable Trust
£250,000	02/04/2020	Grant funding for Covid-19 Rapid Response Grant Programme which is a match funding project, led by Fishmongers' Copmany's Charitable Trust which aims to alleviate and respond to some of the current, ....more Grant funding for Covid-19 Rapid Response Grant Programme which is a match funding project, led by Fishmongers' Copmany's Charitable Trust which aims to alleviate and respond to some of the current, immediate challenges faced by the seafood sector across the UK.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Fishmongers' Company's Charitable Trust
£250,000	02/04/2020	Grant funding for Covid-19 Rapid Response Grant Programme which is a match funding project, led by Fishmongers' Copmany's Charitable Trust which aims to alleviate and respond to some of the current, ....more Grant funding for Covid-19 Rapid Response Grant Programme which is a match funding project, led by Fishmongers' Copmany's Charitable Trust which aims to alleviate and respond to some of the current, immediate challenges faced by the seafood sector across the UK.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)

MICHAEL NICHOLSON Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: THE FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S FISHERIES CHARITABLE TRUST,

THE FISHMONGERS' COMPANY, Other trusteeship: THE FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S FISHERIES CHARITABLE TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/04/1972, number: 263690

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

28/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from ROBERT HARDING (FISHMONGERS' CO )
28/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from HENRY GARDENER (FISHMONGERS' CO)
28/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from HENRY JORDEYN (FISHMONGERS' COMPANY)
28/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from SIR THOMAS TREVOR (FISHMONGERS' CO )
28/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from JAMES MARTYNE (FISHMONGERS CO )
28/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from NICHOLAS PENDLEBURY (FISHMONGERS' CO )
28/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from HENRY DODD (FISHMONGERS' CO )
28/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from JOHN LARKIN
28/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from PAUL CLEATER
28/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from THOMAS PALLEY
28/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from THE COLYER'S GIFT FUND (FISHMONGERS CO )
28/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from ANNE BROMSGROVE
28/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from FRANCIS COLING
28/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from JOHN HALSEY
28/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from WILLIAM BARLOW
28/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from EDWARD ALLEN
28/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from JOHAN (OR JOANNA) HECKER (OR HACKER)
28/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from CECILIE LONG
28/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from JAMES BACON
28/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from SIR THOMAS HUNT
28/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from SIR JOHN LEMAN
28/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from ARTHUR MOWSE
28/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from RICHARD POYNTELL
28/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from THE JOHN SAMUEL TRUST FUND (FISHMONGERS' CO )
28/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from JOHN FLETCHER
28/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from SIR JOHN GAYER
28/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from JOHN HARPER
28/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from WILLIAM HIPPISLEY
28/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from JAMES HULBERT
15/05/2014 - Asset transfer in from THOMAS TRUMBALL (FISHMONGERS' CO )
11/08/2014 - Asset transfer in from COMPOSITION MONEY FISHMONGERS' CO

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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
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

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR09: 1 days late, AR06: 12 days late, AR05: 119 days late,

Main office

FISHMONGERS CO
FISHMONGERS HALL
LONDON BRIDGE
LONDON
EC4R 9EL

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEE SHALL IN ITS ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE SCHEDULE OF DECLARATION OF TRUST).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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