WILD FISH CONSERVATION

Charity number: 1123285
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote conservation, protection and sustainable exploitation of salmon, trout and other fish stocks of UK origin, and the conservation and improvement of the aquatic environment and ecosystems necessary for them to thrive. To advance public education relating to the above. To promote and conduct research related to the above.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income:
£923,076

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Donations and legacies £757.14k
Charitable activities £101.63k
Other trading activities £0
Investments £11.75k
Other £52.55k

Total expenditure:
£1,060,813

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Raising funds £143.87k
Charitable activities £916.95k
Other £0

£1,165 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £143.87k
Charitable expenditure £916.95k

People

11 Employee(s)

13 Trustee(s)

210 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1
£70k to £80k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 March 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • WildFish (Working name)
  • SALMON & TROUT ASSOCIATION LIMITED (Previous name)
  • SALMON & TROUT CONSERVATION UK (Previous name)
  • SALMON & TROUT CONSERVATION UK (Previous name)
  • WILD FISH CONSERVATION (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
William David Anthony Hicks KC Chair 11 September 2014
COMMUNITY WHOLECARE CENTRES
Received: On time
Robert John Walton KC Trustee 26 February 2024
None on record
Lucinda Mantle Trustee 10 March 2023
None on record
Allan Digby Flower Trustee 25 November 2022
None on record
Philip Chessum Trustee 25 November 2022
None on record
PROFESSOR IAN GRAHAM COWX Trustee 05 May 2022
EAST YORKSHIRE RIVERS TRUST
Received: 17 days late
Philip Alastair Fairfax Studd Trustee 23 February 2022
None on record
Professor Carl Derek Sayer Trustee 23 February 2022
None on record
Robert James Hollis Trustee 23 February 2022
None on record
Dr Angela Webb Trustee 27 November 2019
None on record
Victor Beamish Trustee 28 November 2017
None on record
Simon Browne Trustee 28 November 2017
None on record
Neil Cooper Trustee 29 November 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £679.98k £729.25k £879.75k £827.44k £923.08k
Total expenditure £665.22k £582.47k £778.90k £903.04k £1.06m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £10.00k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £534.12k £614.78k £729.11k £678.29k £757.14k
Income - Other trading activities £123.22k £92.08k £102.18k £98.54k £0
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £101.63k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £8.89k £6.03k £6.93k £7.50k £11.75k
Income - Other £13.75k £16.36k £41.54k £43.11k £52.55k
Income - Legacies £8.95k £80.00k £93.51k £59 £56.96k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £578.57k £514.89k £680.99k £743.56k £916.95k
Expenditure - Raising funds £86.66k £67.58k £97.92k £159.47k £143.87k
Expenditure - Governance £30.49k £32.66k £27.83k £31.54k £50.18k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets £9.72k £3.96k £7.58k £7.50k £3.81k
Long-term investments £354.26k £376.95k £402.43k £369.16k £321.77k
Other assets £285.85k £437.21k £454.03k £366.22k £277.30k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £118.76k £126.43k £46.49k £51.15k £47.72k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 25 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 25 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 18 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 18 September 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 27 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 27 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 09 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 09 August 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 14 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 14 July 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20/02/2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/03/2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15/04/2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/10/2012 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 04/08/2015 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23 SEP 2020 as amended on 05 Jul 2022

Charitable objects

1 TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABLE EXPLOITATION OF SALMON, TROUT AND OTHER FISH STOCKS OF UNITED KINGDOM ORIGIN, AND THE CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT AND ECOSYSTEMS NECESSARY FOR THEM TO THRIVE. 2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION RELATING TO THE CONSERVATION OF THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT AND THE INTERACTION BETWEEN HUMAN BEINGS, THE ENVIRONMENT AND FISH, WHETHER THROUGH ANGLING OR OTHERWISE; 3 TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TRAINING IN WATER SAFETY, KNOWLEDGE OF THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT AND IDENTIFICATION OF AND RESPECT FOR ITS DEPENDENT SPECIES, INCLUDING FISH, WHETHER THROUGH ANGLING OR OTHERWISE; 4 TO PROMOTE RESEARCH AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF IN RESPECT OF THE FACTORS AFFECTING THE NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL REGENERATION OF SALMON, TROUT AND OTHER FISHERIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM INCLUDING THE GENERAL ECOLOGY OF RIVER CATCHMENTS AND THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND THE EFFECT OF COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICE ON AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

UNITED KINGDOM

Contact information

Address:
Kingsgate House
North Wing
Ground Floor
Newbury Road
ANDOVER
Hampshir
Phone:
07496 358 016
Email:
info@wildfish.org
Website:

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