BITE-BACK SHARK & MARINE CONSERVATION

Charity number: 1137772
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Bite-Back Shark & Marine Conservation is the charity dedicated to making Britain's restaurants and retailers shark-free. It successfully campaigns to end the sale of shark fin soup and other shark-derived products along with marine life at threat from over-fishing. It also operates campaigns to end the personal importation of shark fins and encourage the accurate reporting of sharks in the media.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £36,640
Total expenditure: £63,269

People

3 Trustee(s)

9 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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:
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 September 2010: Standard registration
  • 12 November 2024: Funds received from 1139049 THE DIVING CHAMBER TREATMENT TRUST
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BITE-BACK (Working name)
Company number:
07294489 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Tim Ecott Trustee 19 May 2017
None on record
NEIL STEPHEN Trustee 05 March 2015
None on record
TIM BARKEY Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £58.64k £42.53k £43.22k £46.35k £36.64k
Total expenditure £41.60k £38.29k £40.57k £40.02k £63.27k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 30 June 2024 30 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 30 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 26 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 26 March 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 22 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 22 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 25 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 25 March 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 07 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 07 April 2021 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 24 JUNE 2010

Charitable objects

(1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF THREATENED MARINE SPECIES AND OF THE WIDER MARINE ENVIRONMENT. (2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THREATENED MARINE SPECIES AND OF THE WIDER MARINE ENVIRONMENT.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
40 PIPER ROAD
KINGSTON UPON THAMES
KT1 3EX
Phone:
02082413283
Email:
info@bite-back.com
Website:

www.bite-back.com Open in new window