FATHOMS FREE

Charity number: 1192613
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Organise volunteers to survey, identify and remove lost and abandoned fishing nets, angling gear and marine debris presenting a hazard to marine life. Use our own Rigid Inflatable Boat and also charter commercial dive charter boats where necessary. Organise volunteers and the use of our resources for cleaning beaches and increasing public awareness of the marine litter and ghost gear problem

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 01 December 2024

Total income: £8,689
Total expenditure: £17,082

People

4 Trustee(s)

15 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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 Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 December 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
John Kent Chair 02 December 2020
None on record
Luke Bullus Trustee 20 September 2021
None on record
Eleanor Speirs Trustee 20 September 2021
None on record
Julian Collison Trustee 02 December 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 01/12/2021 01/12/2022 01/12/2023 01/12/2024
Total gross income £23.30k £15.96k £16.72k £8.69k
Total expenditure £8.27k £15.75k £19.47k £17.08k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 01 December 2024 19 August 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 01 December 2024 19 August 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 December 2023 06 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 01 December 2023 06 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 December 2022 19 September 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 01 December 2022 19 September 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 December 2021 31 October 2022 30 days late
Accounts and TAR 01 December 2021 31 October 2022 30 days late 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 02 Dec 2020

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, TO PRESERVE AND IMPROVE THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT AROUND THE COAST OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND TO CONSERVE, RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF AND PROMOTE THE BIO-DIVERSITY OF MARINE WILDLIFE WITH THE USE OF VOLUNTEER DIVERS AND SURFACE SUPPORTERS BY, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: 1. LOCATING, DOCUMENTING, RETRIEVING AND RESPONSIBLY DISPOSING OF ABANDONED, LOST AND DISCARDING FISHING GEAR (TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO NETS OF ALL TYPES, POTS, CREELS AND ANGLING GEAR) Û KNOWN AS GHOST FISHING GEAR, RELEASING AND WHERE POSSIBLE RETURNING ENTRAPPED MARINE WILDLIFE TO ITS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. 2. LOCATING, DOCUMENTING, RETRIEVING AND RESPONSIBLY DISPOSING OF UNDERWATER, FLOATING AND COASTAL MARINE LITTER, FOCUSING ON BUT NOT LIMITED TO MARINE PLASTICS 3. SUPPORTING THE LOCAL RESIDENT POPULATION, THE SIGNIFICANT COASTAL TOURISM INDUSTRY AND THE RESIDENT FISHING COMMUNITIES BY MINIMISING THE LITTER AND GHOST GEAR HAZARDS TO MAKE THE BEACHES AND COSTAL SEAS A SAFER PLACE TO ENJOY AND MINIMISING UNNECESSARY DAMAGE TO LOCAL FISH STOCKS KILLED BY GHOST GEAR 4. COLLECTING AND DISTRIBUTING DATA ON THE DISTRIBUTION, NATURE AND QUANTITY OF MARINE LITTER AND GHOST FISHING GEAR AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS 5. SPREADING AWARENESS OF THE PRESENCE OF UNDERWATER MARINE LITTER AND GHOST FISHING GEAR, ALONG WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS IT CAUSES 6. EDUCATING WATER USERS AND THE PUBLIC SO AS TO REDUCE THE INPUT OF DEBRIS TO THE SEA

Contact information

Address:
16 Lower Clicker Road
Menheniot
LISKEARD
Cornwall
PL14 3PJ
Phone:
07970861043
Email:
admin@fathomsfree.org
Website:

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