Fishing Into the Future

Analysis

Fishing Into the Future is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Fishing Into the Future reported income of £270k and spending of £234k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £71k to £270k (+282%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 152%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Fishing Into the Future sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include William Walton and LA Mortella Trust (£270k), Ascension Eagles Cheerleaders (£270k) and South Kerrier Heritage Trust (£269k).