Fathoms Free
Analysis
Fathoms Free is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in December 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. 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, Fathoms Free reported income of £24k and spending of £32k, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £23k to £24k (+2.2%), an average of +0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 174%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.
Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Fathoms Free sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Pointer Rescue Service (£24k), Hector's Gate Animal Sanctuary (£24k) and Tean Valley Meadow Nature Trust (£24k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
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 publicawareness of the marine litter and ghost gear problem
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Pointer Rescue Service | Ferndown | £24k |
| Hector's Gate Animal Sanctuary | Grays | £24k |
| Tean Valley Meadow Nature Trust | St14 5er | £24k |
| Silk Cat Rescue | Macclesfield | £24k |