Fishmongers' Company's Charitable Trust

Analysis

Fishmongers' Company's Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Fishmongers' Company's Charitable Trust reported income of £1.3m and spending of £3.7m, spending 277% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £1.3m to £1.3m (-0.4%), an average of -0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 211% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Fishmongers' Company's Charitable Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birmingham Sport and Physical Activity Trust (£1.3m), Black Heart Foundation (UK) Limited (£1.3m) and National Confidential Enquiry Into Patient Outcome and Death (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 78% and donations and legacies 22%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 4.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.4m. Reserves of £2.4m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.

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.