# SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES AND COMMUNITIES TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1189504
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** May 15, 2020
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1189504


## Contact

- **Address:** WINCKWORTH SHERWOOD LLP, 2 CHAWLEY PARK, CUMNOR HILL, OXFORD
- **Postcode:** OX2 9GG
- **Phone:** 01865 297200
- **Email:** rwu@wslaw.co.uk
- **Website:** sfact.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 3.1 TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: 3.1.1 THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE COASTAL AND MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES; 3.1.2 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES (PARTICULARLY COASTAL COMMUNITIES); 3.1.3 THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION; AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY CONSERVING MARINE FISH POPULATIONS AND THE ENVIRONMENT ON WHICH THEY DEPEND AND BY PROMOTING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF FISHERIES, AND ENSURING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF GLOBAL FISH STOCKS AND THE HEALTH OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS GENERALLY.3.2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT RELATING TO THE COASTAL AND MARINE ENVIRONMENT. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS “DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.

**Activities:** Provide financial support to deprived fishing communities and not-for-profit groups;Develop and share strategies by working with governments, think-tanks, and other third sector organisations;Educate the public to more environmentally friendly and sustainable fisheries practices; and Share and disseminate best practices backed by scientific research and expert-knowledge.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Other Finance
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Indonesia
- Kenya
- Madagascar
- Maldives
- South Africa



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £951897 | £930487 | £43392 | 0 |
| March 31, 2024 | £926881 | £909112 | £21982 | 5 |
| March 31, 2023 | £756171 | £769232 | £4213 | 5 |
| March 31, 2022 | £446727 | £438837 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £133920 | £124536 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **JOHN RICHARD BURTON** (Chair) — appointed May 15, 2020
- Editrudith Lukanga — appointed Nov. 9, 2023
- Iris Ziegler — appointed March 10, 2026
- Momo Kochen — appointed Sept. 8, 2021
- Santa Mervien Alexandra — appointed April 9, 2025