2021-12-01-accounts - Fathoms Free

This text was generated using OCR and may contain errors. Check the original PDF to see the document submitted to the regulator.

Trustees' Annual Report for the period From Period start date T Period end date 02 12 2020 o 01 12 2021 Section A Reference and administration details Charity name FATHOMS FREE Other names charity is known by N/A Registered charity number (if any) 1196183 Charity's principal address 16 LOWER CLICKER ROAD, MENHENIOT LISKEARD Postcode PL14 3PJ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Name of person (or body) Dates acted if not for Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee whole year (if any) 1 John Kent Chair of Trustees 2 Julian Collison Treasurer 3 Luke Bullus Diving Officer 4 Eleanor Speirs Secretary 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

1 March 2012

TAR

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

CIO How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed on initial creation of charity - any changes by Trustee selection methods election (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

Written Risk assessments in place for diving activities You may choose to include and boat usage with site and conditions specific risk additional information, assessments completed at each event and dive details where relevant, about: recorded by dive manager for each dive ●[policies and procedures ] All personnel suitably trained and qualified for the adopted for the induction activities they are engaged in. and training of trustees;

●[the charity’s ] organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

[relationship with any ]
related parties;
[trustees’ consideration of ]
major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

2 March 2012

TAR

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public beneft in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public beneft)	To preserve and improve the marine environment around the coast of the United Kingdom & to to conserve, relieve the sufering 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, Discarded and Lost Fishing Gear (also known as Ghost Gear), releasing and where possible returning entrapped marine wildlife to its natural habitat. 2. Locating, documenting, retrieving and responsibly disposing of underwater, foating and coastal marine litter, focussing on but not limited to Marine Plastics 3. Supporting the local resident population, the signifcant coastal tourism industry and the resident fshing communities by minimising the litter and ghost gear hazards to make the beaches and coastal seas a safer place to enjoy and minimising unnecessary damage to local fsh stocks killed by ghost gear. 4. Collecting and distributing data on the distribution, nature and quantity of marine litter and ghost fshing gear and its environmental impacts 5. Spreading awareness of the presence of underwater marine litter and ghost fshing gear along with the environmental threats it poses 6. Educating water users and the public so as to reduce the input of debris to the sea
	*Our activities for the reporting period can be* *summarised into three categories.* 1. *Retrieval - Retrieving matter from the sea which* *shouldn’t be there, this is our raison d’etre. This was* *most often done by diving but there was a signifcant* *quantity of recovery from beaches.* 2. *Awareness - We took multiple opportunities to* *inform the public of the very serious matter of ghost* *nets and marine litter. This was done by talks, meeting* *the public at awareness events, social media and* *mainstream media eg. TV news. If we can educate people* *to prevent marine pollution then it makes our retrieval* *job less arduous. A little known fact is that 75% of* *marine litter starts on land as street litter, reaching the* *sea via drains and rivers. The single biggest achievement* *was appearing on ‘Cornwall with SImon Reeve’ which* *was on national TV and had a lengthy feature on* *Fathoms Free recovering a large monoflament net from* *a Falmouth Reef named the Outer Bizzies.* 3. *Maintenance, training and fund raising - These* *activities are the enabler for the 2 above. The divers* *become maintenance personnel or teachers/students for* *these activities. The maintenance work covered work on;* *a boat, a boat trailer, a truck, navigation equipment and* *dive gear. One of our number has attended a specialist* *dive course and she will then train the rest of the team* *with her new skills. Our fund-raising is dependent upon* *our exposure in various media forms, without funds no* *recoveries would take place. We have a website and an*

Summary of the objects
of the charity set out in
its governing document
Summary of the main
activities undertaken for
the public beneft in
relation to these objects
(include within this
section the statutory
declaration that trustees
have had regard to the
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
public beneft)

To preserve and improve the marine environment around
the coast of the United Kingdom & to to conserve, relieve
the sufering 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, Discarded and Lost Fishing Gear
(also known as Ghost Gear), releasing and where
possible returning entrapped marine wildlife to its
natural habitat.
2. Locating, documenting, retrieving and responsibly
disposing of underwater, foating and coastal marine
litter, focussing on but not limited to Marine Plastics
3. Supporting the local resident population, the
signifcant coastal tourism industry and the resident
fshing communities by minimising the litter and ghost
gear hazards to make the beaches and coastal seas a
safer place to enjoy and minimising unnecessary damage
to local fsh stocks killed by ghost gear.
4. Collecting and distributing data on the distribution,
nature and quantity of marine litter and ghost fshing
gear and its environmental impacts
5. Spreading awareness of the presence of underwater
marine litter and ghost fshing gear along with the
environmental threats it poses
6. Educating water users and the public so as to reduce
the input of debris to the sea

Our activities for the reporting period can be
summarised into three categories.
1.
Retrieval - Retrieving matter from the sea which
shouldn’t be there, this is our raison d’etre. This was
most often done by diving but there was a signifcant
quantity of recovery from beaches.
2.
Awareness - We took multiple opportunities to
inform the public of the very serious matter of ghost
nets and marine litter. This was done by talks, meeting
the public at awareness events, social media and
mainstream media eg. TV news. If we can educate people
to prevent marine pollution then it makes our retrieval
job less arduous. A little known fact is that 75% of
marine litter starts on land as street litter, reaching the
sea via drains and rivers. The single biggest achievement
was appearing on ‘Cornwall with SImon Reeve’ which
was on national TV and had a lengthy feature on
Fathoms Free recovering a large monoflament net from
a Falmouth Reef named the Outer Bizzies.
3.
Maintenance, training and fund raising - These
activities are the enabler for the 2 above. The divers
become maintenance personnel or teachers/students for
these activities. The maintenance work covered work on;
a boat, a boat trailer, a truck, navigation equipment and
dive gear. One of our number has attended a specialist
dive course and she will then train the rest of the team
with her new skills. Our fund-raising is dependent upon
our exposure in various media forms, without funds no
recoveries would take place. We have a website and an

3 March 2012

TAR

integral shop. Many of the goods in the shop are made by our volunteers from recovered ghost nets and ropes.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

All persons engaged with Fathoms Free are volunteers ,including the trustees. The charity has no paid staff. Wherever possible and within the skillsets available, maintenance of the pickup truck, trailer and boat along with servicing of equipment is carried out by volunteers.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

● policy on grantmaking;

● policy programme related investment;

● contribution made by volunteers.

4 March 2012

TAR

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Last year the Fathoms Free team recovered 1905 kg of marine debris from the seas around Devon and Cornwall. This activity took 4896 man hours, in direct effort. This recovery was accomplished during 9 dives and 2 beach recoveries.

During the same year 6 awareness events were undertaken, this comprised 2 TV news items, 2 awareness events, one self made video and an announcement about a coalition with similar organisations in the UK. Fathoms Free are a founding member of the UK Ghost Gear Coalition which incorporates several of the main charities operating is this arena and allows us to pool our collective knowledge, experience and where applicable, resources to maximise our effectiveness.

The boat trailer was comprehensively serviced with a weekend working party to replace wheels, bearings and brakes. The boat had a new custom made stainless steel fuel tank fabricated and installed plus the onboard electronics were upgraded during several other weekend working parties.

A new storage location for the boat, pickup truck and events trailer was secured which has hardstandings rather than grass which is far less harsh on the equipment, more convenient for volunteer access and far more secure. Although this is at higher cost than the previous storage location, all trustees have agreed that the positives of the new site fully justify the increased cost.

Our funding has been secured for the forthcoming year by donations from both personal and corporate donors and the sale of goods in our online shop. As we approach Christmas 2021 we have created a crowdfunding campaign which,if its hits target will be match funded by the Cornwall Council Grow Nature Fund.

5 March 2012

TAR

Section E Financial review

T he charity does not currently have a policy on reserves Brief statement of the since it was created from very humble beginnings. The charity’s policy on trustees realise that the charity is growing and whilst at reserves the moment it is in a comfortable financial position, the trustees will during the next financial year develop a reserves policy in order to prepare for unexpected and schedules repairs or replacement to key assets, namely the boats (Casper & Shadow) and pickup truck

Details of any funds There are no funds in deficit materially in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information) The charity, in common with others operating in the You may choose to include same conservation arena, does not receive any additional information, government funding and relies on the generous donation where relevant about: of members of the public and corporate donors. ● the charity’s principal sources of funds (including The charity does not currently have an investment policy any fundraising); - monies raised are used to fund ghost gear recoveries ● how expenditure has including charter boat hire where necessary, fuel and maintenance of charity assets and maintaining a balance supported the key available for repairs as and when necessary. objectives of the charity; ● investment policy and The funds of the charity are fairly modest, having raised objectives including any £23300 in this financial year (2nd December 2020 to 1st ethical investment policy December 2021). adopted. Of these £11875 were raised by personal donations, £10186 by corporate donation (including a large donation from the Rotary Club following an event hosted byTV presenter Simon Reeve and another from a local large engineering company which selected us as their charity of the year), £790 from Gift Aid on donations and £449 from the online shop.

Expenditure for the year was £8267 with the largest expense being £2054 on boat, trailer and truck maintenance, closely followed by £1800 on the charter of hardboats for some larger recoveries and £1718 on the necessary insurances for charity & volunteer public liability, Boat Insurance and vehicle insurance.

All expenditure has been directly connected to the ongoing objects of the charity, particularly the ghost gear recovery. A more detailed breakdown is available in the accounts document provided

Section F Other optional information

6 March 2012

TAR

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Julian Collison Full name(s) John Kent Position (eg Secretary, Chair Treasurer Chair, etc) Date 18/04/22

7 March 2012

TAR

Charity Name No (if any) Fathoms Free 1192613

Receipts and payments accounts

For the period Period start date Period end date To from 02/12/2020 01/12/2021

Section A Receipts and payments

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds funds funds funds to the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ £

----- Start of picture text -----
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Personal Donations 11,875 - - 11,875
Company ./ Sponsor Donations 10,186 - - 10,186
Sales of items in web shop 449 - - 449
HMRC Gift Aid Payments 790 - - 790
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
23,300 - - 23,300
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
NONE - - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - -
Total receipts 23,300 - - 23,300
A3 Payments
Boat, Truck & Trailer Storage 820 - - 820
Hardboat charter 1,800 - - 1,800
Insurance & Vehicle Tax 1,718 - - 1,718
Truck & Boat repair & upgrades 2,054 - - 2,054
----- End of picture text -----

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

10/31/2022

----- Start of picture text -----
Fuel 487 - - 487
Gear recovery equipment 847 - - 847
Charity admin (website etc) 541 - - 541
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total 8,267 - - 8,267
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
NONE - - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - -
Total payments 8,267 - - 8,267
Net of receipts/(payments) 15,033 - - 15,033
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 4,686 - - 4,686
Cash funds this year end 19,719 - - 19,719
----- End of picture text -----

Section B Statement	of assets and liabilities	at the end of the period	at the end of the period
		Unrestricted	Restricted
Categories	Details	funds	funds
B1 Cash funds	NatWest Bank Account Soldo prepaid debit card balance PayPal Account *Total cash funds*	to nearest £ 19,516 203 - 19,719	to nearest £ - - - -
	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	OK	OK
		Unrestricted	Restricted
		funds	funds

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

10/31/2022

B2 Other monetary assets

B3 Investment assets

B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use

----- Start of picture text -----
Details to nearest £ to nearest £
NONE - -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Fund to which
Cost (optional)
Details asset belongs
NONE -
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
Cost (optional)
Details asset belongs
6.5m Humber RHIB with engine,trailer Unrestricted -
&
l t i
Mitsubishi L200 Pickup Truck Unrestricted -
Twin axle van trailer Unrestricted -
Gazebo & display equipment Unrestricted -
Ghost gear recovery equipment Unrestricted -
-
-
-
-
----- End of picture text -----

CCXX R3 accounts (SS)

10/31/2022

B5 Liabilities

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

----- Start of picture text -----
Fund to which Amount due
Details liability relates (optional)
None -
-
-
-
-
Signature Print Name
Julian Collison (Treasurer)
John Kent (Chair)
----- End of picture text -----

CCXX R4 accounts (SS)

10/31/2022

CC16a

Last year

to the nearest £

CCXX R5 accounts (SS)

10/31/2022

Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - OK

Endowment funds

CCXX R6 accounts (SS)

10/31/2022

to nearest £

Current value (optional) - - - - -

Current value (optional) 14,000 7,000 1,000 2,500 2,000 - - - -

CCXX R7 accounts (SS)

10/31/2022

When due (optional)

Date of approval 13/04/2022 14/04/2022

CCXX R8 accounts (SS)

10/31/2022