FATHOMS FREE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 2 December 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 2 December 2023 – 1 December 2024
Latest income: £8,689
Latest expenditure: £17,082
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 16 Lower Clicker Road, Menheniot, LISKEARD, Cornwall, PL14 3PJ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.fathomsfree.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 2 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 1 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 19 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 19 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £8,689
Total Gross Expenditure: £17,082

Fin Period Start Date: 2 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 1 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 6 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 6 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £16,717
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,472

Fin Period Start Date: 2 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 1 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 19 September 2023
Date Accounts Received: 19 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £15,960
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,747

Fin Period Start Date: 2 December 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 1 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £23,300
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,267

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 2 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 1 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 19 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £8,689
Total Gross Expenditure: £17,082
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 2 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 1 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 6 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £16,717
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,472
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 18

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 2 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 1 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £15,960
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,747
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 2 December 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 1 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £23,300
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,267
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 16

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 111
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Animals

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FATHOMS FREE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-12-02T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 02 Dec 2020
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, TO PRESERVE AND IMPROVE THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT AROUND THE COAST OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND TO CONSERVE, RELIEVE THE SUFFERING 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, LOST AND DISCARDING FISHING GEAR (TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO NETS OF ALL TYPES, POTS, CREELS AND ANGLING GEAR) Û KNOWN AS GHOST FISHING GEAR, RELEASING AND WHERE POSSIBLE RETURNING ENTRAPPED MARINE WILDLIFE TO ITS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.2. LOCATING, DOCUMENTING, RETRIEVING AND RESPONSIBLY DISPOSING OF UNDERWATER, FLOATING AND COASTAL MARINE LITTER, FOCUSING ON BUT NOT LIMITED TO MARINE PLASTICS3. SUPPORTING THE LOCAL RESIDENT POPULATION, THE SIGNIFICANT COASTAL TOURISM INDUSTRY AND THE RESIDENT FISHING COMMUNITIES BY MINIMISING THE LITTER AND GHOST GEAR HAZARDS TO MAKE THE BEACHES AND COSTAL SEAS A SAFER PLACE TO ENJOY AND MINIMISING UNNECESSARY DAMAGE TO LOCAL FISH STOCKS KILLED BY GHOST GEAR4. COLLECTING AND DISTRIBUTING DATA ON THE DISTRIBUTION, NATURE AND QUANTITY OF MARINE LITTER AND GHOST FISHING GEAR AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS5. SPREADING AWARENESS OF THE PRESENCE OF UNDERWATER MARINE LITTER AND GHOST FISHING GEAR, ALONG WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS IT CAUSES6. EDUCATING WATER USERS AND THE PUBLIC SO AS TO REDUCE THE INPUT OF DEBRIS TO THE SEA

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures