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The Fishmongers' Company's Fisheries Charitable Trust

Fisheries Grants

One-off grants from the Fishmongers' Company and its Fisheries Charitable Trust for smaller projects that support a better future for the UK's seafood industry, freshwater and marine fish and their habitats. Programme areas are freshwater and marine fisheries management, sustainable aquaculture and the fish trade, with education, research and international links as cross-cutting themes. Applications are taken at any time, but you must first discuss your idea with the Fisheries Team, who send an application form if the project looks eligible. No grant amounts are published.

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You could get
Amount not specified
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Independent charities or not-for-profit organisations
  • Non-charitable organisations may be considered on condition that the grant is spent on charitable projects that comply with the objectives of the Fisheries Charitable Trust and are for the public benefit
  • Grants are not normally made to individuals, for multi-year funding, or to organisations with political associations or interests that could damage the Company's reputation
  • Only one application per organisation is considered in any one year, and an organisation that has had a grant will not normally be considered again for three years; unsuccessful applicants must wait at least a year before reapplying (withdrawn applications do not normally face a time bar)

What it funds

One-off grants for smaller programmes aligned with the Company's vision to support a better future for the UK's seafood industry, freshwater and marine fish and their habitats, in these programme areas:

  • Freshwater fish, fisheries and catchment management
  • Marine fish, fisheries and environmental management
  • The sustainable and innovative development of aquaculture
  • Supporting and developing the fish trade

programmes are aligned with general themes including education and communication initiatives, working with research and academic establishments to support evidence-based approaches, and the development of international links.

What it will not fund

  • Individuals
  • Those applying for multi-annual grants
  • Organisations with political associations or interests which may be viewed as damaging to the Company's reputation
  • Items of capital expenditure, except for community-based projects
  • Organisations rejected in the past year (wait at least one year from notification before reapplying)
  • Organisations that received a grant in the last three years (a further application will not normally be considered for three years from the date of approval)

How to apply

  1. Contact the Fisheries Team through the contact form on the Fishmongers' Company website (https://fishmongers.org.uk/contact/), choosing 'Fisheries Enquiries' as the enquiry type, to discuss your idea before applying
  2. A member of the Fisheries Team makes an initial assessment; if the project is eligible, they send you an application form
  3. Complete and return the application form, keeping it clear and concise; add short supporting documents only if they add value
  4. Applications are acknowledged by email and considered by the relevant Committee; the Fisheries Team may ask for more information
  5. If successful, you are told by letter and paid by cheque or BACS; submit progress/end-of-project reports on the Company's Project Update Form and acknowledge the Company's support in publicity

do not change your project details, proposal or amount requested after submission; this is not usually allowed.

unsuccessful applicants are notified by email within one month of the relevant Committee meeting.

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