Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 12

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +12

Overall GiG Score: 19

THE RIVERS TRUST

To advance the understanding of water management, leading to sustainable environmental improvement, and the understanding of rivers, their flora and fauna, based on integrated catchment management and the ecosystem approach. To promote rivers trusts at a national level; to provide support for emerging, new and established trusts on generic issues affecting rivers trusts.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23		£6,719	£6,856	£-136	£0	£1,048	£942	1.6	57	0
31/12/22		£5,732	£5,790	£-59	£0	£1,184	£1,006	2.1	47	0
31/12/21		£3,805	£3,910	£-105	£0	£1,243	£1,060	3.3	34	0
31/12/20	*	£3,940	£3,241	£699	£0	£1,348	£1,232	4.6	26	10
31/12/19	*	£2,049	£2,049	£0	£0	£649	£549	3.2	21	0
31/12/18		£1,609	£1,649	£-40	£0	£650	£442	3.2	19	0
31/12/17		£2,184	£2,063	£121	£0	£689	£395	2.3	17	0
31/12/16		£1,294	£1,463	£-169	£0	£568	£278	2.3	13	0
31/12/15		£1,157	£1,181	£-24	£30	£737	£280	2.8	9	0
31/12/14		£1,071	£1,076	£-6	£30	£761	£283	3.2	8	0
31/12/13		£1,627	£2,157	£-530	£31	£767	£291	1.6	7	0
31/12/12		£3,175	£3,720	£-545	£32	£1,297	£300	1	7	0
31/12/11		£2,635	£2,606	£30	£38	£1,842	£314	1.4	10	0
31/12/10		£2,713	£1,888	£826	£26	£1,812	£268	1.7	5	0
31/12/09		£1,344	£624	£720	£22	£987	£156	3	5	0
31/12/08		£503	£451	£52	£18	£267	£113	3	5	0
31/12/07		£357	£293	£64	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/06		£337	£336	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05		£249	£182	£67	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 85%
Liabilities/Income: 88%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 90%
Reserves/Spending: 1.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 20 years

www.theriverstrust.org

roland.caley@theriverstrust.org

01579372142

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Land or water management

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Esmee Fairbairn	£1,775,000
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	£1,021,346
Garfield Weston Foundation	£625,000
John Ellerman Foundation	£120,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Aim Foundation - Grant to The Rivers Trust
£1,000	16/04/2024 12	Family Fund Donation
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to THE RIVERS TRUST
£240,000	12/12/2023	Towards core costs to employ a Chalk Streams Programme Manager to drive delivery of the Implementation Plan of the Chalkstream Restoration Strategy
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Rivers Trust
£60,000	20/02/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£450,000	20/02/2023	£450k for match funding required for the OFWAT Breakthrough Challenge Fund Nature Based Solutions - Pioneer Project
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Rivers Trust
£800,000	15/12/2022	Towards unrestricted core costs to scale up delivery through collaborative, multi-sector approaches
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£100,000	01/04/2022 36	Core Costs to Enable Provision of Regional Support to Member Rivers Trusts
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - WEIF704 22/23-Cam and Ely Ouse
£15,000	01/04/2022	The Water Environment Improvement Fund (WEIF) grant is to support the maintenance of partnerships across Englands catchments, primarily to deliver a catchment based approach to water, land and flood management. Partnerships need to consider the ....more The Water Environment Improvement Fund (WEIF) grant is to support the maintenance of partnerships across Englands catchments, primarily to deliver a catchment based approach to water, land and flood management. Partnerships need to consider the targets of the 25 year environment plan, including: clean and plentiful water, thriving plants and wildlife, using resources from nature more sustainably and efficiently, enhancing beauty, heritage and engagement with the natural environment and mitigating and adapting to climate change. This focus will include actions to deliver improvements to the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England & Wales) Regulations 2017 objectives, climate crisis, biodiversity crisis, flood risk, coastal erosion, growing population, plastics and land management delivered through an integrated catchment approach. Managing the water environment (including rivers, lakes, groundwater, estuaries and the sea) can be very complex and requires balancing the priorities and needs of multiple water users, landowners, and organisations with differing roles and responsibilities considering how to maximise natural capital and net gain. Individual grant values range from £3,250 for sub-catchments to £250,000 for the Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) National Support Group (NSG).
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - WEIF5301 22/23-Northumberland Rivers
£15,000	01/04/2022	The Water Environment Improvement Fund (WEIF) grant is to support the maintenance of partnerships across Englands catchments, primarily to deliver a catchment based approach to water, land and flood management. Partnerships need to consider the ....more The Water Environment Improvement Fund (WEIF) grant is to support the maintenance of partnerships across Englands catchments, primarily to deliver a catchment based approach to water, land and flood management. Partnerships need to consider the targets of the 25 year environment plan, including: clean and plentiful water, thriving plants and wildlife, using resources from nature more sustainably and efficiently, enhancing beauty, heritage and engagement with the natural environment and mitigating and adapting to climate change. This focus will include actions to deliver improvements to the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England & Wales) Regulations 2017 objectives, climate crisis, biodiversity crisis, flood risk, coastal erosion, growing population, plastics and land management delivered through an integrated catchment approach. Managing the water environment (including rivers, lakes, groundwater, estuaries and the sea) can be very complex and requires balancing the priorities and needs of multiple water users, landowners, and organisations with differing roles and responsibilities considering how to maximise natural capital and net gain. Individual grant values range from £3,250 for sub-catchments to £250,000 for the Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) National Support Group (NSG).
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - WEIFNSG 22/23-CaBA National Support Group
£250,000	01/04/2022	The Water Environment Improvement Fund (WEIF) grant is to support the maintenance of partnerships across Englands catchments, primarily to deliver a catchment based approach to water, land and flood management. Partnerships need to consider the ....more The Water Environment Improvement Fund (WEIF) grant is to support the maintenance of partnerships across Englands catchments, primarily to deliver a catchment based approach to water, land and flood management. Partnerships need to consider the targets of the 25 year environment plan, including: clean and plentiful water, thriving plants and wildlife, using resources from nature more sustainably and efficiently, enhancing beauty, heritage and engagement with the natural environment and mitigating and adapting to climate change. This focus will include actions to deliver improvements to the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England & Wales) Regulations 2017 objectives, climate crisis, biodiversity crisis, flood risk, coastal erosion, growing population, plastics and land management delivered through an integrated catchment approach. Managing the water environment (including rivers, lakes, groundwater, estuaries and the sea) can be very complex and requires balancing the priorities and needs of multiple water users, landowners, and organisations with differing roles and responsibilities considering how to maximise natural capital and net gain. Individual grant values range from £3,250 for sub-catchments to £250,000 for the Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) National Support Group (NSG).
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - PGW 0906-CF1804-Northumberland Partnerships *Adv 25%*
£12,500	01/04/2022	Partnership Grants for England (PG) is a payment mechanism enabling us to provide capital and revenue grants to third sector organisations for projects which protect and enhance the water environment
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - PGW 0906-CF1988-Northumberland Partnerships *Adv 25%*
£37,500	01/04/2022	Partnership Grants for England (PG) is a payment mechanism enabling us to provide capital and revenue grants to third sector organisations for projects which protect and enhance the water environment
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - NEIRF2032CLAIM1b THE RIVERS TRUST
£1,819	01/04/2022	The funding will be used to develop a broad range of projects that deliver environmental benefits while also demonstrating a wide range of innovative approaches to generating revenues from ecosystem services. In doing so, these projects will ....more The funding will be used to develop a broad range of projects that deliver environmental benefits while also demonstrating a wide range of innovative approaches to generating revenues from ecosystem services. In doing so, these projects will stimulate private sector investment in protecting and enhancing the environment in line with the governments 25 Year Environment Plan.Projects receiving funding focus on tackling climate change and restoring nature through schemes such as woodland and habitat creation, peatland and kelp forest restoration and river catchment management. Helping to provide natural flood risk management, improve water quality and biodiversity.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - NEIRF2032CLAIM2 THE RIVERS TRUST
£21,860	01/04/2022	The funding will be used to develop a broad range of projects that deliver environmental benefits while also demonstrating a wide range of innovative approaches to generating revenues from ecosystem services. In doing so, these projects will ....more The funding will be used to develop a broad range of projects that deliver environmental benefits while also demonstrating a wide range of innovative approaches to generating revenues from ecosystem services. In doing so, these projects will stimulate private sector investment in protecting and enhancing the environment in line with the governments 25 Year Environment Plan.Projects receiving funding focus on tackling climate change and restoring nature through schemes such as woodland and habitat creation, peatland and kelp forest restoration and river catchment management. Helping to provide natural flood risk management, improve water quality and biodiversity.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - NEIRF2044CLAIM1 THE RIVERS TRUST
£39,887	01/04/2022	The funding will be used to develop a broad range of projects that deliver environmental benefits while also demonstrating a wide range of innovative approaches to generating revenues from ecosystem services. In doing so, these projects will ....more The funding will be used to develop a broad range of projects that deliver environmental benefits while also demonstrating a wide range of innovative approaches to generating revenues from ecosystem services. In doing so, these projects will stimulate private sector investment in protecting and enhancing the environment in line with the governments 25 Year Environment Plan.Projects receiving funding focus on tackling climate change and restoring nature through schemes such as woodland and habitat creation, peatland and kelp forest restoration and river catchment management. Helping to provide natural flood risk management, improve water quality and biodiversity.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - NEIRF2032CLAIM3 THE RIVERS TRUST
£32,780	01/04/2022	The funding will be used to develop a broad range of projects that deliver environmental benefits while also demonstrating a wide range of innovative approaches to generating revenues from ecosystem services. In doing so, these projects will ....more The funding will be used to develop a broad range of projects that deliver environmental benefits while also demonstrating a wide range of innovative approaches to generating revenues from ecosystem services. In doing so, these projects will stimulate private sector investment in protecting and enhancing the environment in line with the governments 25 Year Environment Plan.Projects receiving funding focus on tackling climate change and restoring nature through schemes such as woodland and habitat creation, peatland and kelp forest restoration and river catchment management. Helping to provide natural flood risk management, improve water quality and biodiversity.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Nature for Climate Fund Woodlands for Water Support Grant
£100,000	21/09/2021	Riparian land, land within ten metres of a river or watercourse, is the largest underexploited landscape type for woodland creation in the United Kingdom. Due to its positive impact on rivers, wildlife and flood management, riparian tree planting ....more Riparian land, land within ten metres of a river or watercourse, is the largest underexploited landscape type for woodland creation in the United Kingdom. Due to its positive impact on rivers, wildlife and flood management, riparian tree planting offers eighteen times the benefits of conventional planting.
Esmee Fairbairn - Social investment The Rivers Trust
£350,000	31/08/2021 108	An investment enabling rollout of Natural Flood Management interventions in the Wyre catchment.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Rivers Trust
£50,000	17/06/2021	Towards core costs enabling completion of the River Wyre project to secure investments, buyers and sellers to start delivery of nature-based solutions to slow the flow of water and extend the approach to other catchment
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - CABANSG-2122 - National Support Group - Catchment Host Funding
£250,000	01/04/2021	Defras Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) Policy published in June 2013, defined a framework to encourage the adaptation of an integrated catchment based approach to improving the quality of our water environment. Defra has supported civil society ....more Defras Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) Policy published in June 2013, defined a framework to encourage the adaptation of an integrated catchment based approach to improving the quality of our water environment. Defra has supported civil society organisations to establish and maintain partnerships across Englands catchments.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - WEIF5301-2122 - Northumberland Rivers - Catchment Host Funding
£15,000	01/04/2021	Defras Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) Policy published in June 2013, defined a framework to encourage the adaptation of an integrated catchment based approach to improving the quality of our water environment. Defra has supported civil society ....more Defras Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) Policy published in June 2013, defined a framework to encourage the adaptation of an integrated catchment based approach to improving the quality of our water environment. Defra has supported civil society organisations to establish and maintain partnerships across Englands catchments.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - WEIF704-2122 - Cam and Ely Ouse (including South Level) - Catchment Host Funding
£15,000	01/04/2021	Defras Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) Policy published in June 2013, defined a framework to encourage the adaptation of an integrated catchment based approach to improving the quality of our water environment. Defra has supported civil society ....more Defras Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) Policy published in June 2013, defined a framework to encourage the adaptation of an integrated catchment based approach to improving the quality of our water environment. Defra has supported civil society organisations to establish and maintain partnerships across Englands catchments.
John Ellerman Foundation - Contribution to the core costs of a new role of Commercial Director
£120,000	26/11/2020	Contribution to the core costs of a new role of Commercial Director
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Rivers Trust
£275,000	02/11/2020 24	Towards Core costs to build capacity, consistency and collaboration within the rivers trust movement
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£75,000	31/07/2020	Reviving Our Rivers
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - CaBANSG-20/21 - CABA NATIONAL SUPPORT GROUP
£200,000	15/05/2020	Defras Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) Policy published in June 2013, defined a framework to encourage the adaptation of an integrated catchment based approach to improving the quality of our water environment. Defra has supported civil society ....more Defras Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) Policy published in June 2013, defined a framework to encourage the adaptation of an integrated catchment based approach to improving the quality of our water environment. Defra has supported civil society organisations to establish and maintain partnerships across Englands catchments.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - WEIF704-2021 - Cam and Ely Ouse (including South Level)
£15,000	15/05/2020	Defras Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) Policy published in June 2013, defined a framework to encourage the adaptation of an integrated catchment based approach to improving the quality of our water environment. Defra has supported civil society ....more Defras Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) Policy published in June 2013, defined a framework to encourage the adaptation of an integrated catchment based approach to improving the quality of our water environment. Defra has supported civil society organisations to establish and maintain partnerships across Englands catchments.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Rivers Trust
£40,000	22/10/2019 12	Towards project costs investigating the extent to which natural flood management in the Wyre Valley can be funded by private investment
Esmee Fairbairn - Social investment The Rivers Trust
£1,800,000	12/02/2019 48	Towards a bridging loan facility for Rivers Trust organisations seeking to fund work under the Government's Water Environment Grant.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Rivers Trust
£60,000	11/02/2019 18	Towards core costs to enable the development of a new strategy that will set out the priorities and ambition of the rivers trust movement, build public support for the cause and secure new, sustainable income.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - CaBA NSG
£200,000	01/04/2017	[Placeholder]
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - DNAire Film
£12,000	01/04/2017	To provide capital and revenue grants to third sector organisations to deliver projects to protect and enhance the water environment and deliver other EA objectives
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Cam and Ely Ouse (including South Level)
£15,000	01/04/2017	Water Envronment Improvement Fund Catchment Based Approach National Support Group Work Programme 1718
John Ellerman Foundation - Grant to The Rivers Trust
£150,000	23/03/2016 36	Towards the core costs of its work protecting, conserving and rehabilitating rivers and adjacent coastal areas in the UK.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-71

ALASTAIR WILLIAM MUIRHEAD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Trustee

BART SCHOONBAERT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Management Consultant

BERNADETTE ANN O'HANRAHAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

DR BELLA DAVIES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Trustee

ELIZABETH SUSAN PASSEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

GRAHAM THOMAS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Trustee

JACK WILLIAM ARTHUR SPEES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director

JOANNE HARRISON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director Water Industry

JODIE ALICE MILLS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Executive

JONATHAN MARK WHITE (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/12/2004, number: 1107144
Registered at Companies House on 25/05/2004, number: 05136671

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR20: 1 days late, AR19: 3 days late,

Main office

The Rivers Trust
Rain Charm House
Kyl Cober Parc
Stoke Climsland
CALLINGTON
PL17 8PH

Objectives

(A) To advance the education of the public in the management of water and environmental protection, conservation, rehabilitation and improvement.(B) To advance the education of the public in the understanding of rivers, their basins, fauna and flora. (C) To protect, conserve, rehabilitate and improve the rivers, streams, watercourses and river basins, including adjacent coastal waters and water impoundments, of the United Kingdom and Ireland or any part or parts thereof for the public benefit.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

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