Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 11

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 13

ACTION FOR THE RIVER KENNET

To conserve, protect, rehabilitate and improve the rivers, streams, watercourses and water impoundments of the catchments comprising the River Kennet and its tributaries including adjacent river catchments, estuarine and coastal areas.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£579	£505	£74	£8	£722	£298	7.1	5	215
31/03/22		£673	£454	£220	£8	£651	£270	7.2	6	217
31/03/21		£313	£166	£147	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	260
31/03/20		£129	£152	£-23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
31/03/19		£142	£166	£-23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	240
31/03/18		£189	£124	£65	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£154	£122	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£306	£236	£69	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£152	£146	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£127	£132	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£177	£147	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£155	£145	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£109	£129	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£61	£46	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£61	£57	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£41	£35	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 41%
Reserves/Spending: 7.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 5.1

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Established: 17 years

www.riverkennet.org

info@riverkennet.org

01672 512700

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Land or water management

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides other finance
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

West Berkshire, Wiltshire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

5 employees
215 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	£245,878
DCMS	£100,300
Wiltshire Community Foundation	£20,000
Co-Operative Group	£7,999

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - WEIF3201 22/23-Kennet and Tributaries
£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 ....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 0919-CF1880-Stype Mill Fish Pass
£66,684	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
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Connecting the Kennet
£20,000	07/01/2022	Action for the River Kennet works to protect and improve the rivers and streams of the River Kennet and its tributaries. Funding will pay for a project to restore the river bank along a stretch of ....more Action for the River Kennet works to protect and improve the rivers and streams of the River Kennet and its tributaries. Funding will pay for a project to restore the river bank along a stretch of the river.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - WEIF3201_2122 - Kennet and tributaries - 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 ....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 - PGW0822-CF1588 - Save the shalbourne 2122
£20,000	01/04/2021	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 - PGW0823-CF1587 - Upper Kennet an shalbourne 2122
£19,636	01/04/2021	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 - PGW0810-CF1583 - Pang to Good-Tidmarsh Wetland Creation
£14,800	01/04/2021	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
DCMS - GRCF2020 Sparkling Streams, cleaner water, more nature, connecting people in the Kennet Catchment
£100,300	25/11/2020	Green Recovery Challenge Fund 2020-21. The wider aim of the scheme is: The Green Recovery Challenge Fund is a short-term competitive fund to kick-start environmental renewal whilst creating and ....more Green Recovery Challenge Fund 2020-21. The wider aim of the scheme is: The Green Recovery Challenge Fund is a short-term competitive fund to kick-start environmental renewal whilst creating and retaining a range of jobs. It is open to environmental charities and their partners to deliver projects in England.The aim of the fund is to support projects that are ready to deliver and focus on nature restoration, nature-based solutions and connecting people with nature, delivering against the goals of the Governments 25 Year Environment Plan (25YEP), whilst helping to sustain and build capacity in the sector.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - WEIF3201-20/21 - Kennet and tributaries
£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 ....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 - PGW0643-CF1122 - Saving the Shalbourne
£50,000	01/04/2020	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 - PGW0644-CF1083 - Pang to Good Tidmarsh Wetland
£14,759	01/04/2020	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 - PGW0597-CF1082 - Dun to Good-bearwater Fish Pass
£15,000	01/04/2020	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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Action for the River Kennet
£7,999	15/11/2019	We aim to run a conservation and environment-themed educational programme at schools in the Reading area, for children in years 3-6.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - WEIF3201-19/20 (KENNET) WFD CRF GRANT PAYMENTS TO CHARITIES
£15,000	01/04/2019	Water Environment Improvement Fund - Catchment Partnership Action Fund (CPAF) 2019/20
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - ALB - Environment Agency - Yellow Fish Project - Reading
£15,000	01/04/2018	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 ....more 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 and deliver other EA objectives
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - ALB - Environment Agency - KENNET WFD CRF GRANT PAYMENTS TO CHARITIES
£15,000	01/04/2018	Water Envronment Improvement Fund Hosting for Catchment Partnership for 1819
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Fish passsage and habitat enhancement at Oakhill in the Upper Dun
£10,000	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 - Kennet
£15,000	01/04/2017	[Placeholder]
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Fish passage, River Dun at Bearwater - Shalbourne and Dun restoration project
£20,000	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

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

JUDITH PAULINE PITTS Appointed: 2021

RICHARD CLARKE (Chair) Appointed: 2016

DAVID HILL Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: THE OXFORD FARMING CONFERENCE,

MARTIN GIBSON, Other trusteeships: THE DUCHESS OF SOMERSET'S HOSPITAL, THE REVEREND CHARLES MAYO'S TRUST, THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND HEREFORD BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION, THE G C GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST, BOTANIC GARDENS CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/08/2007, number: 1120725

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

16 returns made; AR12: 2 days late,

Main office

Avebury
Elcot Park
Marlborough
MARLBOROUGH
SN8 2BG

Objectives

1) TO CONSERVE, PROTECT, REHABILITATE AND IMPROVE THE RIVERS, STREAMS, WATERCOURSES AND WATER IMPOUNDMENTS OF THE CATCHMENTS COMPRISING THE RIVER KENNET AND ITS TRIBUTARIES INCLUDING ADJACENT RIVER CATCHMENTS, ESTUARINE AND COASTAL AREAS.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, CORPORATIONS, SCHOOLS OR ANY ASSOCIATION, LOCAL AUTHORITY, ADMINISTRATIVE OR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR PUBLIC BODY OR REPRESENTATIVE BODY IN:A) THE UNDERSTANDING OF RIVERS, RIVER CORRIDORS AND CATCHMENTS, INCLUDING THEIR FAUNA, FLORA AND ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL ACTIVITYB) THE UNDERSTANDING OF RIVER CATCHMENT MANAGEMENTC) THE NEED FOR, AND BENEFITS OF, CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE, WILTSHIRE, BERKSHIRE, SOMERSET.

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