Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

RIVER THAME CONSERVATION TRUST

To conserve, protect, rehabilitate and improve the rivers, streams, watercourses and water impoundments of the catchments comprising the River Thame and its Catchment and other nearby rivers and their catchments for the advancement of environmental protection or improvement for the benefit of the public
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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

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
31/03/24£475£509£-34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£481£458£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£312£312£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£336£355£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£292£336£-44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18?£67£177£-111£5£688£100.620
31/03/17£47£61£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£50£44£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£50£19£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 15%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Established: 11 years

www.riverthame.org

enquiries@riverthame.org

07858113705

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to River Thame Conservation Trust
£5,000 17/06/2022
To host the Thame Catchment Partnership Water Forum, as part of Rivers Week 2022 a weeklong series of community-run events to create awareness and appreciation of rivers and streams by bringing together communities across the catchment
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - PGW 0663-CF1859-Mid Thame River and Floodplain project 53K (2122), 21k (2223), 21k (2324) = 95K
£21,000 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 0489-CF1873-Engaging with Farmers: overcoming barriers to change £5250 19/20, £8K 20/21, £10K 2122, 25k-2223,25k (2324)
£25,000 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 0550-CF1875-River Thame Restoration (Fish Passage at Dorchester) 17K-2021,35k-2122,28K-2223
£28,000 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 0432-CF1999-Stadhampton Mill bypass channel £10K 19/20, £34.5K 20/21, £10,137 21/22), £126k(2223), £126k (2324)=306637
£126,000 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
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to River Thame Conservation Trust
£7,000 01/12/2021
An event for Thame Catchment Farmer Forum: Working together towards a sustainable future to be hosted at Windmill Hill and funded by the Dialogues programme.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - PGW0550-CF1577 - River Thame Restoration (Fish Passage at Dorchester) 17K-2021,35k-2122,38K-2223
£34,751 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 - PGW0574-CF1555 - Chalgrove Brook £3K (2021) £15K (CAPITAL!!! 2122) £15k (CAP-2223)
£15,000 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 - PGW0489-CF1554 - Engaging with Farmers: overcoming barriers to change £5250 19/20, £8K 20/21, £10K 2122, 25k-2223,25k (2324)
£10,000 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 - PGW0493-CF1549 - Horsendon Stream (Restoring the Brown Trout) 19/20 £5K, 20/21 £3K, 21/22 £10K
£9,999 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 - PGW0663-CF1532 - Mid Thame River and Floodplain project 53K (2122), 21k (2223), 21k (2324) = 95K
£53,000 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 - PGW0432-CF1370 - Stadhampton Mill bypass channel £10K 19/20, £34.5K 20/21, £22K 21/22), 23k (2223)=89,500
£10,137 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 - PGW0550-CF1018 - River Thame Restoration (Fish Passage at Dorchester) 30K-2021,30k-2122,30K-2223
£16,773 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 - PGW0493-CF1019 - Horsendon Stream (Restoring the Brown Trout) 19/20 £5K, 20/21 £10K, 21/22 £3K
£3,001 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 - PGW0489-CF1052 - Engaging with Farmers: overcoming barriers to change £5250 19/20, £8000 20/21, £8000 2122
£8,000 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 - PGW0574-CF1053 - Chalgrove Brook £3K (2021) £15K (CAPITAL!!! 2122) £15k (CAP-2223)
£3,000 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 - PGW0432-CF1115 - Stadhampton Mill bypass channel £10K 19/20, £34.5K 20/21, £45K 21/22)
£34,500 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 - Yellow Fish Thame Catchment
£4,330 01/04/2019
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 - Thames Farm advice and rural land management project - River Thame Conservation Trust
£6,850 01/04/2019
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 - Engaging with Farmers: overcoming barriers to change -5250 19/20, -6000 20/21
£5,250 01/04/2019
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 - Horsendon Stream (Restoring the Brown Trout) 19/20 -5K, 20/21 -10JK, 21/22 -3K
£5,000 01/04/2019
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 - Aylesbury Outfall Safari 19/20 -4660 20/21 -4660
£4,660 01/04/2019
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 - Stadhampton Mill bypass channel
£10,000 01/04/2019
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 - ALB - Environment Agency - Aylesbury Outfall Safari 18/19
£7,380 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 and deliver other EA objectives
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 47-87
  • BENJAMIN STEPHEN PIPER (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Hydrologist
  • CHARLES OLIVER PEERS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Farmer
  • DAVID ARTHUR WALES Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Health, Safety & Environment Manager
  • DR MARK BARNETT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Senior Environmental Assessments Manager
  • JENNIFER JANE JACKSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Health Specialist
  • KEITH GRAHAM MCCULLAGH Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Company Director
  • NICHOLAS MARRINER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Cricket Development Manager
  • WILLIAM DAVID FRASER Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/03/2014, number: 1156118
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/02/2013, number: 08399778
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • 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
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

Unit 16
Wheatley Business Centre
Old London Road
Wheatley
OXFORD

Objectives

1. TO CONSERVE, PROTECT, REHABILITATE AND IMPROVE THE RIVERS, STREAMS, WATERCOURSES AND WATER IMPOUNDMENTS OF THE CATCHMENTS COMPRISING THE RIVER THAME AND ITS CATCHMENT AND OTHER NEARBY RIVERS AND THEIR CATCHMENTS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OR IMPROVEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, OR ANY ASSOCIATION, INSTITUTION, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION, COMPANY, LOCAL AUTHORITY, ADMINISTRATIVE OR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR PUBLIC BODY OR REPRESENTATIVE BODY IN: -(A) THE UNDERSTANDING OF RIVERS, RIVER CORRIDORS AND RIVER CATCHMENTS, INCLUDING THEIR FAUNA, FLORA, BIODIVERSITY, ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL ACTIVITY, AND RIVER CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT.(B) THE NEED FOR, AND BENEFITS OF, CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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