4
Overall Score: 8 based on 8 data points
Finance: 0
Governance: -2
Support: 10
(no PartB)
No volunteer policy: -2, No conflicts policy: -1, only 3 Trustees: -2, Gender balanced board: +3,
Supporters: +10

RIVER ACTION UK 

To raise awareness on river pollution and apply pressure on industrial and agricultural producers to take greater responsibility for remedying the adverse environmental impact their supply chains are having on the health of our UK rivers.
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Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 2 years

www.riveractionuk.com

info@riveractionuk.com

07887787508

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This Charity did not raise funds from the public in its latest financial period
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/03/23£485,398£303,735£181,66330
31/03/22£278,080£211,411£66,6690
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No information about staff salaries has been filed, which means that no-one was paid more than £60,000 in the latest financial year
What it does
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 30 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

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
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation£220,000
Gower Street£50,000
The EQ Foundation£2,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
The EQ Foundation
£2,000 20/04/2023
via TFN/EFN
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
£20,000 06/02/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
£200,000 07/12/2022
Towards core costs to support River Action's campaigns to rescue Britain’s rivers
Gower Street
£50,000 21/09/2022
Community led, systemic, collaborative action aimed at saving rivers

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

Documents

Who works here?

  • JAMES WALLACE
    CEO
James was the former Chief Executive of the Beaver Trust where he supported the team to deliver the organisation’s strategy and leads the national policy programme, convening a coalition of stakeholders from farmers and anglers to conservationists and landowners. James is a naturalist, archaeologist and social entrepreneur. He has established or transformed enterprises ranging from conservation and development in the tropics (Blue Ventures), ....more
  • CHARLES WATSON
    Founder and Chair
Charles is a highly experienced business leader across the field of professional services and the communications sector. In recent years he has held a number of senior leadership roles across these industries including CEO of Financial Dynamics (2001-2012), Chairman of the Karma Communications Group (2012-2015) and Chairman of Teneo International (2015-2020). In June 2020 he exited the commercial sector to focus primarily on environmental ....more
  • FEARGAL SHARKEY
    Vice Chair
Feargal is most widely known as the lead vocalist of The Undertones. In recent years he has performed various roles supporting the UK’s commercial music industry, winning several awards and honours for his work in that area. Feargal is a passionate environmental campaigner, focussing particularly on the state of rivers. A lifelong fly fisherman, he has actively campaigned against the pollution of British rivers (particularly chalk streams) ....more

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/06/2021, number: 1194995
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
Main office

Mariner House
62 Prince Street
Bristol
BS1 4QD

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, IN PARTICULAR IN RELATION TO RIVERS AND OTHER BODIES OF WATER.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase

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