Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 14
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

NORTH WALES RIVERS TRUST LTD 

The Clwyd and Conwy Rivers Trust aims to promote the conservation, protection, rehabilitation and improvement of the rivers, streams, water courses and water impoundments in the Clwyd and Conwy catchments and in the counties of Denbighshire, Conwy and Gwynedd amd adjacent areas of their banks, riparian lands and catchment areas in all their aspects.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely 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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£315£190£125n/an/an/an/an/a135
31/03/22£242£297£-55n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/21£221£205£16n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/20£137£86£51n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/19£77£31£46n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/18£26£15£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£0£11£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£11£3£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£0£2£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£2£3£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£8£6£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£13£6£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£10£4£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£16£23£-6£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years

www.ccrt.co.uk

admin@ccrt.co.uk

01244301363

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Conwy, Denbighshire, Gwynedd,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 135 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to North Wales Rivers Trust Ltd
£58,000 29/11/2023
Towards project costs for saving Salmon & Sewin: A pilot to improve freshwater input to the Menai Strait
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to North Wales Rivers Trust Ltd
£143,863 01/08/2023
Prosiect Torgoch

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/01/2009, number: 1127415
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/02/2007, number: 06100324
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

6 OAKLANDS
GUILDEN SUTTON
CHESTER
CH3 7HE

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THERIVERS, STREAMS, WATER COURSES AND WATER IMPOUNDMENT'S IN THE CLWYD AND CONWYCATCHMENTS AND IN THE COUNTY'S OF DENBIGHSHIRE, CONWY AND GWYNEDD, AND ADJACENTAREAS OF THEIR BANKS, RIPARIAN LANDS AND CATCHMENT AREAS IN ALL THEIR ASPECTS.((B) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, REHABILITATION AND PROTECTION OF THE INDIGENOUS SPECIES OF ANIMAL AND PLANT LIFE OF THE RIVERS, STREAMS, WATERCOURSES AND WATER IMPOUNDMENTS IN THE COUNTIES OF DENBIGHSHIRE, CONWY, GWYNEDD AND ANGLESEY AND ADJACENT AREAS OF THEIR BANKS, RIPARIAN LANDS AND CATCHMENT AREAS AND THEREBY ENHANCE THE COUNTIES’ BIODIVERSITY.(C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF AQUATIC HABITATS,THEIR RELATED CATCHMENT AREAS AND THEIR ANIMAL AND PLANT LIFE AND THE NEED FOR THECONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF SUCH ENVIRONMENTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

DENBIGHSHIRE, CONWY AND GWYNEDD,

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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