Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 10

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
All male board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 12

YEOVIL RIVERS COMMUNITY TRUST

The key activities are to promote, protect, restore and create natural and constructed blue infrastructure, e.g. ponds, rivers and sustainable drainage features, to provide multiple benefits for the public and wildlife to combat climate change, deliver enhanced and resilient ecosystems and natural capital for amenity, biodiversity, educational, wellbeing, aesthetic and conservation purposes.

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Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£144,706	£134,719	£9,987	100
31/03/22	£134,755	£52,132	£82,623	55
31/03/21	£42,266	£30,915	£11,351	20
31/03/20	£36,807	£21,427	£15,380	15

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

https://www.yrct.org.uk

lorne.thomson@yrct.org.uk

07908492266

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Dorset, North Somerset, Somerset,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
100 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

DCMS	£96,800
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	£32,708
National Lottery Community Fund	£20,000
Somerset Community Foundation	£10,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Yeovil Wellbeing Wildlife & Water Community Programme
£10,000	06/01/2023	This funding will be used to offer a programme of activities and learning opportunities for local people to connect with nature in and around the Yeovil area. It will provide educational events and ....more This funding will be used to offer a programme of activities and learning opportunities for local people to connect with nature in and around the Yeovil area. It will provide educational events and practical activities from guided nature walks to habitat creation river litter picks restoration maintenance and wildlife surveying. This project will have a specific focus on reaching adults with disabilities in recovery from illness or with limited opportunities for social interaction.
Somerset Community Foundation - Creating more inclusive blue spaces for adults with learning disabilities and autism
£9,000	01/11/2022	Grant to Yeovil Rivers Community Trust
Somerset Community Foundation - Increasing habitat diversity to benefit local water vole populations
£1,500	07/07/2022	Increasing habitat diversity to benefit local water vole populations
National Lottery Community Fund - Yeovil Wellbeing Wildlife & Water Community Programme
£10,000	22/10/2021	The funding will be used to deliver a programme of activities and learning opportunities for local people with a specific focus on reaching adults with a disability recovering from illness or with ....more The funding will be used to deliver a programme of activities and learning opportunities for local people with a specific focus on reaching adults with a disability recovering from illness or with limited opportunities for social interaction to connect with nature including guided walks habitat creation and restoration maintenance. The project aims to bring people together to improve local green spaces reduce isolation and improve well-being.
DCMS - GRCF2021 Dodham Brook Restoration Project
£96,800	21/06/2021	The Dodham Brook Restoration Project aims to deliver an extensive package of restoration features and management actions to rehabilitate a heavily modified urban water body in Yeovil, Somerset. Phase ....more The Dodham Brook Restoration Project aims to deliver an extensive package of restoration features and management actions to rehabilitate a heavily modified urban water body in Yeovil, Somerset. Phase 3 of the project focuses on works in the concrete flood channel. This section poses the most significant barrier to connectivity for wildlife and precludes movement between habitats in the Dodham catchment and the River Yeo downstream. This brook section currently has no ecological value, is subject to diffuse and point source pollution and is disconnected from the public and urban landscape.Project aims:Enhance/restore habitat and species diversityRestore vital connectivity for wildlifeImprove water qualityMitigate flood risk and ecological impacts downstreamCreate 1.5 FTE jobs, secure 1 FTE current postsReconnect people with nature through volunteering/CSIThe project meets all three key themes:Nature conservation and restoration new habitat bays, diverse aquatic/marginal planting; restored blue corridor (fish pass, eel tiles, diversified hydrology)Nature-based solutions enhanced connectivity and new habitat to buffer ecological impacts of climate changeConnecting people with nature - extensive interpretation, citizen science and volunteering/wellbeing opportunitiesSome detailed feature design work, formal landowner permission, LDC and fish pass consent required.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - PGW0672-CF1503 - River Yeo Catchment Strategy 2122
£13,078	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 - PGW0672-CF1320 - River Yeo Catchment Strategy 2122
£2,373	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 - PGW0672-CF1293 - River Yeo Catchment Strategy 2122
£1,083	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 - PGW0672-CF1195 - River Yeo Catchment Strategy 2122
£6,250	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 - PGW0540-CF839 - River Yeo Catchment Strategy
£5,250	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 - PGW0540-CF958 - River Yeo Catchment Strategy
£4,675	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

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DAVID GODWIN Appointed: 2022

JOSIAH DAVID KNIGHTS Appointed: 2022

LORNE EDWARD JEANS THOMSON (Chair) Appointed: 2018

STUART JAMES SAUNDERS Appointed: 2022

THOMAS ANTHONY RICHARD BELL BSC Appointed: 2018

YASMIN KHAN Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/11/2018, number: 1180724

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

19 CHILTON GROVE
YEOVIL
BA21 4AN

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BOTH LOCALLY IN YEOVIL AND THE WIDER PUBLIC WITHIN SOMERSET AND DORSET, THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY PROMOTING AND MAINTAINING BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, NOTABLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN THE RESTORATION, ENHANCEMENT AND CREATION OF WATERCOURSES AND ANY OTHER WATER FEATURES (INCLUDING MULTI-FUNCTION SURFACE FEATURES AS PART OF A SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE SYSTEM) AND THEIR ADJOINING TERRESTRIAL AREAS. MAINTAINING BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INCLUDES MANAGING AND MONITORING RELEVANT HABITATS FOR THE MUTUAL BENEFIT OF BIODIVERSITY AND THE PUBLIC.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

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