FATHER THAMES TRUST
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 ST MARCH 2024
HOLLY LODGE
RICHMOND
SURREY DN10 5HS

FATHER THAMES TRUST
CONTENTS
Page
Report of the Trustees
11213
Balance Sheet
Statement of Financial Activibes
Cash flow Statement
Notes to the Accounts
71819110111
Report of the Independent Examiner
12113

FATHER THAMES TRUST
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
Reference and admlnlstrative infomiation
The name of the charity
Father Thames Trust
The charity registration number
1054655
The address of the principal offi
Holly Lodge
Richmond Park
Richrnond
TW10 5HS
President
Lord Watson of Rithmond - President
Present Trustees
Linda Duffield - Chairman
A Graham Post - Treasurer
Martin McDonald
The Trustees present their report with the firkqncial statements of the charity for the year ended 31
March 2024.
The financial statements have been prepared in aC￿rdan￿ with the accounting policies set out in
Note 2 to the accounts and comply wtth the chariVs trust deed. the Charities Act 2011 and
Accounting and the Charities Statement of Recommended Practi￿ (secx)nd edikn'on) and Financial
Reporting Standard FRS 102.
Structure, Governance and Management
The goveming document of the charty is a D￿laration of Trust dated 31 March 1996 by which
Father Thames Trust was established as a tharitable trust.
In selecting persons to be appointed as Trustees. the Trustees take into account the benefits of
appointing a person who, through residen￿, cccupation. employment or otherwise has special
knowledge of the area of benefft or is able by virtue of his or her personal or professional
qualifications to make a contribuh'on to tre pursuit of the obj* or the management of the charity.
Objoctives and Actlvltles
The Trustees have followed the Charity Commission's general guidan￿ on public benefft and
consequently the charity is a Public Benefrt Entity as defined by Charities Act 2011 based upon its
objectives which aro the promotion of the conservation. protection. restoration and enhancemen(
for the public benefft, of the natural resources, arnentties and buildings of historic or arthaeological
interest in the River Thames Area.
n furtherance of its objectives. the TNst88s have been engaged upon fund-raising, to generate
funds for London's Arcadia and ts Thames Landscape Strategy. In so doing, the charity has
enabled important works of restoration and enhancement to be carried out on this historic riverside
tandscape, for the public beneftt. In addition. part of the funding provided by the charity has
encouraged and enabled volunteers and youth groups to parbcipate in these works.
Achlevements and Porforniance
The resufts for the year. arKJ the Trusys financial position at the end of the year are shown in the
attached financial ststements.

FATHER THAMES TRUST
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
In the year ended 31 March 2024 the totsl fijnds raised by the Trustees amounted to £87,287. The
major fund-raising activity during Ihe year remained the Thames Landscape Strategys Rewilding
Arcadia Project. The National Lottery's Herrtage Foundation has paid the final balance of £64.644
of its grant totalling £188.401 from its Green Recovery Challenge Fund for the Rewilding Arcadia
Project. Goldman Sachs gave a grarrt of £5.400 for the wJanisation of Intem Activty Days. The
National Lottery Herttage Fund provided a grant of £9.749 for a Bat Sur4ey along the Thames at
TwickenhamlHam. Funds were also re￿[Ved in the year from the Heathrow Communty Fund for
the Longford Rj'ver Project £1,811 and individual donations received during the year were £5.683.
Grants made during the year to the Thames Landscape Strategy totalled £17,536 as follows:
Heritage Fund Bat Survey
Rewilding Arcadia Project
Small Grants <£1,000
£10.119
6.442
975
£17.536
The chariils unrestricted reserves at the year*nd amounted to £1.880 and restricted resetves to
£153,413. a total of £155,293. These reseNes are held in current and deposit accnunts at bank.
Flnancial Review
The Trustees, policy on resepies is that RestrÉcted FurKls are held only lemporarily pending
application of funds in making grants to the Thames Landscape Strategy. The small amount of
Unrestricted Funds is retained to meet incKlental outgoirHJs, and may be appli&J as additional grant
funds for the Thames Landscape Strategy.
After making appropriate enquiries. the Tnjstees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity
has adequate resources to ¢xintinue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this
reason. they continue to adoptthe going con￿rn basis in preparing the financial ststements. Further
details regarding the adoption of the going con￿rn basis (2n be found in the aC￿)Unting policies.
Plans for the Future
The Trustees plan to continue the promotion of the conservation. protection, restoration and
enhancement of the natural resources. amenities and buildings of historic or arthaeological interest
in the River Thames Area and the raising of funds and the provision of grants to the Thames
Landscape Strategy to promote London's Arcadia with its restoration and enhancerrEnt vrforks
around the historic Thames riverside lands(3pe atong with its outreach programme to encourage
and enable volunteers and groups to participate in these works.
Statement for Trustees, Responslbilities
The Trustees are resF*Jnsible for preparing the Trustees, report and the financial ststements in
accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Ac￿Unting Stsndards (United Kingdom
Generally Accepted Accounting Practi￿}.
The law applicable to chaiities in England & Wales requires the Tnjstees to prepare financial
statements for each financial year whth give a true and fair view of the stste of affairs of the Charity
and of its incoming r&sources and application of rwsources, induding ts income and expendtture.
for that period. In preparing these finanaal statements, the Trustees are required to:
select suitable accounting polictes and then apply them consistenty;
obseDie the methods and principles of the Charities SORP {FRS 102);

make judgments and accounting esttmates that are reasonable and prudentr.
state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards (FRS 102) have been followed. subject
to any material departures disclosed and explained in the finanaal statements:
prepare the financial statements on ￿ going concem basis unless rt is inappropriate to
presume that the Charty viill o)ntinue in business.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate a(xounting records that are sufficient to show
and explain the Charitys transactions and disdose wth reasonable aC￿racY at any kn'me the
financial position of the Chanty and enable them to ensure that the financAal statements comply with
the Charits'es Act 2011, the Charity (A￿OUnts and Reports) Regulats'ons 2008 and the provisions of
the Trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hen￿ for
taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by the Trustses and signed on their behalf by Linda Duffield.
. Linda Duffield - Chairman
. 2024

FATHER THAMES TRUST
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31ST MARCH 2024
2024
2023
Total Funds
Prior Year Funds
Current Assets
Debtors
Cash at Bank
468
166,894
509
88.419
167,362
88.928
Creditors . amounts falling due
within one year
1.740
Net Assets
155,293
87,188
The Funds of the Charity
Reserves
Unrestricted Funds
Restricted Funds
1,880
153.413
556
Total Funds
155293
Approved by the Trustees and signed on thèir behalf by:
. Linda Duffield - Chainnan
A.fvK_7
.. A Graham Post- Treasurer
. 2024

FATHER THAMES TRUST
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
2024
2023
Unrestrtcted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total
Funds
Total
Funds
Note
Incoming Resources:
Donations and Legacies
Fundraising
Tax Refvnd on Donations
2.970
84.317
87.287
468
181.684
509
468
3,438
84,317
87,755
182,193
Income from investments
Bank and Other Interest
262
262
61
Totsl Incoming Resources
3.700
84.317
88.017
182.254
Expenditure on
Charitable Activities
Other expenditure
17,536
17.536
2.376
212.717
1,996
2.376
Totss Resources Expended
2.376
17.536
19,912
214,713
Net movement in funds
1,324
66,781
68.105
(32,459)
Total Funds brought forward
556
86.632
87.188
119,647
Total Funds carried forward
1.880
153.413
155,293
87.188
The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
The notes on pages 7 to 11 form part of these finanaal $tster￿nts.

FATHER THAMES TRUST
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
2024
2024
2023
2023
Net Gash Infiowl(Ouffiow) from
operatlng actlvities:
78,213
(32,088)
Cash flow from Investlng actlvhles
Interest from investments
262
61
262
61
Change In cash and cash
equivalents in the reporting perfod
78.475
(32,027)
Cash and &qsh oqulvalonts at
1 Aprll
Cash and cash equfvalents at
31 March
88.419
120,446
166.894
Re¢onclliation of net movements In
funds to net cash flow from
operating actIvI￿e$
Net movement In fun(ts for the year
ended 31 March
Adjustments for:
Interest from investments
Decrease in debtors
Increase in creditors
68.105
(32.459)
(262)
41
10.329
{61)
392
Net cash (used In) op8ratlng
actlvltles
32.088
Anatysls of cash and cash
equivalents
Cash in hand
Notice depostts {less than 3 months)
15,854
151,040
166.894
67.641
20.778
88.419

FATHER THAMES TRUST
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
General Inforniation
General Infonnation about the Trust can be found in the Trustees, Report.
Accounting Policies
The financial statements have been prepared in ac￿)rdance with the Chartties SORP (FRS
102) - A(£x)unting and ReFMJrting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice
applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordan￿ y￿th the Financial Reporting
Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January
2019). the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS
102) and the Charities Act 2011.
The financial ststements have been prepared to give a Ynje and faitr view and have
departed from the Chartties (Accounts aTKI Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent
required to provide a Irue and fair view. This departure has involved following the Charities
SORP (FRS 102) published in October 2019 rather than the Ac￿Unting and Reportj'ng by
Chartties.. Statement of RecomffEnded Practi￿ effective from 1 April 2005 which has sin
been withdrawn.
Father Thames Trust constttutes a public benefft entty as defined by FRS 102. Assets and
liabilities are In￿allY recognised at histori(xl cost or transaction value unless otherwise
stated in the relevant accounting policy.
a) Going Concern
After making appropriate enquifes, the Trustees have a reasonable expectstion that
the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the
foreseeable future. For this reason they continue to adopt the going concem basis in
preparing the financtal statements.
b) Income recognltlon
i) All income is included in th8 Statement of Financial Activrties (SOFA) when the
Father Thames Trust (Fro is legally entitled to it as in￿rne or (2pitsl respectively,
uttimate receipt is probable and the amount to be re￿gnised can be quantified with
reasonable accuracy.
ii) Grants and donations ate onty induded in the SOFA when the has
un(x)nditional entitlement to the resources
iii) Incoming resources from tax redaims are induded in the SOFA at the same time
as the gift to which they relate.
iv) Investrnent in￿rne is Ir￿uded in the accounts when re￿1Vable.
c) Expendfturfr
Expenditure 15 recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer
economic benefft to a third paty. it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will
be required in setuement and the amount of the obligation can be measured rellably.
Expenditure is dassrfied by activity. The (x)sts of each activity are made up

FATHER THAMES TRUST
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (Continued)
FOR THEYEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
of the total of direct costs and shared costs. induding support costs involved in
undertaking each activty. Direct costs attribLrtable to a single activity are alltxated
directly to that activity. Shared which conthbute to rmre than one activty and
support Costs which are not attributable to a single actNity a￿ apportioned betsveen
those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resour￿. Central staff costs are
all(Icated on the basis of time spent, arKI depreciation charges allocated on the portion
of the asseys use.
d) Dabtors
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount after any trade
discounts offered.
e) Llablllty recognition
Liabilities are recognised when there is an obligats'on at the Balan￿ Sheet date as a
r6sult of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefrt will be required
in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably. Liabilities
are recognised at the an￿Unt which the charity anticipates that rt viill pay to settle the
debit.
fj Cash at Bank and In Hand
Cash at bank and in hand indudes cash and short term deposits with a maturity of
three months ￿ less from the date of opening of the deposrt or similar ac(xwnt.
g) Grants payable without perf0m￿nCe conditions
These are only recognised in the accounts when a commitment has been made and
there are no condth'ons to be met relating to the grant which remain in the control of
the charity.
h) Flnanclal Instruments
The Charity only has financial assets and financial liabil￿eS of a kind that qualrfy as
basic finanrial instruments. Basic financtal instruments are In￿allY recognised at
transaction value and subsequenty measured at their settlement value with the
ex￿ptIOn of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the
effective interest method.
l) Fund Accountlng
All grants made are to Institubons, the details of which are Sho￿ In the Nots 3 Funds
ststement. No grants have been made to IrKJividuals.
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance
of the general objectives of the Charity and which have not been designated for other
purposes.
Restricted funds are fvnds which are to be used in attOrdan￿ wth specffic restrictions
imp)sed by donors or which have been raised by the Chaiity for particular purposes.
The cA)sts of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific
fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in note 3.

FATHER THAMES TRUST
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31- MARCH 2024
Funds Statement
Total incoming resources during the year amounted to £88.017 (xjnsisting of the Heritage
Fund Rewilding Arcadia Payment of £64,644. the Heritage Lottery Fund Bat Survey Grant
of £9,749 the Goldman Sachs Donation of £5.400, Individual Donations of £5.683, the
Heathrow Community Fund Grant of £1.811. a net tax refijnd on gfft aid donations of £468
and bank interest of £262.
Opening Incoming Grants Transfers
Balan￿ Resources
(Out)
Inl(Out)
Closing
Balance
Funds Restricted to Specific
Projects
Rewilding Arcadia
Heathrow Community Funds
Longford River Project
Goldman Sachs
32.531
2,153
64.644 (6.442)
1.811
{122)
90,733
3.842
5,400
{94) (5,306)
Heritage Fund Bat Survey
9.749 (10.119)
370
Operation Centsur- Shire
Horses
1,032
1,032
Other- less than £1.000
61
759
677
800
37,891
81,665 {17.536) (5,613)
96.407
Funds Restricted to
Thames Landscape
Strategy
Funds restricted to TLS
48.741
86,632
2.652
84,317. (17.536)
57,006
153,413
Unrnstrlcted Funds
556
3,700 (2,376)
1.880
Total Funds
87.188
88,017
19.912
155..293
All grants in the year were made to support projects of the Thames Landscape Strategy.
The Rewilding Arcadia Project is funded principally by the National Lottery Green Challenge
Re￿Very Fund along with the Environment Agency. the London Borough of Richmond
upon Thames and Elmbridge Borough Council. Its objective is to r￿)nnect people and
wtldlrfe with the natural flood plain of the River Thames. To achieve this. it has undertaken
a number of pilot schemes to demonstrate the viabilty of natural flood plan management
and to raise awareness of this in the local (x)mmunities along the Arcadian Thames.

FATHER THAMES TRUST
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
The Longford River Project ￿rdinateS the various communrty groups with supervision of
and outreach to their volunteers who maintsin the environment of the Longford River, th8
artificial waterway that diverts water 12 miles from the River Colne at Longford near
Colnbrook. to Bushey Park and Hampton Court Palace and which was rerouted around
Heathrow Airport as part of the ￿nStruCtion of Temiinal 5.
The Operation Centaur Fund SUPFuts the use of Shire Horses in the Royal Parks and along
the Arcadian Thames forthe nThiing of graS￿and and the rolling of bracken as an essential
part of estate management.
The Goldman Sachs Fund is used to organise volunteer days for their intems to maintain
the environment along the Arcadian Thames supervised by Thames Landscape Strat8gy
staff.
The Bat Survey, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. is used to recruit and train
volunteers, provide professional bat consultants, supply the acoustlG equipment to record
and survey bat population. The surveys have been undertaken along the Thames in
RIchmond￿Wid(enharn to assess the effect of light pollution on the resident bat
populations.
Debtors
2024
2023
HMRC- Gift Aid Claim
468
509
468
509
Creditors
2024
2023
Accrued Grant Costs
Accrued Professional Fees
10,119
1.950
1,740
12.069
1,740
Reserves
Restricted Funds represent revenue reserves available to be applied in making
grants in furtherance of the London's Arcadia Project and its Thames
Landscape Strategy.
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FATHER THAMES TRUST
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
Trustees. Remuneratlon
The Trustees neither received, nor waived any emoluments or expenses during
the year (2023: £ Nil).
Related Party Transactions
There were no related paty transactions during the year (2023: £ Nil}.
Employees
The average monthly number of employees during the year was Nil (2023: Nil)
There were Nil (2023: Nil) employees who received employee benefrts (excluding
employer pension cx)sts) of more than £60,000 in the year.
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Flnancial Instruments
2024
2023
Financial assets that are measured at fair
value
Financial liabilities that are measured at fair
value
167.362
88.928
12,069
1,740
Financial assets measured at fair value comprise other debtors and cash at bank.
Financial liabilitses measured at fair value comprise accounts payable and ac(￿alS.
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Governance Costs
2024
2023
Independent Examinerfs Fees
Bank and Financial Charges
2.160
216
2.376
1.780
216
1.996
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
FOR THE Y
R ENDED 31 MA
2024 -
HARITY
MBER 1054655
Independent Examln•Ts Report to tha Trustees of Father Tham•s Trust (the 'Charlty')
I report to the charity Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended
31 st March 2024.
This report is made solely to the charitys Trustees. as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the
Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. My work has been undertaken so that I might
state to the Chartty's Tfustees those matters l am required to state to them in an Independent
Examinerfs Report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent perynitted by the law, I do not
accept or assume responsibilty to anyone other than the chaiity and the charitls Trustees. as
body. for my work or this report
Responslbllltles and Basls of Report
As the Trustees of the chanty you are responsible for the preparatton of the accounts in accordan(
vlith the requirements of the Charitys Act 2011 (￿e 2011 Ad).
I report in respect of my examination of the chartisls ac￿Unts carried under section 145 of the
2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the appliixble Directions given by
the Charity Commission under section 145(5Xb) of the 2011 Act.
Independent examinerfs statement
Your attention is drawn to the fact that the Chartty has prepared the accounts in accordan￿ wtth
Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities
preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK
and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities:
Statement of Recommended practi￿ issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant
regulations but has been withdrawn.
l understand that this has been done in order for the accounts to provide a true and fair view in
accordance with the Generally Accepted Accountiro Practic£ effectsve for repo￿.ng per]ods
beginning on or after 1 January 2015
I have ￿Mpleted my examinakn'on. I can confirm that no mattws have (x)me to my attention in
connection wf(h the examination giving m8 cause to believe that in any material respect:
accounting records were not kept in resFeCt of the charity as required by section 130 of the
2011 ACL" or
2. the accourts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the appIl￿ble requirements o)nceming the fom and
content of accounts set out in the Charrties (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other
than any requi￿rnent that the actounts give a Irue and fairf view which is not a matter
onsidered as part of an independent examination.
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I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to
which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper urKlerstanding of the
accounts to be reached.
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Date.................. 2024
Robert Carter Chartered Accountant
FELTONS
Chartered Ac(x)untants
1 The Green
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 1PL
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