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2023-03-31-accounts

Page
Report ofthe Trustees 1 to 10
Independent
Examiner's
Report
Statement ofFinancial Activities 12
Balance Sheet 13 to 14
Cash Flow Statement 15
Notes to the Cash Flow Statement 16
Notes to the Financial Statements 17 to 28
Detailed Statement ofFinancial Activities 29

WEAR RIVERSTRUST (REGlmRED NUMBER: 042601951 REPORT OFTHE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDEDJI MARCH2023 This was the sewnd year of a mlllti-y¢ar project wnning until Marth 2027. Th¢ aim is to dev¢lop an innovative Community b￿ed approach toward the implementation of s￿tainable Urban D￿illage System ISUDSI installations into a hos¢ ¢ommunity and ￿easUrIng cotntnunity bEnefit from th¢ SUDS. At the end of the project a template will be developd with the pot¢ntial for nationBI application. WRfs role in Ihe project is lo ensage the community with the localion design loTrB iemi mwnien￿ee of stwctures. This outcome is being a¢hieved through the faciliwion of infomation and consultJtb)n tvenis, liaising be¢w¢en technical S￿cIalIsts and local busTne55 alld tommunity 51akehvld¢ts. The profik of SUDS and the wider waitr environmcnt is being raisd Ihrough speciRlist River S¢ho)I education sessions wilh local primary and secondary sGhots15, to¥eiher with th¢ delivery of habitat imp¥ovemenl% with a core flood manag¢meni Ih¢m¢ delivered by volunteers in the Stanley Burn headwaiets. Set Home SUDS {sianleysuds.co.ukl Weardxle Abandothed Metal Mines (WAMMI Containment of totht1min•t￿ sediments (rom higioTi¢ metAI mine5 Funded by The Coal Authority WRT conlinuc5 10 SUPPOrt the Coal Authority in tnonitoring discharges frorn Catnbokeeis and ￿ inspect and ￿aIntain ¢xistit]g pollLJlion ¢ontainmMI jnstsllati0￿ in the Killhope and MiddlehoFt catchments. The Trust kn wmplded feasibility swdies examining of surface wat¢r lo Park Level mine at Killhop¢ Sharnberry fv￿ne impadin8 Euden Beck and Bedburn and continue5 to $upport monitoring along Rookhopv Bum. Further ddails cDn be found ai https.'IKwww.gov.uklgovtrnmen￿pubIlC￿tIon￿Met#l-TnIne-wattr-W)l1utlOn-inVesI1gations-1n-tht-rIVer-w¢ar-C2tChtnen￿[iV er-wearcatchmenl-tnetal-mine-water-KM)Iluiion-invesligalions Agricultural Land Mnag¢nJent.. General Funded by various fllnders. See below. The manggement of a8ricultLual land ¢oniinu¢s lo be a key Trust priority. A￿l¢￿Ilur￿l soils cover 70Yo of Bnsland's land area. Soil siru¢tur¢ 2nd soil health art ¢riiical in the eff¢¢live JnBnageTnenl of e￿Y$￿e￿ services, including (arbon aplure and S￿ra￿t, biodivtrsity prot￿110￿ and enhancetnenu flood risk, droughl Tesilience a￿d waitr quality Browney Natural C2Pltal Prnject Ful￿ed by the Environtnenl Agency The thi￿ year of a 3 three year project deliveT¢d 2022-23 This project is PTimarily fO¢￿¢d on fAnn visits to ideniify sollrces and pathways for 8grieullurAI diffuse pollution, particularly phosphate and lo idrnlify and implemeni Bgreed mitigation measures. Water quality momitoring tor phosphates on waiercour5es dgwnstream of parti¢ipaillW fams is an additional element. Ancillaty aciivity Includ￿ identification and Iretsiments of INNS and other habitat imptDvem¢nt OPPK>rtunilies Cg tree planting and In￿hannel works. This project is ￿]gned wiEh and suppots ihe development of the North East Caicbm¢ni Hllb. See klow. River Cjaiinlegs Recolliiecled 2 Fiinded by the Ellvironmenl Ag¢ncy This continuation project continued 10 work with farmE15 10 address diffuse 84riciiltur&l [Mill￿tIOn IhtOUbh the delivery of asSe￿mentS and actions lo tniiigaie fam) PDllulion, particiilEirly throush th¢ ini¢rc¢plion of run-off pathways from farm l￿frastruCtUre attd soils to waier¢ouTses. Opportunities isere identified via fam assessmens to deliver habithl iinprovemenls through Irte plattting and inva5ives sp¢¢its mgna8¢ment, dirlrily SLIP￿rtIng the Cool Waiers and WINNS projwts. The miligalion a¢iK)ns delivered included habi¢* ¢reation and imPNDvemenis deliverd by Volun￿rS, volurtieerriv¢rfly moniioring aiid Ihc ¢onlinued delivery ot'the John Miiir Awatd ￿ prinvdry schools. M#8ntsium Lime51Trne Rurol Diffuse Project Continued FLinded by thr Environment Agency Page 5

2023 2022
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
funds funds funds funds
Notes f.
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies 30,436 30,436 54
Charitable activities
Conservation and Protection 174,208 278,249 452,457 462,698
Investment income 1,295 1,295 93
Total 205,939 278,249 484,188 462,845
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities
Conservation and Protection 178,266 365,766 544,032 440,156
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) 27,673 (87,517) (59,844) 22,689
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought
forward
46,764 167,282 214,046 191,357
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 74,437 79,765 154,202 214,046

2023 2022
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
funds funds funds funds
Notes
FIXEDASSETS
Tangible assets 9 19,552 19,552 12,608
Investments 10 1 1
19,553 19,553 12,608
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 11 44,149 88,219 132,368 119,742
Cash at bank 14,821 329 15,150 121,163
58,970 88,548 147,518 240,905
CREDITORS
Amounts
falling due within one year
12 (4,087) (8,782) (12,869) (39,467)
NET CURRENT ASSETS 54,883 79,766 134,649 201,438
TOTAL ASSETSLESSCURRENT
LIABILITIES 74,436 79,766 154,202 214,046
NET ASSETS 74,436 79,766 154,202 214,046
FUNDS 13
Unrestricted
funds
74,436 46,764
Restricted funds 79,766 167,282
TOTAL FUNDS 154,202 214,046

WEAR RIVERSTRUST
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31MARCH 2023
2023 2022
Notes
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated
from operations
(95,292) 669
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities (95,292) 669
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase oftangible fixed assets (12,015) (11,141)
Purchase offixed asset investments (i)
Interest received 1,295 93
Net cash used in investing activities (10,721) (11,048)
Change in cash and cash equivalents in
the reporting
period
(106,013) (10,379)
Cash and cash equivalents at the
beginning
ofthe reporting
period 121,163 131,542
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of
the reporting
period
15,150 121,163

OPERATING AC TIVITI ES
2023 2022
Net (expenditure)/income for the reporting period (as per the
Statement ofFinancial Activities) (59,844) 22,689
Adjustments
for:
Depreciation
charges
5,069 2,686
Interest received (1,295) (93)
Increase in debtors (12,624) (30,339)
(Decrease)/increase in creditors (26,598) 5,726
Net cash (used in)/provided by operations (95,292) 669
At 1.4.22 Cash flow At 31.3.23
Net cash
Cash at bank 121,163 (106,013) 15,150
121,163 (106,013) 15,150
Total 121,163 (106,013) 15,150

2. DONATIONS AND LE GACIES
2023 2022
Donations 30,436 54
3. INVESTMKNT INCOME
2023 2022
Interest receivable 1,295 93
4. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2023 2022
Conservation
and Total
Protection activities
Grants 452,457 462,698
Grants received, included in the above, are as follows:
2023 2022
The Environment Agency 104,444 101,059
Durham
County
Council 163,302 107,745
Noithumbrian
Water Group Limitecl
30,496 132,500
The Rivers Trust 49,186 10,497
Interreg North SeaRegion Topsoil Project 14,965 17,137
North Pennines AONB Partnership 13,555 39,124
Woodland
Trust
10,000
The Coal Authority 25,551 35,613
Other 50,956 9,023
452,456 462,698

The average monthly
number ofemp
loyees
during the year was as f
ollows:
2023 2022
Average number ofStaff 15 10
No employees
received emoluments
in excess of660,000.
8. COMPARATIVES FORTHE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Unrestricted Restricted Total
funds funds funds
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations
and legacies
54 54
Charitable
activities
Conservation
and Protection
11,898 450,800 462,698
Investment
income
93 93
Total 12,045 450,800 462,845
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable
activities
Conservation
and Protection
13,177 426,979 440,156
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) (1,132) 23,821 22,689
RECONCILIATION
OF FUNDS
Total funds brought
forward
47,895 143,462 191,357
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 46,763 167,283 214,046

FORTHE YEAR E NDED 31MARCH 2023
9. TANGIBLE FIXEDASSETS
Fixtures
Plant and alld
machinery fittings Totals
COST
At 1 April 2022 17,991 1,108 19,099
Additions 10,433 1,582 12,015
At 31March 2023 28,424 2,690 31,114
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2022 6,183 308 6,491
Charge for year 4,900 171 5,071
At 31March 2023 11,083 479 11,562
NET BOOKVALUE
At 31March 2023 17,341 2,211 19,552
At 31March 2022 11,808 800 12,608
10. FIXEDASSETINVESTMENTS
Unlisted
investments
MARKET VALUE
Additions
NET BOOKVALUE
At 31March 2023
At 31March 2022

11. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2023 2022
Trade debtors 58,466 44,630
Amounts
owed by group undertakings
443
Prepayments and accrued income 73,459 75,112
132,368 119,742
12. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONK YEAR
2023 2022
Trade creditors 3,680 23,163
Social security and other taxes 6,699 13,884
Accruals
and
deferred income 2,490 2,420
12,869 39,467

MOVEMENT IN FUN DS
Net
movement At
At 1.4.22 in funds 31.3.23
Unrestricted
funds
General fund 46,764 27,672 74,436
Restricted funds
Education
and Riverfly
23,241 (21,581) 1,660
Metal Mines 2,840 (2,840)
Weardale Natural Flood Management 5,747 441 6,18&
CaBa 305 (305)
Wear INNS Management plan EEU 13,288 (8,037) 5,251
Wapping Bum Restoration Project EEU 12,012 (12,012)
Cool Waters 40,782 (34,698) 6,084
Metal Mines Cambokeels 1,117 (1,117)
Sunderland
City Council
3,693 (155) 3,538
Browney RDP (Crook EEU) 37,558 (20,012) 17,546
EA Beechbum BeckFeasibility Project 431 (431)
EA Smallhope
Burn Natural
Capital
Project
DCC Westgate/Sidehead
NFM 1,725
62
(1,725 )
(62)
DCC - Stanley Sustainable Drainage
System 16,438 (13,264) 3,174
Weardale MSO 6,699 (6,699)
NWL Browney Access 1,344 (1,344)
Stanley Bum Twizell Volunteering Project 5,365 5,365
SirTom Cowie Charitable Trust 1,654 1,654
Chester Le Street AAP 5,889 5,889
Citizen Science and Riverfly 201 201
NWL Blue Space - Old Durham Beck 14,271 14,271
DWT/ SCCLinked Together 56 56
Weardale FFF 128 128
Fun &Food 2,361 2,361
John Muir Gaunless Reconnected 6,400 6,400
167,282 (87,516) 79,766
TOTAL FUNDS 214,046 (59,844) 154,202

Net movement
in funds, included
Net movement
in funds, included
Net movement
in funds, included
in the above are as follows:
Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
Unrestricted
funds
General fund 205,938 (178,266) 27,672
Restricted funds
Education
and Riverfly
2,277 (23,858) (21,581)
Metal Mines (2,840) (2,840)
Weardale
Natural Flood Management
5,255 (4,814) 441
CaBa 15,000 (15,305) (305)
Carbon Connects 14,965 (14,965)
Wear INNS Management plan EEU 24,979 (33,016) (8,037)
Wapping
Burn Restoration
Project EEU (12,012) (12,012)
Cool Waters 4 (34,702) (34,698)
Metal Mines Cambokeels (1,117) (1,117)
Sunderland
City Council
(155) (155)
Browney RDP (Crook EEU) (20,012) (20,012)
EA Beechbum BeckFeasibility Project (431) (431)
EA Smallhope Burn Natural Capital
Project (1,725) (1,725 )
DCC Westgate/Sidehead NFM (62) (62)
DCC - Stanley Sustainable Drainage
System 130,147 (143,411) (13,264)
Weardale MSO (6,699) (6,699)
NWL Browney Access (1,344) (1,344)
Stanley Burn Twizell Volunteering Project 5,750 (385) 5,365
Sir Tom Cowie Charitable Trust 16,999 (15,345) 1,654
Chester Le Street AAP 6,000 (111) 5,889
Citizen Science and Riverfly 5,089 (4,888) 201
NWL Blue Space - Old Durham Beck 25,000 (10,729) 14,271
DWT/ SCC Linked Together 11,506 (11,450) 56
Weardale FFF 1,156 (1,028) 128
Fun &Food 7,723 (5,362) 2,361
John Muir Gaunless Reconnected 6,400 6,400
278,250 (365,766) (87,516)
TOTAL FUNDS 484,188 (544,032) (59,844)

Net Transfers
movement between At
At 1.4.21 in funds funds 31.3.22
Unrestricted
funds
General fund 47,895 (1,131) 46,764
Restricted funds
Education and Riverfly 23,241 23,241
Metal Mines 1,060 1,780 2,840
Weardale Natural
Flood Management
5,747 5,747
CaBa 804 (499) 305
Carbon Connects 14,401 (14,401)
Browney Smallhope
Natural
Flood
Management
and Engagement
(7,310) 7,310
WCP Business Development 15,237 (15,237)
Wear INNS Management plan EEU 13,288 13,288
Wapping
Burn Restoration
Project EEU 33,256 (21,244) 12,012
Cool Waters 14,644 26,138 40,782
Metal Mines Cambokeels 677 440 1,117
Sunderland
City Council
5,230 (1,537) 3,693
Browney RDP (Crook EEU) 54,767 (9,899) (7,310) 37,558
EA Beechburn BeckFeasibility Project 431 431
EA Smallhope Bum Natural Capital
project 1,725 1,725
DCC Westgate/Sidehead NFM 1,230 (1,168) 62
DCC - Stanley Sustainable Drainage
System 16,438 16,438
Weardale MSO 6,699 6,699
NWL Browney Access 1,344 1,344
143,462 23,820 167,282
TOTAL FUNDS 191,357 22,689 214,046

Comparative
net movement
in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
Unrestricted
funds
General fund 12,044 (13,175) (1,131)
Restricted funds
Interreg North SeaRegion Topsoil Project 17,613 (17,613)
Education
and Riverfly
41,333 (18,092) 23,241
Metal Mines 15,276 (13,496) 1,780
Weardale
Natural Flood Management
7,750 (2,003) 5,747
CaBa 15,001 (15,500) (499)
Carbon Connects 13,023 (27,424) (14,401)
Browney Smallhope
Natural Flood
Management
and Engagement
(7,310) (7,310)
WCP Business Development (15,237) (15,237)
Wear INNS Management plan EEU 59,149 (45,861) 13,288
Wapping
Burn Restoration
Cool Waters
Project EEU 48,929 (21,244)
(22,791)
(21,244)
26,138
Metal Mines Cambokeels 20,338 (19,898) 440
Sunderland
City Council
(1,537) (1,537)
Browney RDP (Crook EEU) (9,899) (9,899)
DCC Westgate/Sidehead
NFM
(1,168) (1,168)
DCC - Stanley Sustainable Drainage
System 102,146 (85,708) 16,438
Weardale MSO 25,433 (18,734) 6,699
NWL Browney Access 1,500 (156) 1,344
WEIF Browney 27,479 (27,479)
WEIF Gaunless 26,480 (26,480)
WEIF Eden / Wapping 29,351 (29,351)
450,801 (426,981) 23,820
TOTAL FUNDS 462,845 (440,156) 22,689

Net Transfers
movement between At
At 1.4.21 in funds funds 31.3.23
Unrestricted
funds
General fund 47,895 26,541 74,436
Restricted funds
Education
and Riverfly
1,660 1,660
Metal Mines 1,060 (1,060)
Weardale Natural Flood Management 6,188 6,188
CaBa 804 (804)
Carbon Connects 14,401 (14,401)
Browney Smallhope
Natural
Flood
Management
and Engagement
(7,310) 7,310
WCP Business Development 15,237 (15,237)
Wear INNS Management plan EEU 5,251 5,251
Wapping Burn Restoration Project EEU 33,256 (33,256)
Cool Waters 14,644 (8,560) 6,084
Metal Mines Cambokeels 677 (677)
Sunderland
City Council
5,230 (1,692) 3,538
Browney RDP (Crook EEU) 54,767 (29,911) (7,310) 17,546
EA Beechburn BeckFeasibility Project 431 (431)
EA Smallhope
Burn Natural
Capital
project 1,725 (1,725)
DCC Westgate/Sidehead NFM 1,230 (1,230)
DCC - Stanley Sustainable Drainage
System 3,174 3,174
Stanley Bum Twizell Volunteering Project 5,365 5,365
SirTom Cowie Charitable Trust 1,654 1,654
Chester Le Street AAP 5,889 5,889
Citizen Science and Riverfly 201 201
NWL Blue Space - Old Durham Beck 14,271 14,271
DWT/ SCCLinked Together 56 56
Weardale FFF 128 128
Fun &Food 2,361 2,361
John Muir Gaunless Reconnected 6,400 6,400
143.462 (63,696) 79.766
TOTAL FUNDS 191,357 (37,155) 154,202

Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
Unrestricted
funds
General fund 217,982 (191,441) 26,541
Restricted funds
Interreg North SeaRegion Topsoil Project 17,613 (17,613)
Education
and Riverfly
43,610 (41,950) 1,660
Metal Mines 15,276 (16,336) (1,060)
Weardale Natural
Flood Management
13,005 (6,817) 6,188
CaBa 30,001 (30,805) (804)
Carbon Connects 27,988 (42,389) (14,401)
Browney Smallhope
Natural
Flood
Management
and Engagement
(7,310) (7,310)
WCP Business Development (15,237) (15,237)
Wear INNS Management plan EEU 84,128 (78,877) 5,251
Wapping Bum Restoration Project EEU (33,256) (33,256)
Cool Waters 48,933 (57,493) (8,560)
Metal Mines Cambokeels 20,338 (21,015) (677)
Sunderland
City Council
Browney RDP (Crook EEU)
(1,692)
(29,911)
(1,692)
(29,911)
EA Beechburn BeckFeasibility Project (431) (431)
EA Smallhope
Burn Natural
Capital
Project (1,725) (1,725)
DCC Westgate/Sidehead NFM (1,230) (1,230)
DCC - Stanley Sustainable Drainage
System 232,293 (229,119) 3,174
Weardale MSO 25,433 (25,433)
NWL Browney Access 1,500 (1,500)
WEIF Browney 27,479 (27,479)
WEIF Gaunless 26,480 (26,480)
WEIF Eden / Wapping 29,351 (29,351)
Stanley Bum Twizell Volunteering Project 5,750 (385) 5,365
Sir Tom Cowie Charitable Trust 16,999 (15,345) 1,654
Chester Le Street AAP 6,000 (111) 5,889
Citizen Science and Riverfly 5,089 (4,888) 201
tAVL Blue Space - Old Durham Beck 25,000 (10,729) 14.271
DWT/ SCC Linked Together 11,506 (11,450) 56
Weardale FFF 1,156 (1,028 ) 128
Fun 8cFood 7,723 (5,362 ) 2,361
John Muir Gaunless Reconnected 6,400 6,400
729,051 (792,747) (63,696)
TOTAL FUNDS 947,033 (984,188) (37,155)