> COMPANY COMPANY REGISTRATION REGISTRATION NUMBER: NUMBER: 04668878 04668878 CHARITY CHARITY REGISTRATION REGISTRATION NUMBER: NUMBER: 1105663 1105663
# West West Wales Wales Rivers Rivers Trust Trust Company Company Limited[Limited] by by Guarantee Guarantee Unaudited Unaudited Financial Financial Statements Statements 31 31 March March 2025 2025
PRITCHARD PRITCHARD & & CO CO Chartered Certified Accountants Chartered Certified Accountants Ffynnonddofn Ffynnonddofn 74 74 High High Street Street Fishguard Fishguard Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire SA65 SA65 9AU 9AU
West West Wales Wales[Rivers] Rivers Trust Trust
## Company Company Limited[Limited] by by Guarantee Guarantee
## Financial Financial Statements Statements
## Year Year ended ended[31] 31 March March 2025 2025
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## West West Wales Wales Rivers Rivers Trust Trust Company Company Limited Limited by by Guarantee Guarantee Trustees’ Trustees' Annual Annual Report Report (Incorporating (Incorporating[the] the[Director's] Director's[Report)] Report)
## Year Year ended ended 31[31] March March 2025 2025
The The trustees, trustees, who who are are also also the[the] directors directors for for[the] the purposes purposes[of] of company company law, law, present present their their[report] report and and the[the] unaudited financial unaudited financial statements statements of[of the] the charity charity for[for] the[the] year year ended ended 31[31] March March 2025. 2025.
Reference Reference and[and] administrative[administrative][ details] details Registered Registered charity charity name name West West Wales Wales Rivers Rivers Trust Trust Charity Charity registration registration number number 1105663 1105663 Company Company[registration] registration[number] number 04668878 04668878 Principal Principal office[office] and[and] registered[registered] c/o c/o Pritchard Pritchard & & Co Co office office Ffynnonddofn Ffynnonddofn 74 74 High[High] Street Street Fishguard Fishguard Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire SA65 SA65 9AU 9AU
The The trustees trustees
Dr Dr M M Macklin Macklin Mr Mr C[C] Roberts Roberts Dr Dr K K M M Dearing Dearing Dr Dr[I] | Thomas Thomas Mr Mr J J Morris Morris Mr Mr C[C] Stretton Stretton Mr Mr E[E] Evans Evans Mrs Mrs H H M M Corcoran Corcoran Mr Mr S S R[R] Evans Evans Mr Mr A A P P Philpott Philpott (Resigned (Resigned 7 7 November November 2024) 2024)
Company Company secretary[secretary] Kathryn Kathryn Margaret[Margaret] Dearing Dearing
> Independent examiner Independent examiner Stephen Stephen Davies[Davies] FCCA FCCA
> Structure, Structure, governance governance and and management management Please Please see see detailed detailed trustees[trustees] report[report] (Appendix (Appendix I). 1).
> Objectives Objectives and and activities activities
> Please Please see see detailed detailed trustees[trustees] report[report] (Appendix (Appendix 1). I).
## Strategic Strategic[report] report
Please Please see see detailed detailed[trustees] trustees[report] report (Appendix (Appendix 1).[1).]
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## West West Wales Wales Rivers Rivers Trust Trust
Company Company Limited Limited by by Guarantee Guarantee Trustees’ Trustees' Annual Annual Report Report (Incorporating (Incorporating the the Director's[Director's] Report)[Report)][(continued)] (continuea) Year Year ended ended 31[31] March March 2025 2025
Achievements Achievements and and performance performance
> Please Please see see detailed detailed trustees[trustees] report[report] (Appendix (Appendix 1).[1).]
## Financial Financial[review] review
Please Please see see detailed detailed trustees[trustees][report] report (Appendix (Appendix 1). I).
The The trustees' trustees’ annual annual report[report] and and the the strategic strategic report[report] were were approved approved on on 20 20 December December 2025 2025 and and[signed] signed on on behalf behalf of[of the] the board[board] of[of trustees] trustees by:[by:]
Dr Dr K K M M Dearing Dearing Trustee Trustee
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## Independent Independent Examiner's Examiner's Report Report to[to] the the Trustees Trustees of[of] West West Wales Wales Rivers Rivers Trust Trust
Year Year ended ended 31[31] March March 2025 2025
I | report report to to the the trustees trustees on on my my examination examination of of the the financial financial statements statements of of West West Wales Wales Rivers Rivers Trust Trust ('the (‘the charity') charity’) for[for] the[the] year year ended ended 31[31] March March 2025.[2025.]
## Responsibilities Responsibilities and[and][basis] basis of of report report
As As the[the] trustees[trustees] of[of] the[the] company company (and[(and] also also its[its] directors directors for[for] the[the] purposes purposes of[of] company company[law)] law) you you are are responsible responsible for[for] the[the] preparation preparation[of] of the[the] financial financial statements statements[in] in accordance accordance[with] with[the] the requirements requirements[of] of[the] the Companies Companies Act Act 2006 2006 (‘the ('the 2006 2006 Act’). Act'). Having Having satisfied[satisfied] myself myself[that] that the[the] accounts accounts of the[of][the] company company are are[not] not required required to[to] be[be] audited audited under under Part[Part] 16[16] of of the the 2006 2006 Act Act and and are are eligible eligible for for independent independent examination, examination, | I report report in in respect respect of of my my examination examination of of the the charity’s charity's accounts accounts as as carried carried out out under under section section 145 145 of of the the Charities Charities Act Act 2011 2011 ('the (‘the 2011 2011 Act'). Act’). In In carrying carrying out out my my examination examination | I have have followed followed the the Directions Directions given given by by the the Charity Charity Commission Commission under under section section 145(5)(b) 145(5)(b) of of the the 2011 2011 Act. Act.
## Independent Independent examiner's examiner's statement statement
> Since Since[the] the charity's charity’s gross gross income income exceeded exceeded 2250,000 £250,000 your your examiner examiner must must be be a a member member of[of] a a body body listed listed in in section section 145 145 of of the the 2011 2011 Act. Act. | I confirm confirm that that I | am am qualified qualified to to undertake undertake the the examination examination because because |[I] am am a a member member of[of the] the Association Association[of] of Chartered Chartered Certified Certified Accountants Accountants (ACCA) (ACCA) which which is is one one of[of] the the listed listed bodies. bodies. | I have have completed completed my my examination. examination. |[I] confirm confirm that that no no matters matters have have come come to to my my attention attention in in connection connection
> with with the the examination examination giving giving me me cause cause to to believe: believe:
1. 1. accounting accounting records records were were[not] not kept kept in[in] respect respect[of] of the[the] charity charity as as required required by[by] section[section][386] 386[of] of the[the] 2006 2006 Act; Act; or or
2. 2. — the the financial financial statements statements do do not not accord accord with with those those records; records; or or
3. 3. the the financial financial statements statements do do not not comply comply with with the the accounting accounting requirements requirements of of section section 396 396 of of the the 2006 2006 Act Act other other than than any any requirement requirement that that the the accounts accounts give give a a ‘true 'true and and fair' fair’ view view which which is is not not a a matter matter considered considered as as part part of of an an independent independent examination; examination; or or
4. 4. the the financial financial statements statements have have not not been been prepared prepared in in accordance accordance with with the the methods methods and and principles principles[of] of the[the] Statement Statement of[of] Recommended Recommended Practice Practice for for accounting accounting and and reporting reporting by by charities charities applicable[applicable] to[to] charities charities preparing preparing[their] their accounts accounts in[in] accordance accordance with[with][the] the Financial[Financial] Reporting Reporting Standard[Standard] applicable[applicable] in[in] the[the] UK UK and and Republic Republic[of] of Ireland Ireland (FRS (FRS 102).[102).]
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> Company Company[Limited] Limited by by Guarantee Guarantee Independent Independent Examiner's Examiner's Report Report to[to] the the Trustees Trustees of[of] West West Wales Wales Rivers Rivers Trust Trust (continued) (continued) Year Year ended ended[31] 31 March March 2025 2025
| I have have no no concerns concerns and and have have come come across across no no other other matters matters in in connection connection with with the the examination examination to to which which attention attention should should be be drawn drawn[in] in this[this] report report in in order order to to enable enable a a proper proper understanding understanding of of the the accounts accounts[to] to be be reached. reached. / ; ri <] ‘ Stephen Stephen[Davies] Davies
Chartered Chartered Certified Certified Accountant Accountant Independent Independent Examiner Examiner
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## West West Wales[Wales] Rivers Rivers Trust Trust Company Company Limited Limited by by Guarantee Guarantee Statement Statement of Financial Activities of Financial Activities (including (including income income and and expenditure[expenditure][account)] account) Year Year ended ended 31[31] March March 2025 2025
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|2025|2025|2024|2024|
|Unrestricted|Unrestricted|Restricted|Restricted|
|funds|funds|Total funds|Total funds|
|Note|Note|funds£|funds£|Totalfunds£|Total funds£|
|Income|Income|and|and endowments|endowments|
|Donations|Donations|and|and|legacies|legacies|5|5|7,408|7,408|801,753|801,753|809,|809,161|161|985,139|985,139|
|Other|Other|income|income|6|6|-|74,803|74,803|74,803|74,803|4,615|4,615|
|Total|Total|income|income|7,408|7,408|876,556|876,556|883,964|883,964|989,754|989,754|
|Expenditure|Expenditure|
|Expenditure|Expenditure|on|on|charitable|charitable|activities|activities|7,8|7,8|57,452|57,452|906,815|906,815|964,267|964,267|740,701|740,701|
|Total|Total expenditure|expenditure|57,452|57,452|906,815|906,815|964,267|964,267|740,701|740,701|
|Net|Net|(expenditure)/income|(expenditure)/income|and|and|net|net|
|movement|movement|in|[in]|funds|funds|(50,044)|(50,044)|(30,259)|(30,259)|(80,303)|(80,303)|249,053|249,053|
|Reconciliation|Reconciliation|of|of funds|funds|
|Total|Total funds|funds|brought forward|brought forward|126,346|126,346|455,138|455,138|581,484|581,484|332,431|332,431|
|Total|Total funds|[funds]|carried|[carried]|forward|forward|76,302|76,302|424,879|424,879|501,181|501,181|581,484|581|[,484]|
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The The statement statement of[of] financial financial activities activities includes includes all[all] gains gains and and losses losses recognised recognised in[in][the] the year. year. All All income income and and expenditure expenditure derive derive from from continuing continuing activities. activities.
> The The notes notes on on pages pages7 7 to to 18[18] form form part part of[of] these these financial financial statements. statements.
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## West West Wales Wales Rivers Rivers Trust Trust Company Company[Limited] Limited by[by] Guarantee Guarantee Statement Statement of Financial of Financial Position Position 31 31 March March 2025 2025
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2025|2024
2024|
|---|---|---|---|
|Fixed assets
Fixed assets|Note
Note|£|£|
|Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets|12
12|12,938
12,938|17,332
17,332|
|Current assets
Current assets||||
|Debtors
Cash at bankand in hand
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand|13
13|362,673
167,512
362,673
167,512|97,580
559,594
97,580
559,594|
|||530,185
530,185|657,174
657,174|
|Creditors: amounts falling due within oneyear
Creditors: amounts falling due within oneyear|14
14|41,942
41,942|93,022
93,022|
|Net current assets
Net currentassets||488,243
488,243|564,152
564,152|
|Total assets less current liabilities
Total assets less current liabilities||501 ,181
501,181|581
,484
581,484|
|Funds of the charity
Funds ofthe charity||||
|Restricted funds
Restricted funds||239,624
239,624|455,138
455,138|
|Unrestricted funds
Unrestricted funds||261 ,557
261,557|126,346
126,346|
|Total charity funds
Totalcharityfunds|16
16|501,181
501,181|581 ,484
581,484|
For For the the year year ending ending[31] 31 March March 2025 2025 the the charity was charity was entitled entitled to[to] exemption exemption from from audit audit under under section section 477 477 of of the the Companies Companies Act Act 2006 2006 relating relating to to small small companies. companies.
## Directors’ DirectorS responsibilities: responsibilities:
- e • The The members members have have[not] not required required[the] the company company[to] to obtain[obtain] an an[audit] audit of[of] its its financial financial statements statements for[for] the[the] year year[in] in question question in[in] accordance accordance with[with] section section 476; 476;
> • e The The directors directors acknowledge acknowledge[their] their responsibilities responsibilities for for complying complying[with] with[the] the requirements requirements of[of] the[the] Act Act with with respect respect to to accounting accounting records records and and the the preparation preparation of of financial financial statements. statements. These These financial financial[statements] statements have have been been prepared prepared in in accordance accordance with with the the provisions provisions applicable applicable to to
> companies companies subject subject[to] to the[the] small[small] companies' companies’ regime. regime. These These financial financial statements statements were were approved approved by by the[the] board board of[of] trustees[trustees] and and authorised authorised for[for] issue issue on on 20 20
> December December[2025,] 2025, and and are are signed signed on on behalf behalf of[of the] the board board by: by:
> Dr Dr K K M M Dearing Dearing Trustee Trustee
> The The notes notes on on pages pages 7 7 to to 18 18 form form part of part of these these financial financial statements. statements.
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Notes Notes[to] to the the Financial[Financial] Statements Statements
## Year Year ended ended 31[31] March March 2025 2025
1. I. General General information information The The charity charity is[is] a a public public benefit benefit entity[entity] and and a a private private company company[limited] limited by[by] guarantee, guarantee, registered registered in in England England and and Wales Wales and and a a registered registered charity charity in in England England and and Wales. Wales. The The address address of of the the registered registered office office is is clo c/o Pritchard Pritchard & & Co, Co, Ffynnonddofn, Ffynnonddofn, 74 74 High High Street, Street, Fishguard, Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Pembrokeshire, SA65 SA65 9AU.[9AU.] 2. 2. Statement Statement of of compliance compliance These These financial financial[statements] statements have have been been[prepared] prepared[in] in compliance compliance with[with] FRS FRS 102,[102,] 'The ‘The Financial[Financial] Reporting Reporting[Standard] Standard applicable applicable[in] in the the UK UK and and the the Republic Republic of[of][Ireland',] Ireland’, the the Statement Statement[of] of Recommended Recommended Practice[Practice] applicable[applicable][to] to charities charities preparing preparing their their accounts accounts[in] in accordance accordance with[with] the[the] Financial Financial Reporting Reporting Standard Standard applicable applicable in in the the UK UK and and Republic Republic of of Ireland Ireland (FRS (FRS 102) 102) (Charities (Charities SORP SORP (FRS (FRS 102))[102))] and and the[the] Companies[Companies][Act] Act 2006.[2006.]
## 3. 3. Accounting Accounting policies policies
## Basis of[[preparation]]
## Basis Basis of of preparation[[preparation]]
The The financial financial statements statements have have been been prepared prepared on on[the] the historical historical cost cost basis,[basis,] as as modified modified[by] by the the revaluation revaluation of[of] certain certain financial financial assets assets and and liabilities liabilities and and investment investment properties[properties] measured measured at[at] fair fair value value through through income income or or expenditure. expenditure.
> The financial The financial statements statements are are prepared prepared in[in] sterling, sterling, which which is is[the] the functional currency functional currency[of the] of the[entity.] entity.
## Going Going concern concern
> There There are are no no[material] material uncertainties uncertainties about about the[the] charity's charity's ability[ability] to[to] continue.[continue.]
## Judgements Judgements and and key[key] sources sources of of estimation[estimation] uncertainty uncertainty
> The The preparation preparation of of the the financial financial statements statements requires requires management management to to make make judgements, judgements, estimates estimates and and assumptions assumptions[that] that affect affect the[the] amounts amounts reported.[reported.] These These estimates estimates and and judgements judgements are are continually continually reviewed reviewed and and are are[based] based on on[experience] experience and and other[other] factors,[factors,] including including[expectations] expectations of of future future events events that that are are believed believed to to be be reasonable reasonable under under the the circumstances. circumstances.
Fund Fund accounting accounting Unrestricted Unrestricted funds funds are are available available for for use use at at the the discretion discretion Of of the the trustees trustees to to further further any any of Of the the charity's charity's purposes. purposes. Designated Designated funds funds are are unrestricted unrestricted funds funds earmarked earmarked by by the the trustees trustees for for particular particular future future project project or or commitment. commitment. Restricted Restricted funds funds are are subjected subjected to to restrictions restrictions on on[their] their expenditure expenditure declared declared by by the the donor donor or or through through the the terms terms of[of] an an appeal,[appeal,] and and[fall] fall into[into] one one[of] of two two sub-classes: sub-classes: restricted restricted income income[funds] funds or or endowment endowment funds.[funds.]
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## Notes Notes to[to] the the Financial[Financial] Statements Statements (continued)[(continued)]
## Year Year ended ended 31[31] March March 2025 2025
3. 3. Accounting Accounting policies policies (continued)[(continued)] Incoming Incoming resources resources
All All income income[is] is included included in[in] the[the] statement statement of[of] financial financial activities when activities when entitlement entitlement has has passed passed[to] to the[the] charity, charity, it it is is probable probable that that the the economic economic benefits benefits associated associated with with the the transaction transaction will will flow flow to to the the charity charity and and the[the] amount amount can can be[be] reliably[reliably] measured.[measured.] The The following following specific specific policies policies are are applied[applied] to[to] particular particular categories categories[of] of income: income: - - income income from from donations donations or or grants grants is is recognised recognised when when there there is is evidence evidence of of entitlement entitlement to to the the gift, gift, receipt receipt is[is] probable probable and and its[its] amount amount can can be[be] measured measured reliably. reliably.
> - - income income from from contracts contracts for for the the supply supply of of services services is is recognised recognised with with the the delivery delivery of of the the contracted contracted service. service. This This is is classified classified as as unrestricted unrestricted[funds] funds unless unless there there is is a a contractual contractual requirement requirement[for] for it[it] to[to] be[be] spent spent on on a a particular particular purpose purpose and and returned returned if[if] unspent, unspent, in in which which case case it it
> may may be[be] regarded[regarded] as[as][restricted.] restricted.
## Resources Resources expended expended
Expenditure Expenditure[is] is recognised recognised on on an an accruals accruals basis basis as as a a liability[liability] is is incurred. incurred. Expenditure Expenditure includes includes any any VAT VAT which which[cannot] cannot be[be] fully[fully] recovered, recovered, and and[is] is[classified] classified under under[headings] headings[of] of the[the] statement statement[of] of financial financial activities activities to to which which it it relates: relates:
- e expenditure expenditure on on raising raising funds funds includes includes the the costs costs of of all all fundraising fundraising activities, activities, events, events, non-charitable non-charitable trading[trading] activities, activities, and and the[the] sale sale[of] of donated donated goods. goods.
- e expenditure expenditure on on charitable charitable activities activities includes[includes] all[all] costs costs incurred[incurred] by[by] a a charity charity in[in] undertaking undertaking activities activities that[that] further further its[its] charitable charitable aims aims for[for] the the benefit benefit of[of][its] its beneficiaries, beneficiaries, including including those[those] support support costs costs and and costs costs relating relating to[to] the[the] governance governance[of] of[the] the charity charity apportioned apportioned[to] to charitable charitable activities. activities.
- e other other expenditure expenditure includes includes all[all] expenditure expenditure that[that][is] is neither[neither] related related to[to] raising raising funds funds[for] for[the] the charity charity nor nor part part of[of] its[its] expenditure expenditure on on[charitable] charitable activities. activities.
- All All costs costs are are allocated allocated to[to] expenditure expenditure categories categories reflecting reflecting the the use use of of the the resource. resource. Direct Direct costs costs attributable attributable to[to] a a single[single] activity activity are are allocated allocated directly directly to[to] that[that] activity. activity. Shared Shared costs costs are are apportioned apportioned between between the[the] activities activities they they contribute contribute to to on on a a reasonable, reasonable, justifiable justifiable and and consistent consistent basis. basis.
## Tangible Tangible[assets] assets
> Tangible Tangible assets assets are are initially initially recorded recorded at at cost, cost, and and subsequently subsequently stated stated at at cost cost less less any any accumulated accumulated depreciation depreciation and and impairment impairment losses.[losses.] Depreciation Depreciation Depreciation Depreciation is[is] calculated[calculated] so so as as to[to] write[write] off off the[the] cost cost or or valuation[valuation] of[of] an an asset,[asset,][less] less its[its][residual] residual value, value, over over[the] the useful[useful] economic economic life life of[of][ that] that asset asset as as follows:[follows:] Plant Plant and and machinery machinery - 20% 20% straight straight line line Equipment Equipment - 33% 33% straight straight line line
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> Company Company[Limited] Limited[by] by Guarantee Guarantee Notes Notes[to] to the the Financial[Financial] Statements Statements[(continued)] (continueg)
## Year Year ended ended 31[31] March March 2025 2025
3. 3. Accounting Accounting policies policies[(continued)] (continued) Impairment Impairment of of fixed fixed assets assets
A A[review] review[for] for indicators indicators of of[impairment] impairment[is] is[carried] carried out out at[at] each each reporting[reporting][date,] date, with[with][the] the recoverable recoverable amount amount being being estimated estimated where where such such indicators indicators exist. exist. Vihere Where the[the][carrying] carrying value value exceeds exceeds the[the] recoverable recoverable amount, amount,[the] the asset asset is[is] impaired impaired accordingly.[accordingly.] Prior Prior impairments impairments are are also also reviewed reviewed for for possible possible reversal reversal at at each each reporting reporting date. date.
Financial Financial instruments instruments A[financial] asset or a[financial][liability][is][recognised][only] when[the][entity] becomes a[party][to][the] A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the entity becomes a party to the contractual contractual provisions provisions of of the the instrument. instrument. Basic Basic financial financial instruments instruments are are initially initially recognised recognised at[at][the] the amount amount receivable receivable or or paable paable including including any any related related[transaction] transaction costs,[costs,] unless[unless] the[the] arrangement arrangement constitutes constitutes a a financing[financing] transaction, transaction, where where it it is is recognised recognised at at the the present present value value of of the the future future payments payments discounted discounted at at a a market market rate rate of of interest interest[for] for a a similar similar debt debt[instrument.] instrument.
Current Current assets assets and and current current liabilities liabilities are are subsequently subsequently measured measured at at the the cash cash or or other other consideration consideration expected[expected] to[to] be be paid paid or or received received and and not[not] discounted. discounted.
> Defined Defined contribution contribution plans plans Contributions Contributions[to] to defined defined contribution contribution plans plans are are recognised recognised as as an an expense expense[in] in[the] the period[period] in[in] which which the the related related service service is is provided. provided. Prepaid Prepaid contributions contributions are are recognised recognised as as an an asset asset to to the the extent extent that that the the prepayment prepayment will will lead lead to[to] a a reduction reduction in in future future payments payments or or a a cash cash refund. refund.
> 4. 4. Limited Limited by by guarantee guarantee West West Wales Wales Rivers Rivers Trust Trust is is a a company company limited limited by[by] guarantee guarantee and and accordingly accordingly does does not not have have a a
> share share capital.[capital.] Every Every member member of[of][the] the company company undertakes undertakes to[to] contribute[contribute] such such amount amount as as may may be be required required not[not]
> exceeding exceeding EIO £10[to] to the[the] assets assets of[of the] the charitable[charitable] company company in in the[the] event event of[of] it[it] being being wound wound up up while while he he
> or or she she is is a a member, member, or or within within one one year year after[after] he[he] or or she she ceases ceases[to] to be be a a member. member.
5. 5. Donations Donations and and legacies[legacies]
||Unrestricted
Funds
Unrestricted
Funds|Restricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds|Total Funds
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|Donations
Donations||||
|Donations and in kind contributions
Donations and in kind contributions|6,174
6,174|-|6,174
6,174|
|Grants
Grants||||
|Grants
Grants|1 ,234
1,234|801,753
801,753|802,987
802,987|
||7,408
7,408|801 ,753
801,753|809,161
809,161|
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## West West Wales Wales Rivers Rivers Trust Trust Company Company Limited Limited by[by] Guarantee Guarantee Notes Notes[to] to the the Financial Financial Statements Statements (continued) (continued)
## Year Year ended ended[31] 31 March March 2025 2025
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|5.|5.|Donations|Donations and|and|legacies|[legacies]|(continued)|[(continued)]|
|Unrestricted|Unrestricted|Restricted|Restricted|Total|Total|Funds|Funds|
|Funds|Funds|Funds|Funds|2024|2024|
|£|£|£|
|Donations|Donations|
|Donations|Donations|and|and|in|[in]|kind|[kind]|contributions|contributions|5,670|5,670|1,740|1|,740|7,410|7,410|
|Grants|Grants|
|Grants|Grants|19,844|19,844|957,885|957,885|977,729|977,729|
|25,514|25,514|959,625|959,625|985,139|985, 139|
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|Restricted|Restricted|Total|Total Funds|Funds|Restricted|Restricted|Total|Total|Funds|Funds|
|Funds|Funds|2025|2025|Funds|Funds|2024|2024|
|£|£|£|£|
|Other|Other|income|income|74,803|74,803|74,803|74,803|4,615|4,615|4,615|4,615|
|7.|7.|Expenditure|Expenditure|on|on|charitable|charitable|[activities]|activities|by|by fund|fund type|type|
|Unrestricted|Unrestricted|Restricted|Restricted|Total|Total Funds|Funds|
|Funds|Funds|Funds|Funds|2025|2025|
|£|£|£|
|Habitat|Habitat|improvement|improvement and|and|education|education|57,452|57 ,452|906,815|906,815|964,267|964,267|
|Unrestricted|Unrestricted|Restricted|Restricted|Total|Total|Funds|Funds|
|Funds|Funds|Funds|Funds|2024|2024|
|£|£|£|
|Habitat|Habitat|improvement|improvement|and|and|education|education|30,504|30,504|710,197|710,197|740,701|740,701|
|8.|8.|Expenditure|Expenditure|on|on|charitable|charitable|activities|activities by|by|activity|activity type|type|
|Activities|Activities|
|undertaken|undertaken|Total|Total|funds|funds|Total|Total fund|fund|
|directly|directly|2025|2025|2024|2024|
|£|£|£|
|Habitat|Habitat|improvement|improvement and|and|education|education|964,267|964,267|964,267|964,267|740,701|740, 701|
|9.|9.|Net|Net|(expenditure)/income|(expenditure)/income|
|Net|Net (expenditure)/income|(expenditure)/income|is|is|stated|stated|after|after charging/(crediting):|charging/(crediting):|
|2025|2025|2024|2024|
|£|£|
|Depreciation|Depreciation|of|[of tangible]|tangible|fixed|[fixed]|assets|assets|6,347|6,347|2,754|2,754|
**----- End of picture text -----**
> 10 10
## West West Wales Wales Rivers Rivers Trust Trust Company Company[Limited] Limited by[by] Guarantee Guarantee Notes Notes to[to] the the[Financial] Financial Statements Statements (continued) (continuea)
## Year Year ended ended[31] 31 March March 2025 2025
## IO. 10. Staff Staff costs costs
|The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting periodare analysed as
The total staffcostsand employee benefits forthe reporting period are analysed as|The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting periodare analysed as
The total staffcostsand employee benefits forthe reporting period are analysed as|follows:
follows:|
|---|---|---|
||2025
2025|2024
2024|
||£|£|
|Wages and salaries
Wages and salaries|345,134
345,134|170,177
170,177|
|Social security costs
Social security costs|32,381
32,381|16,822
16,822|
|Employercontributions to pension plans
Employercontributions to pension plans|26,825
26,825|14,850
14,850|
||404,340
404,340|201,849
201,849|
> The The average average head head count count[of] of employees employees during during the[the] year year was was[12] 12[(2024:] (2024:[12).] 12). The The average average number number
> of of full-time equivalent full-time equivalent employees employees during during the the year year is is analysed analysed as as follows: follows:
||2025
2025|2025
2025|2024
2024|2024
2024|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||No.
No.||No.
No.||
|Chief ExecutiveOfficer
Chief Executive Officer||1
1||1
1|
|Senior ExecutiveOfficer
Senior Executive Officer||1||1
1|
|Project Officers
Project Officers||10
10||4
4|
|||12
12||6
6|
> No No employee employee received received employee employee benefits[benefits of] of more more than than £60,000 €60,000 during during[the] the year year (2024: (2024: Nil). Nil).
11. 11. Trustee Trustee remuneration and remuneration and expenses expenses No No remuneration remuneration or or other other benefits benefits from from employment employment with with the the charity charity or or a a related related entity[entity] were were received received by[by] the[the] trustees. trustees.
> No No trustee[trustee] expenses expenses have have been been incurred. incurred.
## 12. 12. Tangible Tangible fixed[fixed] assets[assets]
||Plantand
Plant and|||
|---|---|---|---|
||machinery
machinery|Equipment
Equipment|Total
Total|
||£|£|£|
|Cost
Cost||||
|At 1 April 2024
At 1 April 2024|17,003
17,003|15,945
15,945|32,948
32,948|
|Additions
Additions|1 ,953
1,953|~|1 ,953
1,953|
|At 31 March 2025
At 31 March 2025|18,956
18,956|15,945
15,945|34,901
34,901|
|Depreciation
Depreciation||||
|At 1 April 2024
At 1 April 2024|9,907
9,907|5,709
5,709|15,616
15,616|
|Charge for the year
Charge for the year|2,258
2,258|4,089
4,089|6,347
6,347|
|At 31 March 2025
At31 March 2025|12,165
12,165|9,798
9,798|21 ,963
21,963|
|Carrying amount
Carrying amount||||
|At 31 March 2025
At 31 March 2025|6,791
6,791|6,147
6,147|12,938
12,938|
|At 31 March 2024
At31March2024|7,096
7,096|10,236
10,236|17,332
17,332|
11 11
## West West Wales Wales Rivers Rivers Trust Trust Company Company Limited Limited by by Guarantee Guarantee
## Notes Notes to[to] the the Financial[Financial] Statements Statements[(continued)] (continued)
## Year Year ended ended 31[31] March March 2025 2025
13. 13. Debtors Debtors
|||2025
2025|2024
2024|
|---|---|---|---|
|||£|£|
||Trade debtors
Trade debtors|362,673
362,673|97,580
97,580|
|14.
14.|Creditors: amounts fallingdue within one year
Creditors: amounts falling due within oneyear|||
|||2025
2025|2024
2024|
|||£|£|
||Trade creditors
Social securityand other taxes
Tradecreditors
Social security and othertaxes|22,448
19,494
22,448
19,494|79,583
13,439
79,583
13,439|
|||41
,942
41,942|93,022
93,022|
## 15. 15. Pensions Pensions and and other other post post retirement retirement benefits benefits
## Defined Defined contribution contribution plans plans
> The The amount amount recognised recognised[in] in income income or or expenditure expenditure as as an an expense expense in in relation relation to to defined defined contribution contribution plans plans was was £26,825 €26,825 (2024:[(2024:][E] £14,850).[ 14,850).]
## 16. 16. Analysis Analysis of of charitable[charitable] funds funds
## Unrestricted Unrestricted funds funds
||||At||||At 31 March
At 31 March|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||1
1|April 2024
April 2024|Income
Income|Expenditure
Expenditure|Transfers
Transfers|2025
2025|
||||£|£|£|£|£|
|General
General|funds
funds||126,346
126,346|7,408
7,408|(57 ,452)
(57,452)|185,255
185,255|261,557
261,557|
||||At||||At 31 March
At 31 March|
|||1
1|April 2023
April 2023|Income
Income|Expenditure
Expenditure|Transfers
Transfers|2024
2024|
||||£|£|£|£|Fe|
|General
General|funds
funds||51,804
51,804|25,514
25,514|(30,504)
(30,504)|79,532
79,532|126,346
126,346|
12 12
## West West Wales Wales Rivers Rivers Trust Trust Company Company Limited Limited by by Guarantee Guarantee Notes Notes[to] to the the Financial Financial Statements Statements (continued) (continueg)
## Year Year ended ended[31] 31 March March 2025 2025
|16.
16.|Analysis of charitable funds (continued)
Analysis ofcharitable funds (continued)|Analysis of charitable funds (continued)
Analysis ofcharitable funds (continued)|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Restricted funds
Restricted funds||||||
|||At
At||||At 31 March
At 31 March|
|||1 April 2024
1 April2024|Income
Income|Expenditure
Expenditure|Transfers
Transfers|2025
2025|
|||£|£|£|£|£|
||AdoptATributary
Brianneand Tywi
AdoptATributary
Brianneand Tywi|17,385
17,385|750
750|(914)
(914)|(2,032)
(2,032)|15,189
15,189|
||Mitigation
CeredfigionCC
-
Local
Mitigation
Ceredfigion CC -
Local|122,170
122,170|=|(35,887)
(35,887)|-|86,283
86,283|
||PartnershipFor Nature
Dwr Cymru Welsh
Partnership For Nature
DwrCymru Welsh|-|~|(884)
(884)|884
884|-|
||Water
Fisheries Habitat
Water
Fisheries Habitat|—|-|-|~|-|
||Restoration Plans
Restoration Plans|-|-|-|-|-|
||Inactive Funds
Inactive Funds|-|-|-|-|-|
||Nature Network Fund
Princes GateWater Ltd
Nature Network Fund
Princes Gate Water Ltd|169,034
169,034
~|-
-|(90,972)
(90,972)
~|_
-|78,062
78,062
-|
||Strategic Allocation
Strategic Allocation||||||
||Fund (2)
Fund (2)|—|-|-|-|-|
||SMS N2K
Teifi Landfill Tax
SMSN2K
Teifi Landfill Tax|313
(12,419)
313
(12,419)|-
-|(165)
(5)
(165)
(5)|(148)
12,424
(148)
12,424|~
-|
||Carmarthenshire CC
-
Carmarthenshire CC -||||||
||Local Nature
Local Nature||||||
||Partnership
Partnership|179
179|-|-|(179)
(179)|-|
||Brecon Beacons
Brecon Beacons||||||
||National Park
National Park|243
243|-|-|(243)
(243)|=|
||SwanseaCC
- Gower
Swansea CC - Gower||||||
||AONB
Schroeder Outfall Safari
AONB
Schroeder Outfall Safari|233
-
233|10,975
10,975
-|(3,219)
(3,219)
_|(233)
-
(233)|7,756
7,756
-|
||DCW,N
- Wetlands
GarfieldWeston
DCWW-Wetlands
Garfield Weston|9,938
27,482
9,938
27,482|-
-|(9,938)
(767)
(9,938)
(767)|(26,715)
=
(26,715)|-
-|
||Nant Clais
Nant Clais|10,749
10,749|14,999
14,999|(3,594)
(3,594)|~|22,154
22,154|
||National Lottery
- Rivers
ForCommunities
National Lottery - Rivers
For Communities|~|19,887
19,887|(17)
(17)|-|19,870
19,870|
||PRAM
StrategicAllocation
PRAM
Strategic Allocation|34,371
34,371|=|(4,108)
(4,108)|(30,263)
(30,263)|-|
||Fund (3)
Fund(3)|(74,828)
(74,828)|74,828
74,828|(5,542)
(5,542)|5,542
5,542|-|
13 13
## West West Wales Wales Rivers Rivers Trust Trust Company Company[Limited] Limited by by Guarantee Guarantee Notes Notes[to] to the the Financial[Financial] Statements Statements (continued) (continueg)
## Year Year ended ended 31[31] March March 2025 2025
16. 16. Analysis Analysis of[of] charitable[ charitable] funds funds (continued)[(continued)]
|The Swire Charitable
The Swire Charitable||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Trust
NRW - Syfynwy
Trust
WWE
NRW - Syfynwy|-
-|-
~|—
-|-
-|-
-|
|Knotweed Survey
Knotweed Survey|-|~|-|-|-|
|NRW
- Sandy Haven
NRW - Sandy Haven|-|-|~|-|-|
|DCWJ
- Afan Barriers
DCWW - Afan Barriers|-|=|-|-|—|
|Adopta Tributary
Heritage Lottery Fund
Carmarthen CC Agri
Adopta Tributary
Heritage Lottery Fund
Carmarthen CC Agri|16,982
16,982|34,322
34,322|(49,453)
(49,453)|(1 ,851)
(1,851)|-|
|Adopt
Ceredigion CC Local
Nature Partnership
CircularAgricultural
Plastics
DCVNM•/Citizen Science
Adopt
Ceredigion CC Local
Nature Partnership
Circular Agricultural
Plastics
DCWW Citizen Science|4,344
1,247
397
-
4,344
1,247
397|34,578
-
~
34,578
-|(616)
(31,230)
(397)
-
(616)
(31,230)
(397)|(3,728)
(4,595)
—
(3,728)
(4,595)
-|=
-
-
-|
|DCWWEels
DCWW Eels|-|13,246
13,246|(13,246)
(13,246)|-|-|
|Esmee Fairburn Trust
Esmee Fairburn Trust|38,175
38,175|550
550|(35,713)
(35,713)|-|3,012
3,012|
|LougherLDTCS
Nutrient Managment
Board
NRW Dulais Balsam
LougherLDTCS
Nutrient Managment
Board
NRW Dulais Balsam|36,575
15,384
36,575
15,384
-|19,842
19,842
-
-|(40,606)
(662)
(40,606)
(662)
-|(15,811)
(14,722)
(15,811)
(14,722)
-|-
-
-|
|NRW INNS 6
NRWINNS 6|3,419
3,419|79,874
79,874|(32,833)
(32,833)|(50,458)
(50,458)|2
2|
|PRAM Extra
Pram Fencing
PRAM Extra
Pram Fencing|4,938
4,938
-|-
-|(367)
(367)
-|(4,571)
(4,571)
-|=
-|
|SPF Carmarthenshire
SPF Carmarthenshire||||||
|Adopt a Tributary
Adopta Tributary|(99)
(99)|28,956
28,956|(30,790)
(30,790)|1 ,933
1,933|-|
|SPF Ceredigion Adopt a
SPF Ceredigion Adopta||||||
|Tributary
SPF Neath Interns
SPF Pembrokeshire
Tributary
SPF Neath Interns
SPF Pembrokeshire|7,838
10,376
7,838
10,376|34,803
34,606
34,803
34,606|(37,303)
(40,487)
(37,303)
(40,487)|(5,338)
(4,495)
(5,338)
(4,495)|-
-|
|Adopt a Tributary
Swansea LNP Barrier
Adopt aTributary
Swansea LNP Barrier|(2,743)
(2,743)|52,185
52,185|(41,375)
(41,375)|(8,067)
(8,067)|-|
|Project
Project|3,322
3,322|35,000
35,000|(31 ,851)
(31,851)|-|6,471
6,471|
|Targeted Finanace Funs
Teifi DC CC
Targeted Finanace Funs
Teifi DC CC|10,000
-
10,000|-
-|(751)
-
(751)|(9,249)
-
(9,249)|-
-|
|Carron Estate
Carron Estate|-|-|-|-|-|
|Cwmarian Nevern
Cwmarian Nevern|133
133|500
500|(475)
(475)|(158)
(158)|-|
|Gibbs Trust
Gibbs Trust|-|-|-|-|-|
|Afonydd Cymru
Afonydd Cymru||||||
|Secondment
Carew Sediment
Secondment
Carew Sediment|-|8,205
8,205|(5,530)
(5,530)|~|2,675
2,675|
|Pathways
Carmarthen CC EP
Pathways
Carmarthen CC EP|-|5,948
5,948|(2,217)
(2,217)|(3,731)
(3,731)|-|
|Surveys
Surveys|-|2,104
2,104|(552)
(552)|(1 ,552)
(1,552)|-|
14 14
## West West Wales Wales Rivers Rivers Trust Trust Company Company[Limited] Limited by by Guarantee Guarantee Notes Notes[to] to the the Financial[Financial] Statements Statements (continued) (continued) Year Year ended ended 31[31] March March 2025 2025
|16.
16.|Analysis of charitablefunds (continued)
Analysis ofcharitablefunds (continueg)|Analysis of charitablefunds (continued)
Analysis ofcharitablefunds (continueg)|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Cynin Wetlands
DCNN WI
HTCE Afan River
Cynin Wetlands
DCWWWI
HTCE Afan River|-
-|3,775
-
3,775|(3,236)
(1,107)
(3,236)
(1,107)|(2,668)
-
(2,668)|(3,236)
(3,236)
-|
||Festival
Llysyfran Mitigation
Festival
Llysyfran Mitigation|=|6,578
6,578
-|(6,614)
(1 ,995)
(6,614)
(1,995)|36
1,995
36
1,995|-
-|
||Local Places for Nature
Local Places for Nature||||||
||Coed Dylan
NRWNant Y Fendrod
Coed Dylan
NRWNantY Fendrod|-
-|1,456
1,456
-|(1,349)
(1,152)
(1,349)
(1,152)|(107)
(107)
-|(1,152)
-
(1,152)|
||NRW Pickle Ridge
NRW Pickle Ridge||||||
||Surveys
NRW SUDS
PLNP Stackpolesp
SAF 4
Pembrokeshire County
Surveys
NRWSUDS
PLNP StackpoleSP
SAF 4
Pembrokeshire County|_
~
—
=|4,131
30,123
2,786
263,116
4,131
30,123
2,786
263,116|(1,618)
(28,365)
(1,380)
(252,034)
(1,618)
(28,365)
(1,380)
(252,034)|(2,513)
(1,758)
(1,406)
(11 ,082)
(2,513)
(1,758)
(1,406)
(11,082)|=
-
—
-|
||Council Detergent
SWEPT 2
WCVA National Forest
Council Detergent
SWEPT2
WCVA National Forest|-
-|991
9,583
991
9,583|(828)
(8,107)
(828)
(8,107)|(163)
(163)
-|1,476
-
1,476|
||for Wales Landscape
Pilot
- Cothi
forWales Landscape
Pilot - Cothi|-|27,209
27,209|(27,081)
(27,081)|(128)
(128)|-|
||WCVA National Forest
WCVA National Forest||||||
||for Wales Landscape
forWales Landscape||||||
||Pilot
- Melinddwr
Pilot - Melinddwr|=|11,995
11,995|(11,890)
(11,890)|(105)
(105)|-|
||WWFc-cap Phase 11
WWE C-Cap Phase II|~|8,655
8,655|(7,593)
(7,593)|-|1,062
1,062|
|||455,138
455,138|876,556
876,556|(906,815)
(906,815)|(185,255)
(185,255)|239,624
239,624|
|||At||||At 31 March
At 31 March|
|||1 April2023
1 April2023|Income
Income|Expenditure
Expenditure|Transfers
Transfers|2024
2024|
|||£|£|£|£|£|
||AdoptATributary
AdoptATributary|20,247
20,247|241
241|(3,103)
(3,103)|-|17,385
17,385|
||Brianneand Tywi
Brianne and Tywi||||||
||Mitigation
CeredfigionCC
-
Local
Mitigation
Ceredfigion CC -
Local|148,155
148,155|-|(25,985)
(25,985)|-|122,170
122,170|
||PartnershipForNature
Partnership For Nature|-|=|=|=|=|
||Dwr Cymru Welsh
DwrCymru Welsh||||||
||Water
Fisheries Habitat
Water
Fisheries Habitat|(1,610)
(1,610)|-|(59)
(59)|1 ,669
1,669|-|
||Restoration Plans
Restoration Plans|9,523
9,523|-|-|(9,523)
(9,523)|~|
||Inactive Funds
Inactive Funds|(2,225)
(2,225)|-|-|2,225
2,225|-|
||Nature Network Fund
Princes Gate Water Ltd
StrategicAllocation
Fund (2)
SMS N2K
Teifi Landfill Tax
Nature Network Fund
Princes Gate Water Ltd
Strategic Allocation
Fund (2)
SMS N2K
Teifi Landfill Tax|(2,344)
(5,499)
2,108
464
22,605
(2,344)
(5,499)
2,108
464
22,605|322,925
8,121
322,925
8,121
-
-
-|(151,547)
(174)
(165)
(35,024)
(151,547)
(174)
~
(165)
(35,024)|(2,448)
(2,108)
14
-
(2,448)
(2,108)
14
-|169,034
313
(12,419)
169,034
-
~
313
(12,419)|
||Carmarthenshire CC
-
Carmarthenshire CC -||||||
||Local Nature
Local Nature||||||
||Partnership
Partnership|813
813|-|(196)
(196)|(438)
(438)|179
179|
15 15
## West West Wales Wales Rivers Rivers Trust Trust Company Company Limited Limited by by Guarantee Guarantee Notes Notes to[to] the the Financial[Financial] Statements Statements (continueg)[(continued)]
## Year Year ended ended 31[31] March March 2025 2025
16. 16. Analysis Analysis of of charitable[charitable] funds funds (continued)[(continued)]
|Brecon Beacons
Brecon Beacons||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|National Park
Swansea CC
- Gower
National Park
Swansea CC - Gower|784
784|=|(265)
(265)|(276)
(276)|243
243|
|AONB
AONB|19,009
19,009|5,000
5,000|(9,856)
(9,856)|(14,153)
(14,153)|-|
|Schroeder Outfall Safari
DCi,Wv'
- wetlands
Schroeder Outfall Safari
DCWW -Wetlands|3,312
3,312
-|28,613
-
28,613|(67)
(67)
-|(3,012)
(18,675)
(3,012)
(18,675)|233
9,938
233
9,938|
|Garfield Weston
Garfield Weston|35,133
35,133|-|(7,651)
(7,651)|-|27,482
27,482|
|Nant Clais
Nant Clais|6,500
6,500|11,500
11,500|(7,251)
(7,251)|-|10,749
10,749|
|National Lottery
- Rivers
ForCommunities
National Lottery - Rivers
ForCommunities|9,700
9,700|-|(4,982)
(4,982)|(4,718)
(4,718)|-|
|PRAM
StrategicAllocation
Fund (3)
The Swire Charitable
PRAM
Strategic Allocation
Fund (3)
The Swire Charitable|4,251
7,426
4,251
7,426|98,400
175,459
98,400
175,459|(68,280)
(254,968)
(68,280)
(254,968)|(2,745)
=
(2,745)|34,371
(74,828)
34,371
(74,828)|
|Trust
NRW
- Syfynwy
Trust
WWE
NRW - Syfynwy|20,202
(9,665)
20,202
(9,665)|11,501
-
11,501|(473)
(473)
-|(19,729)
(1 ,836)
(19,729)
(1,836)|-
-|
|Knotweed Survey
Knotweed Survey|2,356
2,356|-|-|(2,356)
(2,356)|-|
|NRW - Sandy Haven
NRW - Sandy Haven|(450)
(450)|-|-|450
450|-|
|DCWvV - Afan Barriers
Adopta Tributary
DCWW- Afan Barriers
Adopt a Tributary|1,925
1,925|-|-|(1,925)
(1,925)|-|
|Heritage Lottery Fund
Carmarthen CC Agri
Adopt
Ceredigion CC Local
Heritage Lottery Fund
Carmarthen CC Agri
Adopt
Ceredigion CC Local|-
~|38,628
4,461
38,628
4,461|(21,646)
(3,805)
(21,646)
(3,805)|(656)
-
(656)|16,982
16,982
-|
|Nature Partnership
Nature Partnership|-|4,568
4,568|(224)
(224)|-|4,344
4,344|
|CircularAgricultural
Circular Agricultural||||||
|Plastics
DCVW'/ Citizen Science
Plastics
DCWWCitizen Science|-
-|5,697
10,000
5,697
10,000|(4,450)
(9,603)
(4,450)
(9,603)|-
-|1,247
397
1,247
397|
|Dcww Eels
Esmee Fairburn Trust
DCWW Eels
Esmee Fairburn Trust|(12,593)
(12,593)
-|58,500
-
58,500|(6,082)
(20,325)
(6,082)
(20,325)|18,675
18,675
=|38,175
-
38,175|
|Lougher LDTCS
Lougher LDTCS|-|39,990
39,990|(3,415)
(3,415)|-|36,575
36,575|
|NutrientManagment
NutrientManagment||||||
|Board
Board|-|26,140
26,140|(10,756)
(10,756)|-|15,384
15,384|
|NRWDulais Balsam
NRWINNS 6
PRAM Extra
Pram Fencing
SPF Carmarthenshire
NRWDulais Balsam
NRW INNS 6
PRAM Extra
Pram Fencing
SPF Carmarthenshire|-
-
-
-|4,615
4,590
1 1 ,479
4,578
4,615
4,590
11,479
4,578|(1
,454)
(1,171)
(6,541)
(3,646)
(1,454)
(1,171)
(6,541)
(3,646)|(3,161)
(932)
(3,161)
-
-
(932)|3,419
4,938
-
3,419
4,938
-|
|Adopt a Tributary
Adopta Tributary|-|16,331
16,331|(16,430)
(16,430)|-|(99)
(99)|
|SPF Ceredigion Adopt a
SPF Ceredigion Adopt a||||||
|Tributary
SPF Neath Interns
Tributary
SPFNeathInterns|-
-|13,150
11,535
13,150
11,535|(5,312)
(1,159)
(5,312)
(1,159)|-
-|7,838
10,376
7,838
10,376|
> 16 16
## West West Wales Wales Rivers Rivers Trust Trust Company Company Limited Limited by by Guarantee Guarantee Notes Notes to[to] the the Financial Financial Statements Statements (continued) (continue)
## Year Year ended ended[31] 31 March March 2025 2025
|16.
16.|Analysis ofcharitable funds
Analysis ofcharitable funds|(continued)
(continued)|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||SPF Pembrokeshire
SPF Pembrokeshire||||||
||Adopt a Tributary
SwanseaLNP Barrier
Adopt a Tributary
Swansea LNP Barrier|-|14,587
14,587|(17,330)
(17,330)|=|(2,743)
(2,743)|
||Project
Targeted Finanace Funs
Project
Targeted Finanace Funs|~
~|8,226
14,005
8,226
14,005|(4,904)
(4,904)
-|(14,005)
—
(14,005)|3,322
3,322
-|
||Teifi DC CC
Teifi DC CC|-|10,000
10,000|-|_|10,000
10,000|
||Carron Estate
Cwmarian Nevern
Carron Estate
Cwmarian Nevern|~
-|1,400
=
1,400|(311)
(1,267)
(311)
(1,267)|311
311
-|133
-
133|
||Gibbs Trust
Afonydd Cymru
GibbsTrust
Afonydd Cymru|500|-|(320)
(320)|(180)
(180)|-|
||Secondment
Carew Sediment
Secondment
Carew Sediment|-|-|-|-|-|
||Pathways
Pathways|-|-|-|-|-|
||CarmarthenCC EP
Carmarthen CC EP||||||
||Surveys
Surveys|-|-|-|-|-|
||Cynin Wetlands
Cynin Wetlands|-|-|-|-|-|
||DCVWV WI
DCWWWi|~|-|-|-|-|
||HTCE Afan River
HTCE Afan River||||||
||Festival
Llysyfran Mitigation
Festival
Llysyfran Mitigation|_
-|-
-|-
-|-
-|-
=|
||Local Places for Nature
Local Places for Nature||||||
||Coed Dylan
Coed Dylan|-|-|-|-|-|
||NRWNant Y Fendrod
NRW NantY Fendrod|-|-|~|_|-|
||NRW Pickle Ridge
NRW Pickle Ridge||||||
||Surveys
NRW SUDS
Surveys
NRWSUDS|-
-|-
-|-
=|-
=|-
-|
||PLNP Stackpole SP
PLNP Stackpole SP|-|-|-|-|-|
||SAF 4
SAF 4|=|~|~|-|-|
||Pembrokeshire County
Pembrokeshire County||||||
||Council Detergent
Council Detergent|-|-|-|-|-|
||SWEPT 2
SWEPT 2|-|-|-|-|os|
||WCVA National Forest
WCVA National Forest||||||
||forWales Landscape
forWales Landscape||||||
||Pilot
- Cothi
Pilot - Cothi|~|=|-|-|-|
||WCVA National Forest
WCVA National Forest||||||
||for Wales Landscape
forWales Landscape||||||
||Pilot
- Melinddwr
Pilot - Melinddwr|-|-|-|-|-|
||WWF C-Cap Phase 11
WWE C-Cap Phase II|-|-|-|-|-|
|||280,627
280,627|964,240
964,240|(710,197)
(710,197)|(79,532)
(79,532)|455,138
455,138|
17 17
West West Wales Wales Rivers Rivers Trust Trust
## Company Company Limited Limited by by Guarantee Guarantee
## Notes Notes to[to] the the Financial[Financial] Statements Statements (continued) (continued)
## Year Year ended ended 31[31] March March 2025 2025
## 17. 17. Analysis Analysis of of net[net] assets assets between between funds funds
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|||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Unrestricted|Unrestricted|Restricted|Restricted|Total Funds|Total|Funds|
|Funds|Funds|Funds|Funds|2025|2025|
|£|£|£|
|Tangible|Tangible|[fixed]|fixed|assets|[assets]|972|972|11,966|11 ,966|12,938|12,938|
|Current|Current|assets|assets|262,233|262,233|267,952|267,952|530,|530,185|185|
|Creditors|Creditors|less|less|than|than|1|I|year|year|(1,648)|(1 ,648)|(40,294)|(40,294)|(41,942)|(41 ,942)|
|Net|Net|assets|assets|261,557|261,557|239,624|239,624|501,181|501,181|
|Unrestricted|Unrestricted|Restricted|Restricted|Total|Total|Funds|Funds|
|Funds|Funds|Funds|Funds|2024|2024|
|£|£|£|
|Tangible|Tangible|fixed|[fixed]|assets|assets|1|1,696|,696|15,636|15,636|17,332|17,332|
|Current|Current|assets|assets|124,958|124,958|532,216|532,216|657,174|657,174|
|Creditors|Creditors|less|less|than|than|1|1|year|year|(308)|(308)|(92,714)|(92,714)|(93,022)|(93,022)|
|Net|Net assets|assets|126,346|126,346|455,|455,138|138|581,484|581 ,484|
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18 18
> West West Wales[Wales] Rivers Rivers Trust Trust
> Company Company Limited Limited by by Guarantee Guarantee Management Management[Information] Information
Year Year ended ended 31[31] March March 2025 2025
The The following following pages pages do do not not form form part part of of the[the] financial[financial] statements. statements.
19 19
## Detailed Detailed Income Income and and Expenditure Expenditure West West Wales Wales[Rivers] Rivers Trust[Trust] For For the the year year ended ended 31 31 March March 2025 2025
||Core Fund
CoreFund|Core Fund
CoreFund|AC
Secondment
HTB
AC
Secondment
HTB|Adopt a
Tributary
—2
ny|Adopt HLF
AdoptHLF|Brianne&
Tywi
Mitigation
Brianne &
Tywi
Mitigation|Carew
Sediment
Pathways
Carew
Sediment
Pathways|Carmarthen
CC EP
Surveys
Carmarthen
CCEP—
Surveys|Ceredigion
CC LNP
—|Ceredigion
CC LPN
wae|Circular
Agricultural
Plastics
Circular
Agricultural
Plastics|Cynin
Wetlands
wee|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Income
Donations and in kind contributions
Other Revenue
Income
Donationsand in kind contributions
Grants
OtherRevenue||6,174
1,234
6,174
1,234
0|8,205
0
0
8,205|750
0
750
0|34,322
0
34,322
0|0
0
0|5.948
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5,948
0|2.104
0
2,104
0|0
0
0|0
0
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0
34,578
0|0
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|TotalIncome
TotalIncome|—|.|8,205
(|°°°»=x<|34,3
tna|4o|5,948
oat|2,104
av||«|34,578
ea.|©|
|Charitable Expenditure
Communiity Engagement
Direct Expenses
River improvement
Surveys
Grant funding carried forward
fees
Advertisim&
Bank Fees
Charitable and Political Donations
Consulting
Depreciation Expense
Employers National Insurance
General Expenses
Insurance
IT Software andConsumables
Legal Expenses
Motor Vehicle Expenses
Office and Meetinq Expenses
Pensions Costs
postage, Freight & Courier
Printing & Stationery
Protective Clothing
Recruitment Costs
Charitable Expenditure
CommuniityEngagement
DirectExpenses
Riverimprovement
Surveys
Grant funding carried forward
Accountancyfees
Advertising& Marketing
BankFees
Charitableand Political Donations
Consulting
DepreciationExpense
Employers National Insurance
General Expenses
Insurance
ITSoftwareandConsumables
Legal Expenses
MotorVehicleExpenses
OfficeandMeeting Expenses
PensionsCosts
Postage, Freight& Courier
Printing& Stationery
Protective Clothing
Recruitment Costs||138
855
125
61
381
3,106
3.186
1,361
7.554
307
2.641
18
97
454
124
0
138
0
0
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3,186
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Staff Training
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Travel - National
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Repairs&Maintenance
Salaries
StaffClothing&Uniform
StaffTraining
Subscriptions
Telephone& Internet
Travel - National||100
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|TotalCharitable Expenditure
TotalCharitableExpenditure||57,451
57,451|5,530
5,530|914
914|49.452
49,452|35,887
35,887|2,217
2,217|552|884|616
616|31,230
31,230|3,236
3,236|
|Surplu/Oeficit for the year
Surplu/Deficit for theyear||50,043
50,043|20S
2,675|164
164|15.130
15,130|35.887
35,887|3,731
3,731|1,552
1,552|884|616
616|3,348|3.236
3,236|
|Bürwe bff
Balance bif||126.345
126,345|0|17,385
17,385|16.981
16,981|122.170
122,170|0|0||4,345
4,345|1.247
1,247|0|
|Transfersbetween reserves
Transfers betweenreserves||185.258
185,258|0|2.032
2,032|1,85'
1,851|0|3.731
3,731|1,552
1,552|884|3,729
3,729|4,595
4,595|(s)|
|Balance ctf||||||||||||3
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## Detailed Detailed Income Income and and Expenditure Expenditure West Wales West Wales[Rivers] Rivers Trust[Trust] For For the[the] year year ended ended[31] 31 March March 2025 2025
|DCVVW
Citizen
Science
DCWW
Citizen
Sclence|DCWW
Eels
DCWW
Eels|DCWW
Wetlands
DCWW
Wetlands|DCWWWI
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Fairburn
Esmee
Fairburn|Garfield
Weston
Garfield
Weston|Gower AONB
GowerAONB|HTCE Afan
River Festival
HTCEAfan
RiverFestival|Llysyfran
Llysyfran|Lougher
LDTCS
Lougher
LOTCS|LPfNcoed
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Dylan|Nant Clais
NantClas|National Lottery
Rivers For
Communities
National Lottery
RiversFor
Communities|Nature Network
Fund Swansea
NatureNetwork
FundSwansea|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|0
0
0|13,246
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13,246|0|3,775
3,775|550
550|0|10,975
10,975|6.578
6,578|0|19,842
19,842|1.456
1,456|14,999
14,999|19,887
19,887|0|
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397
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9,938|1,107
1,107|35,713
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3,219|6,614
6,614|1 ,995
1,995|40,607
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1,350|3,594
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9,938|2,668
2,668|35,163
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> Detailed Detailed Income Income and and Expenditure Expenditure West West Wales Wales[Rivers] Rivers Trust[Trust]
> For For the[the] year year ended ended[31] 31 March March 2025[2025]
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|SedimentNMB|NMB|NRW|[INNS]|[6]|NRW Nant|NRWNantY|FendrodY|Ridge|NRWPickle|NRW PickleSurveys|NRW SUDS|StackpolePLNP|PLNP|[SP]|PRAM|Pram|PramExtra|SAF|[3]|SAF|[4]|Grants|small|Small|SMS|N2K|Carmarthenshire|SPF|SPF|Ceredigion|id|SPF|
|Sediment|NRW INNS 6|Fendrod|Ridge Surveys|NRW SUDS|Stackpole SP|PRAM|Extra|SAF 3|SAF 4|Grants|SMSN2K|Carmarthenshire|Adopt|Adopt|— CeredigionAdopt|Adopt|
|i)))|30,29749,577|30.29749|577|)|ft)i)i)|4,131|4,131i))|30,123|30,123|i)0|2,786|2,786|i)0|i)i)rt)|000|74,828|74.828|0)|263,116|263.116|00|1,492|1,492|00|))0|28,956|28,956|0)0|34,803|34,803|00|
|0|79,874|79,874|0|4,131|4,131|30,123|30,123|2,786|2,786|0|0|74,828|74.828|263.116|263,116|7,492|1,492|0|28,956|28,956|34,803|34.803|
|0|41|41|48|0|)|0|)|0|0|i)|0|0|1,140|1,140|2,084|2,084|
|000|1,459|1,459i)0|000|0)())|20,958|20,95800|00)|4,073|4,073|00|2060)|5,280|5,2800)|201,233|201,2331,253|1,2530|i)00|)00|594|594|00|8300|
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WEST WEST WALES WALES RIVERS TRUST RIVERS TRUST YMDDIRIEDOLAETH AFONYDD weOP GORI-LEWIN YMDDIRIEDOLAETH CYMRU AFONYDD ~~ ~~~ GORLLEWIN CYMRU Caring Caring for for rivers, rivers, lakes lakes and and wetlands wetlands
> Registered Registered Charity Charity Number: Number: 1105663 1105663
> Company Company Number Number[:] : 04668878 04668878
> Trustees Trustees Annual Annual Report Report for for the[the] Year[Year] Ended[ Ended] 31°' March March 2025 2025 31st
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## 1. 1. LEGAL LEGAL AND AND ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION INFORMATION
## Trust Trust Chair Chair
## Trust Trust Secretary Secretary
> Mr Mr C[C] Roberts Roberts
K K M[M] Dearing Dearing
Correspondence Correspondence Address Address
> Llys Llys Afon, Afon, Hawthorn Hawthorn Rise Rise Haverfordwest Haverfordwest Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire
> SA61 SA61 2BQ 2BQ
Banker Banker HSBC HSBC 41 41 High High Street Street Haverfordwest Haverfordwest Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire SA61 SA61 2BN 2BN
Email: Email: info@westwalesriverstrust.org info@westwalesriverstrust.org
Contact: Contact: Harriet[Harriet] Alvis Alvis
## Accountant: Accountant:
## Registered Registered[Office] Office
Pritchard Pritchard[and] and[Co.] Co. Chartered Chartered Certified Certified Accountants Accountants Ffynnonddofn Ffynnonddofn 74 74 High High Street Street Fishguard Fishguard Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire SA65 SA65 9AU 9AU
Pritchard Pritchard and and[Co.] Co. Chartered Chartered Certified Certified Accountants Accountants Ffynnonddofn Ffynnonddofn 74 74 High High Street Street Fishguard Fishguard Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire SA65 SA65 9AU 9AU
## 2. 2. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND AND MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT
The The Annual Annual Report Report[of] of the the West West Wales Wales Rivers[Rivers] Trust Trust and and the the Financial Financial Statements Statements[have] have been been prepared prepared in[in] accordance accordance[with] with the[the] requirements requirements of[of][the] the ‘Statement 'Statement[of] of Recommended Recommended Practice’, Practice', and and ‘Accounting 'Accounting and and Reporting Reporting by by Charities' Charities’ (revised (revised 2005). 2005).
## 2.1. 2.1. Governing Governing Documents Documents
> The The West West Wales Wales[Rivers] Rivers Trust Trust is[is] governed governed by by[its] its Memorandum Memorandum and and Articles Articles of of Association Association as as incorporated incorporated[under] under the[the] Companies[Companies][Act] Act[1985] 1985 on on[the] the[18th] 18th February[February][ 2003] 2003 and[and][amended] amended on on the[the] 24[24] January[January] 2017[2017] and and[13] 13 November November 2023 2023 (to[(to] reflect reflect the[the] increase increase in[in] the[the] Trust’s Trust's geographical geographical area area of of operation). operation).
## 2.2 2.2 Trustees Trustees
The The Trustees Trustees are are as as follows:[follows:] Mr Mr Clive Clive Roberts Roberts[(Chairman)] (Chairman) Dr Dr Ian lan Thomas Thomas Dr Dr Kay Kay Dearing Dearing (Secretary) (Secretary) Mr Mr John John Morris[Morris] Mr Mr Edward Edward Evans Evans Dr Dr Mark Mark Macklin Macklin Mr Mr Steve Steve Evans Evans Mr Mr Chris Chris Stretton[Stretton] Mr Mr Adrian Adrian Philpott[Philpott] (resigned[(resigned][7] 7 November November 2024)[2024)] Mrs Mrs Hannah Hannah Corcoran[Corcoran]
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> WEST WALES WEST WALES RIVERS[RIVERS] TRUST TRUST
> At each At each AGM, AGM, one one third third of of the[the] trustees trustees who who are are subject[subject] to[ to] retirement[retirement] by by rotation rotation will will be be required required to to retire retire from from office, office, but but can can again again stand stand for for re-election. re-election. Subject Subject to to the the Articles, Articles, it it is is intended intended that that trustees trustees will will be be selected selected generally generally by by word word of of mouth, mouth, based based on on a a skills skills audit audit carried carried out out by by[the] the remaining remaining[trustees] trustees to to secure secure the[the] balanced balanced expertise expertise required required for the for the efficient efficient delivery delivery of of the the Trust Trust objectives. objectives.
In In addition addition to to the the Trustees, Trustees, the the Trust Trust was was administered administered and and supported supported in in 2024/2025 2024/2025 by by Harriet Harriet Alvis Alvis (WWRT (WWRT Chief Chief Executive Executive Officer) and Officer) and Helen Helen Jobson Jobson (WWRT (VW'./RT Senior Senior Executive Executive Officer). Officer). Existing Existing staff staff members members Andrew Andrew Thomas, Thomas, Harriet Harriet Thompson-Ball Thompson-Ball and and Katherine Katherine Stephens Stephens were were responsible for responsible for the[the] delivery delivery of of habitat[habitat] and and water water quality quality improvements, improvements, alongside alongside Nathaniel[Nathaniel] James James who who also[also] continued continued[to] to manage manage the[the] - community community engagement engagement Team Team - Joanna Joanna Leeuwerke, Leeuwerke, Tiff Tiff Dew, Dew, Emma Emma Withers Withers and and Joe Joe Wilkins.[Wilkins.] Each Each member member of of the[the] community engagement community engagement team team covered covered a a different different county county[within] within our our West West Wales Wales catchment catchment area. area.
Katherine Katherine Stephens[Stephens] and and Joe Joe[Wilkins] Wilkins sadly[sadly] left left their[their] employment employment[with] with[the] the Trust Trust at[at][the] the end end of of August August 2024[2024] and and March March 2025 2025 respectively, respectively, to[to] follow follow other other opportunities.[opportunities.] Between Between April[April] to to August August 2024 2024 the[the] Trust Trust welcomed welcomed seven seven temporary temporary staff staff members members[to] to take take part part in in an an Internship Internship Programme. Programme. Three Three River[River] Community Community Engagement Engagement[Interns] Interns were were based[based][within] within Carmarthenshire[Carmarthenshire][ and] and were were overseen overseen on[on] a[a] day-to-day[day-to-day] basis[basis] by[by] Joanna Joanna Leeuwerke Leeuwerke and and[four] four River[River] Restoration[Restoration] Interns[Interns] were were based based[within] within the[the] Neath Neath Port Port Talbot Talbot area area and and were were supervised supervised by by Tiff Tiff Dew Dew.
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## WEST WALES WEST WALES RIVERS[RIVERS] TRUST TRUST
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Due Due to[to][the] the[large] large geographical geographical area area[of] of WWRT, WNRT, it[it] has has been been decided decided that[that] the[the] Trust[Trust][will] will have have a a Board Board of of approximately approximately 12-16 12-16 members, members, with with 3-4[3-4] members members coming coming from from each each county. county. As As the the geographic geographic area area covered covered by by the the Trust Trust now now extends extends as as far far east east as as the[the] Rivers Rivers Neath Neath and and Afan, Afan, in in the the County County Borough Borough of of Neath Neath Port Port Talbot, Talbot, it it is is hoped hoped that that new new Trustees Trustees[to] to represent represent this[this][part] part of[of] the[ the] Trusts[Trusts] area area of[of] operation[ operation] can can be be recruited recruited in[in][the] the future. future. The The Board Board will will meet meet 2-3 2-3 times times a a year, year, including including an an Annual Annual General General Meeting Meeting and and Trustee Trustee[recruitment] recruitment[will] will be be an an area area of focus of focus going going forward.[forward.] WWRT WWRT will[will] maintain maintain an an Executive[Executive] Operational[Operational][Group] Group for[for] day-to-day[day-to-day] management, management, while[while] the the Board Board of of Trustees Trustees will will be be responsible responsible for for the the strategic strategic direction direction of of the the Trust. Trust.
Individual Individual Trustees Trustees and and supporters supporters of of the the Trust Trust have have been been identified[identified] as as contributors contributors[to] to key[key] areas areas of[of] responsibility responsibility[in] in order[order] to[to][ maximise] maximise their[ their][ particular skills for] particular skills for[ the] the benefit[benefit][of] of the[ the] Trust.[Trust.] They They are: are: (a) (a) Finance Finance —[—] Kay Kay Dearing Dearing — (b) (b) Legal Legal issues[issues] — Edward Edward Evans Evans
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- (c) (c) Personnel, Personnel, HR HR & & Health[Health] and and[Safety] Safety — Clive Clive Roberts, Roberts, John John Morris, Morris, Chris Chris Stretton, Stretton, Helen Helen Jobson Jobson and and Hannah Hannah Corcoran Corcoran
- (d) (d) Fundraising Fundraising & & Promotion Promotion — — Clive Clive Roberts, Roberts, Emma Emma Withers Withers & & Harriet Alvis Harriet Alvis (e) Habitats Habitats & & Environment[Environment] — — lan Ian Thomas, Thomas, Helen Helen Jobson, Jobson, Harriet Harriet Alvis, Alvis, Nathaniel Nathaniel James, James, Hannah Hannah Corcoran, Corcoran, Andrew Andrew Thomas Thomas and and Harriet Harriet Thompson-Ball Thompson-Ball
- (f) Education Education & & Community Community Links[Links] — — Helen Helen Jobson, Jobson, Nathaniel Nathaniel James, James, Harriet Harriet Alvis, Alvis, Joanna Joanna Leeuwerke, Leeuwerke, Tiff Tiff Dew, Dew, Emma Emma Withers Withers and and Joe Joe Wilkins Wilkins
- (g) (g) Trust Trust Documentation Documentation — — Edward Edward Evans, Evans, John John Morris, Morris, Helen Helen Jobson, Jobson, Harriet Harriet Alvis Alvis and and Hannah Hannah Corcoran Corcoran
- (h) Volunteer Volunteer Coordination Coordination — — Nathaniel Nathaniel James, James, Joanna Joanna Leeuwerke, Leeuwerke, Tiff Tiff Dew, Dew, Emma Emma Withers Withers and and Joe Joe Wilkins Wilkins
> The The Trust has Trust has deliberately restricted deliberately restricted the[the] size size of[of] its[its] executive executive and and operational operational team team in[in][order] order
> to to create create a a solid solid foundation foundation for for further further development. development. The The Trust Trust receives receives valuable valuable support support
> from from Afonydd Afonydd Cymru, Cymru, The The Rivers Rivers Trust, Trust, other other Welsh Welsh Rivers Rivers Trusts, Trusts, Natural Natural Resources Resources Wales Wales and and other[other] groups groups operating operating in[in] our our catchment. catchment. WINRT WWRT will[will] continue continue to[to] build[build] up up a a network network of of local local consultants consultants and and volunteers volunteers who who are are called called on on from from time time to[to] time time[for] for their their expertise expertise or or to[to] help help with[with] specific specific[initiatives.] initiatives.
## 3. 3. OBJECTS OBJECTS AND AND ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES
- 3.1 3.1 Objects: Objects:
The The objects objects of[of] the[the] Trust[Trust] are are as as[follows:] follows:
Object Object 1[I] Through Through community community partnership partnership initiatives initiatives and and[otherwise,] otherwise, and and for for the[the] benefit benefit of of the[the] public public generally generally to to secure secure the the conservation, conservation, protection, rehabilitation protection, rehabilitation and and improvement improvement of of the the rivers, rivers, streams, streams, lakes, lakes, and and wetlands wetlands in[in] the[the] Counties[Counties] of of Carmarthenshire, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion,[Ceredigion,] Pembrokeshire, Pembrokeshire, Swansea Swansea and and Neath Neath Port Port Talbot Talbot and and adjacent adjacent areas areas and and of of their their banks,[banks,] riparian riparian[land] land and and catchment catchment areas areas in[in] all all their their aspects. aspects. Object Object 2[2] Through Through community community partnership partnership initiatives initiatives and and otherwise,[otherwise,] and for and for the[the] benefit benefit of[of] the public[the] public generally generally to to secure secure the the conservation, conservation, rehabilitation rehabilitation and and protection protection of of the the indigenous indigenous species species of of animal animal and and plant plant life life of of the the rivers, rivers, streams, streams, lakes lakes and and wetlands wetlands[in] in the the Counties Counties of of Carmarthenshire, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Pembrokeshire, Swansea Swansea and and Neath Neath Port Port Talbot Talbot and and of of their[their] banks, banks, riparian riparian land land and and catchment catchment areas, areas, and and thereby thereby to[to] enhance enhance[the] the[Counties] Counties biodiversity. biodiversity. Object Object[3] 3 Through Through community community partnership initiatives partnership initiatives and and otherwise,[otherwise,] and and for for the[the] benefit benefit of of the the public public generally, generally, to to advance advance the the education education of of the the public public in in the the understanding understanding of of aquatic aquatic habitats, habitats, their their related related catchment catchment areas, areas, and and their[their] animal animal and and plant[plant][life,] life, and and the[the] need need for for the[the] conservation,[conservation,] protection, protection, rehabilitation rehabilitation and and improvement improvement of of such such environments. environments. Financial Financial Review Review 4.1 4.1 Financial Financial Policy Policy In In accordance accordance with with the the Memorandum Memorandum of of Association,[Association,] the the Trustees Trustees retain retain overall overall responsibility responsibility for for the[the] implementation implementation of of financial[financial] policy policy in[in] furtherance furtherance of[of] the[the] objects objects of of the[the] Trust. Trust. They They delegate delegate powers powers for day-to-day for day-to-day running running of of the[the] Trust Trust to[to] the[the] Operational[Operational] Group. Group.
4. 4. Financial Financial Review Review
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## 4.2 4.2 Reserves Reserves Policy Policy
- West West Wales Wales[Rivers] Rivers Trust[Trust] undertake undertake a a variety variety of of projects projects to to achieve achieve our our aims aims as as set set out out in in our our Memorandum[Memorandum][and] and Articles[ Articles][of] of Association.[ Association.] In[In] general,[general,] the[the][staff] staff and[ and] costs[costs][of] of work[ work] undertaken undertaken by[by] WWRT WNRT are are supported supported[by] by grant funding. grant funding. This This restricted restricted funding funding is is volatile volatile in in nature, nature, usually usually over over short short timelines timelines and and with with small small allocations for the allocations for the necessary necessary overheads of overheads of the[the] WWRT. WVVRT. These These[grants] grants are are also[also] normally normally funded funded in in arrears. arrears. This This poses poses distinct distinct problems problems for West for West Wales Wales Rivers[Rivers] Trust: Trust: 1. 1. WINRT WWRT need need to to be be able able to to cash cash[flow] flow projects,[projects,] where where payment payment needs needs[to] to be be made made before[before] claiming claiming the[the] money money back.[back.]
- 2. 2. On On occasion,[occasion,] there[there] may may[be] be periods[periods] between between projects where projects where staff staff costs costs are are unfunded. unfunded. Without Without reserves, reserves, this this would[would] mean mean a a constant constant process process of of laying laying off off and and hiring[hiring] new new staff for staff for individual individual[projects,] projects, which which is is not not feasible feasible given given the the short-term short-term nature nature of of many many of of our our projects. projects. Reserves Reserves allow allow staff staff to to remain remain in[in] place[place] between between projects projects and and continue continue to[to] deliver deliver work work which which contributes contributes[to] to achieving[achieving][the] the aims[aims] of of the[the] Trust. Trust.
- 3. 3. It It is is not not possible possible to to gain gain grant funding for grant funding for all all of the of the activities activities the the Trust Trust may may want want[to] to undertake, undertake,[particularly] particularly[at] at short[short] notice. notice.
- 4. 4. To ease To ease[the] the impact impact of of these these problems, problems, West West Wales Wales[Rivers] Rivers[Trust] Trust[aims] aims[to] to hold hold reserves reserves in in place. place. The The total total reserves reserves should should be be reported reported at at each each of of the the WWRT I.AWRT trustee trustee meetings meetings as as part part of of the the CEO’s CEO's report.[report.]
- 5. 5. The The overall overall aim aim is[is] to to have have a a reserve reserve[fund] fund of of approximately approximately 1[I] year year of of running running costs. costs. In In general, general, decisions[decisions] should should be be undertaken undertaken with[with][the] the aim aim of of increasing increasing the the total total reserves reserves until until this figure this figure is is achieved achieved at at year-end. year-end. This This figure figure shall shall be[be] re-considered[re-considered] during[during] the[the] annual annual policy[policy] review review to[to] reflect reflect recent recent growth growth of of the the Trust. Trust.
## 4.3 4.3 Risk Risk Management Management
> As As a a relatively relatively small[small] charity charity the[the] Trust[Trust] is is managed managed by a[by] a close-knit close-knit group group of of highly[highly] committed[committed]
> and and professional professional individuals individuals[ with] with[the] the benefit[benefit] of of expertise[expertise] and and advice advice from[from] Afonydd Afonydd Cymru Cymru
> and and The’ The Rivers Rivers Trust. Trust. Public Public Liability, Liability, Personal Personal Accident, Accident, Employers Employers Liability, Liability,
> Professional Professional Indemnity Indemnity and and Trustees Trustees Indemnity Indemnity insurance insurance cover cover are are all all in in place. place. Careful Careful risk risk management management of of projects projects undertaken undertaken[in] in partnership partnership with[with] other other agencies agencies ensures ensures that that all all projects projects have have an an agreed agreed cost cost ceiling ceiling and and on on completion completion of of each each project project no no contractors contractors are are paid[paid] until[until] money money is[is] received received from[from][the] the project[project] partners, partners,[with] with the[the] exception exception[of] of where where grants grants are are being being claimed claimed in in arrears arrears and and then then strict strict eligibility eligibility criteria criteria are are adhered adhered to[to] when when delivering delivering projects projects[to] to ensure ensure[that] that[the] the funds funds can can be[be][reimbursed] reimbursed to[to] the the Trust Trust[via] via an an[agreed] agreed grants grants claim claim process. process.
## 4.4 4.4 Principal Principal funding funding sources sources
Following Following on on from[from] another another[period] period of of successfully[successfully] delivering delivering the[the] Strategic Strategic Allocated[Allocated] Funding Funding (SAF) (SAF) for the for the Inland Inland[Fisheries] Fisheries Habitat Habitat[Restoration] Restoration Programme Programme that that was was awarded awarded to[to] WWRT['t'MIRT][via] via Afonydd Afonydd Cymru,[Cymru,] WWRT WWRT received received further further funding funding[of] of £263,116[ E263, 116] from from the the same same fund fund (SAF4) (SAF4) for[for] the the period period of of 1*[ISt] April[April] 2024 2024 to[to] 31st 31* March March 2025. 2025. WWRT[VW,.IRT] used used this[this] funding[funding] to[to][successfully] successfully deliver deliver a a[fish] fish passage passage improvement improvement[project] project on on the[the] Afon[Afon] Lash, Lash, a a fish fish habitat habitat[/] / backwater backwater improvement improvement scheme scheme on on the the Afon Afon Melinddwr, Melinddwr, a a fish fish passage passage[scheme] scheme[including] including the[the][installation] installation[of] of[ baffles] baffles at[at] Blaengwynfi,[Blaengwynfi,][a] a[fish] fish passage passage improvement improvement scheme scheme including including the[the] construction construction of of pre-barrages pre-barrages and and oak oak baffles, baffles, along along with with elver elver rope, rope, on on two two structures structures on on the the Nant Nant Hust Hust[to] to improve improve passage passage for for salmonids salmonids
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and and elvers.[elvers.] Plus[Plus] 6[6] riparian riparian[fencing] fencing projects projects[have] have been been completed[completed] across across[the] the Teifi[Teifi] and and Tywi Tywi catchments catchments covering covering 10km 10km and and with with buffer zones buffer zones of of up up to[to] fifteen fifteen metres metres being being achieved achieved in in certain certain sections. sections. By By focussing focussing mainly mainly on on two two watercourses, watercourses, the the Cothi Cothi (Tywi) (Tywi) and and Marchnant Marchnant (Teifi), (Teifi), we we have have managed managed to[to] fence fence off off significant[significant] buffers buffers and and create create extensive extensive wildlife wildlife corridors. corridors. This This has has been been accompanied accompanied by by tree tree planting,[planting,] which which will will be be[protected] protected by by the[the] riparian riparian buffers.[buffers.] We We[look] look forward forward to[to] observing observing how[how] these these establish establish and and[provide] provide riparian[riparian] shade shade and and other[other] habitat habitat and and water water quality quality benefits benefits to[to] these these important[important] tributaries. tributaries. WWART’s IA/WRT's Adopt Adopt a a Tributary Tributary project project was was able[able] to[to] continue continue its its expansion expansion across across all all of of the[the] Counties Counties in[in] which which we we operate. operate. In[In] the the last last financial financial year, year, we we were were[grateful] grateful[to] to secure secure funding funding from from UK UK Government's Government's Levelling Levelling up up Fund Fund which which employed employed a a Project Project Officer Officer in in Ceredigion Ceredigion (Joe (Joe Wilkins), Wilkins), Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire (Emma (Emma Withers) Withers) and and Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire (Joanna[(Joanna] Leeuwerke) Leeuwerke) and and[the] the National National Lottery’s Lottery's Heritage Heritage[Lottery] Lottery Fund Fund which[which] employed employed a a Project Project Officer Officer in in Swansea Swansea and and Neath Neath[Port] Port Talbot[Talbot] (Tiff (Tiff Dew).[Dew).] In[In] the the 2024[2024] /[/] 2025 2025 financial financial year year each each of of these these Adopt Adopt[officers] officers have have been been delivering delivering their their own own projects projects which which[included] included ambitious ambitious engagement engagement and and environmental environmental improvement improvement targets.[targets.] The The Projects Projects /[I] funding funding for for the the Pembrokeshire, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire and and Ceredigion Ceredigion initiatives initiatives came came to[to] an an end end in in December December 2024[2024][with] with[the] the HLF HLF funding funding for for Swansea Swansea and and Neath[Neath][Port] Port Talbot[Talbot] concluding concluding[at] at the the end end of March of March 2025. 2025. Having Having dedicated dedicated Project Project Officers Officers[in] in post[post][to] to deliver deliver the[the] Adopt Adopt a a Tributary Tributary Project Project has[has] seen seen a[a] huge huge increase[increase] in[in] its[its] uptake uptake and[and] during[during] 2024[2024][the] the[achievements] achievements across across the[the] four[four] projects projects have have added added up up to: to: 104.2km 104.2km of[of] river river improved, improved, 13,230 13,230 people people engaged engaged with,[with,] 1763 1763 volunteers, volunteers, 5601 5601 kgs kgs of of waste waste removed removed from from river river environments, environments, 527[527] citizen citizen scientists scientists trained trained and and 125 125 tributaries[tributaries] adopted. adopted.
> Between Between April[April][to] to August August 2024[2024] the[the] Trust was Trust was delighted[delighted][to] to be be able[able] to[to] welcome[welcome] seven seven temporary temporary staff staff members members into into paid[paid] Intern Intern positions. positions. Four Four were were funded funded through through a a[grant] grant of of
> E46, 141.07 £46,141.07 received received from from the the UK UK Government Government through through the the UK UK Shared Shared Prosperity Prosperity Fund. Fund.
> They They took took on on the[the] positions positions of of River[River] Restoration[Restoration][Interns] Interns and and were were based[based] within[within] the[the] Neath[Neath] Port Port Talbot Talbot area. area. No No previous previous experience experience was was required, required, and and the the Trust was Trust was keen keen to[to] offer offer the the posts posts[to] to people people looking looking for for career career changes, changes, who who were were out out of[of] work, work, students students and and graduates. graduates. With With support support from from WWRT W'.NRT staff,[staff,][the] the River[River] Restoration[Restoration] Interns[Interns] worked worked as as a a
> team team on on a a range range of of river conservation river conservation work.[work.] They They undertook[undertook] wildlife[ wildlife] surveys, surveys, supported supported scientific scientific research research through fieldwork, through fieldwork, data data collection collection and and technical technical[analysis] analysis and and carried carried
> out out habitat habitat improvements. improvements. They They engaged engaged with with children children by[by][helping] helping with with schools’ schools'
> workshops workshops and and[built] built their their social social skills[skills][by] by running running volunteer tasks. volunteer tasks. The The role[role] included[included] both[both] field field and and desk-based desk-based experience, experience, ranging ranging from from project project planning planning to[to] delivery delivery of of events. events.
Three Three River[River] Community Community Engagement Engagement Interns Interns were were based based within within the[the] Loughor Loughor catchment, catchment, Carmarthenshire, Carmarthenshire, and and were were funded funded through through a a grant[grant] of of £49,987.92 E49,987.92 received received from[from] the[the] WCVA: WCVA: Landfill[Landfill] Disposal[Disposal] Tax Tax Communities Communities grant. grant. As As with[with] the[the] other[other] interns[interns] no no previous previous experience experience was was required[required] and and the[the] Trust was Trust was[looking] looking to[to] offer offer opportunities opportunities[to] to people people who who would would otherwise otherwise feel feel that that they they didn’t didn't have have sufficient sufficient qualifications.[qualifications.] Early[Early] project project activities activities were were delivered[delivered] by[by] our our[staff] staff with[with] the[the] interns[interns][assistance,] assistance, but[but] over over the[the] course course[of] of the[ the] weeks,[weeks,] the the interns interns were were given given more more and and more more hands-on hands-on experience experience in in running running each each activity. activity. This This included included everything everything from from risk risk assessments assessments and and pre pre activity activity site site visits for visits for health health and and safety, safety, project project advertising advertising and and publicity publicity and and volunteer volunteer recruitment, recruitment, to to training training volunteers volunteers and and creating creating their[their] own own river[river] engagement engagement activities activities such[such] as as[the] the extremely extremely popular popular stream[stream] table table model[model] which which was was taken taken to[to] several[several] events. events. We We believe believe[that] that we we were were successful successful in[in] our our aim[aim][with] with[the] the interns,[interns,] to[to][take] take them[them] from[from] having[having] minimal[minimal] to[to] no[no] experience[experience] to[to] being[being] able[able] to to deliver deliver conservation conservation engagement engagement activities activities safely safely and and effectively themselves. effectively themselves. Thanks Thanks to to the the work work of of the the Interns Interns we we now now have have a a stronger stronger network network of of volunteers volunteers in in the the Loughor Loughor
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> catchment catchment which which are are[better] better informed informed[of the] of the importance importance of of river river health, health, what what a a healthy[healthy]
> and and unhealthy unhealthy river river[looks] looks like[like] and and the[the][small] small steps steps[that] that they they can can take take to to[help] help protect protect their[their] local local river.[river.]
In In 2024, 2024, West West Wales Wales Rivers Rivers Trust Trust (WWRT) (VVWRT) received received funding funding to to carry carry out out a a review review of of current current[practices] practices[ around] around disposal[disposal] of of[agricultural] agricultural[plastics] plastics in[in] Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire and and across across Wales. Wales. The The Circular Circular Agricultural Agricultural Plastics Plastics (CAP) (CAP) project project was was funded funded by by the the UK UK government government[Rural] Rural Innovation[Innovation] Fund Fund through the through the UK UK Shared[Shared][Prosperity] Prosperity Fund. Fund. This This project project sought sought to[to] address address[the] the issue[issue] of of agricultural[agricultural][plastic] plastic waste waste buildup, buildup,[pollution] pollution of of watercourses watercourses and and the[the] wider wider environment,[environment,] and and[the] the lack[lack] of of framework framework for Agrifor Agriplastic plastic collection collection both[both] in[in] Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire and and across across[Wales.] Wales.
> Through Through primary research primary research[with] with farmers farmers and and industry industry stakeholders,[stakeholders,] the the comprehensive comprehensive report report found[found][that] that key[key] barriers barriers to[to] improved improved recycling recycling rates rates are are[cost,] cost, education,[education,]
> convenience, convenience,[lack] lack of of government government support support and and limited[limited] end end markets markets for for[recycled] recycled AgriAgriplastic plastic outputs.[outputs.][it'M/RT] WWRT made made a a number number of of recommendations recommendations to[to][address] address each[each] of of these these factors factors including including subsidising[subsidising the] the[cost] cost of of recycling recycling silage silage[plastics] plastics and and purchasing purchasing fencing[fencing] made made from[from] recycled[recycled] Agri-plastics, Agri-plastics,[expansion] expansion and and adaptation adaptation of of recycling recycling services, services, regulation, regulation, and and education education and and awareness-raising awareness-raising campaigns. campaigns. The The report report produced produced is[is] a a valuable contribution valuable contribution[to] to understanding understanding[the] the present present situation situation and and actions actions that[that] can can be taken be taken to[to] increase increase recycling recycling rates rates in[in] future.[future.]
> In In January January 2024 2024 the the Trust Trust commenced commenced a a project project funded funded by by Natural Natural Resources Resources Wales Wales (NRW) (NRW) to[to] tackle tackle Invasive[Invasive] Non-Native Non-Native Species Species (INNS)[(INNS)] in[in] catchments catchments across across[the] the Afon Afon Teifi, Teifi, Afonydd Afonydd Cleddau Cleddau and and Afon Afon Tywi.[Tywi.] The The aims aims[of the] of the project project are are to to establish establish Local Local
> Action Action Groups Groups across across the the three three rivers, rivers, recruit recruit and and train train volunteers, volunteers, identify identify target target areas, areas,
> manage manage a[a] Himalayan[Himalayan] Balsam[Balsam][control] control programme programme and[and][report] report[on] on progress,[progress,] with[with] support[support]
> from from the the NRW NRW 4 4 Rivers Rivers for for LIFE LIFE staff. staff. In In the the period period up up to[to] March March 2025, 2025, there there were were 73 73 INNS INNS events events held[held] across across the[the] project project area area[with] with a a huge huge amount amount of[of] engagement engagement work work delivered delivered that that involved involved many many volunteers, volunteers, including including those those actively actively volunteering volunteering and and participating participating[in] in the the Trust's Trust’s balsam balsam control control[work.] work. Practical Practical Balsam Balsam control work control work[will] will continue continue on on the the identified[identified] sites sites[from] from April[April] 2025. 2025. The The project project is is scheduled scheduled to[to] run run until until
> December December[2026.] 2026.
In In the the last last financial financial year, year, the the Trust Trust delivered delivered work work under under the the Afon Afon Teifi Teifi SAC SAC Catchment Catchment Phosphate Phosphate Reduction Reduction and and Mitigation Mitigation Project Project (PRAM (PRAM Project) Project) in[in] partnership partnership[with] with Ceredigion Ceredigion County County Council[Council] which which aimed aimed to[to] improve improve the[the] condition condition of of the the Afon Afon Teifi, Teifi, a a designated designated[Special] Special Area Area[of] of Conservation, Conservation,[by] by reducing reducing phosphorus phosphorus[load] load and and safeguarding safeguarding[the] the natural[natural] heritage. heritage. This This[project] project was was funded[funded] by[by] the[the] Nature Nature Networks Networks Programme, Programme, being being delivered[delivered] by[by] the[the] Heritage Heritage Fund, Fund, on on behalf[behalf] of[of] the[the] Welsh Welsh Government. Government. In In this this financial financial year year WINRT WWRT was was able able to to utilise utilise some some of of the the underspend underspend from from the the available available funding funding to[to] deliver further deliver further works works (PRAM (PRAM[Extra),] Extra), including including the the installation installation of of more more Sustainable Sustainable Urban Urban drainage drainage features[features] (SuDs (SuDs planters) planters) at at locations locations in in Tregaron Tregaron and and Lampeter. Lampeter.
The The[Trust] Trust[also] also delivered[delivered] the[the] SuDS SuDS Students Students project project which which was was[funded] funded by[by][the] the NRW NRW Healthy Healthy RiversRivers- SuDS SuDS Competitive Competitive Development Development[Grant.] Grant. The The Trust[Trust] was was required[required][to] to undertake undertake a a tendering tendering process process to[to] appoint, appoint, and and then then manage, manage, consultants[consultants] who who were were required required to to Complete Complete a a Feasibility[Feasibility] Study Study and and options options appraisal appraisal and and then then produce produce technical technical designs designs and and preferred[preferred] options,[options,] identifying[identifying] locations locations and and[actions] actions for for[retrofitting] retrofitting SuDS SuDS across across the[the] Lampeter Lampeter University University campus. campus.[In] In addition,[addition,][the] the Trust[Trust] conducted[conducted] surveys surveys with with students students and and members members of of the the public public relating[relating] to to the the need need for for the the installation installation of of SuDS SuDS on on[the] the UWTSD UWTSD Campus.[Campus.]
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During During this[this] financial financial year year WRT[it'M.1RT] have[have] taken taken[the] the project[project] management management lead[lead] on on a a collaborative collaborative[project] project[with] with[partner] partner organisations[organisations][Ffynnone] Ffynnone Community Community Resilience[Resilience] (representing (representing[the] the["Save] “Save the[the] Teifi" Teifi”[group),] group),[Small World] Small World Theatre Theatre and and Space Space[to] to[Create.] Create. All[All] organisations organisations involved involved have have strategic strategic common common interests interests in in improving improving the the health health of of the the River River Teifi Teifi and and as as such, such, worked worked together together to[to] write write a a successful successful bid bid to[to] the the Esmee Esmee Fairburn Fairburn Foundation Foundation to[to] build[build] on on and and broaden broaden community community interest[interest][in] in protecting[protecting] the[the][River] River Teifi[Teifi] under under the[the] “Llais "Llais yr yr Afon Afon Project”.[Project".] The The outcomes outcomes of[of] the[the][project] project were were to[to] improve improve outreach outreach and and engagement engagement with[with] new new communities,[communities,] develop develop a a model[model] for for citizen citizen science science and and gain[gain] an an improved improved understanding understanding of of on-the-ground on-the-ground issues[issues] in in[the] the form form of of a a highly highly valuable valuable geogeoreferenced referenced[photo] photo database. database. WWRT WWRT was was the[the] delivery delivery partner[partner] responsible responsible for[for][ the] the delivery delivery of of the the citizen citizen science science project project element element[(a] (a minimum minimum of of 75 75 volunteers volunteers trained trained through through 5[5] workshops) workshops) and and the[the] creation creation of of a a People’s People's Plan[Plan][for] for the the Teifi Teifi (forming[(forming] and and attending[attending] stakeholder stakeholder engagement engagement workshops, workshops, surveying surveying stakeholders stakeholders and and creating creating the[the] People’s People's Plan Plan document), document), as as well well as as contributing contributing to to the[the] overall overall[publicity] publicity of of the[the][project.] project. The The People’s People's Plan[Plan][for] for the[the] Teifi was Teifi was formed through formed through a a combination combination of of creative creative engagement engagement workshops, workshops, citizen citizen science science training, training, and and in-person[in-person] and and online online surveys, surveys, this this project project has has captured captured[the] the ambitions ambitions for[for] the[the] future[future] of of the[the] river[river] from[from] over over 300[300][community] community members. members.[As] As Teifi Teifi communities,[communities,] they they have have identified[identified] five five themes themes[to] to group group their vision their vision and and ideas[ideas] for for the[the] future. future. These These are are access, access, water water quality, quality, biodiversity, biodiversity, food food and and farming, farming, and and culture culture and and heritage. heritage.
During During this this period, period, the the three-year three-year partnership partnership with with Natural Natural Resources Resources Wales, Wales, Welsh Welsh Water Water (DCWW) (DCW'N) and and Afan Afan[Valley] Valley Angling Angling Club Club which which aims aims to[to] restore[restore] the[the] Nant[Nant] Clais,[Clais,] an an important important spawning spawning[tributary] tributary of of the the River River Afan Afan has has continued. continued. A A programme programme of of works works has has been been carried carried out out with with the the support support of of volunteers, volunteers, including including litter litter picks,[picks,] Himalayan Himalayan balsam balsam pulling, pulling, Japanese Japanese knotweed knotweed treatment, treatment, tree tree coppicing coppicing and and the[the] installation installation of of large large woody woody material material[to] to improve improve flow[flow] diversity. diversity. Last Last year year it[it] was was reported[reported] that[that] WWRT LWRT had had begun begun a a project project with[with] Swansea Swansea Council[Council] using[using] Welsh Welsh Government Government Local[Local] Places Places for[for] Nature Nature funding, funding, to[to] identify[identify] and and address[address] barriers barriers to[to] fish fish migration migration in in Swansea. Swansea. The The first first period period involved involved the the surveying surveying and and design design of of multiple multiple interventions, interventions, and and in[in] 2024/2025 2024/2025 some some of of these these were were delivered, delivered, including, including, the[the] installation installation of of eel eel rope rope at[at] Pontardulais,[Pontardulais, the] the installation installation of of Otter[Otter] Boards Boards[/] / mammal mammal ledges ledges[at] at two two locations, locations, as as well[well] as as[commissioning] commissioning a a topographic survey topographic survey of of Cadle[Cadle] Mill.[Mill.]
Throughout Throughout this year, this year, WWRT[WIAIRT] remained[remained] a a key[key] partner[partner] in[in] the[the] delivery delivery of[of] the[the] Swansea Swansea University University led, led, National[National] Lottery[Lottery] Heritage Heritage Fund's Fund’s Nature Nature Networks Networks Fund Fund (NNF) (NNF) funded[funded] ‘Reconnecting 'Reconnecting the[the] Salmon Salmon Rivers[Rivers] of Wales' of Wales’ Project. Project. WRT[nm./RT] continued continued to to progress progress with[with] the the development development of of two two projects projects to to replace replace pipe pipe culverts culverts on on the the Afon Afon Marlais Marlais & & Afon Afon Dulais Dulais with with new new bottomless bottomless culverts. culverts. Delivery Delivery of of the the capital[capital] works works to to carry carry out out the the installation installation of of the[the] new new[structure] structure on on the[the] Afon[Afon] Marlais Marlais was was undertaken undertaken during[during] this[this] in-river in-river season season with[with][the] the bottomless[bottomless][ culvert] culvert being[being] successfully[successfully][ completed.] completed. There[There] were were however[however] unforeseen unforeseen[issues] issues[with] with the[the] design design of of the[the] foundations foundations[that] that needed needed to[to] be be rectified,[rectified,] and and this[this] caused caused a a construction construction delay delay which which meant meant that[that] there[there] was was insufficient insufficient[time] time left[left][before] before the[the] close close of of the the river river to to get get the the Afon Afon Dulais Dulais scheme scheme completed. completed. This This scheme scheme has has been been carried carried over over for[for] delivery delivery into[into][the] the 2025 2025 in-river[in-river] working working season season[(from] (from April[April] 2025 2025 onwards). onwards). WWRT WURT have[have] continued continued[to] to[deliver] deliver smaller[smaller][pieces] pieces of[of] service[ service] work[work] under[under] our our[Charitable] Charitable Objectives Objectives for[for][various] various funders funders and and partners. partners. In[In] this this financial financial year, year, this[this] involved[involved] sediment sediment pathways pathways surveys surveys of of the[the] Eastern Eastern & & Western Western[Cleddau,] Cleddau, Tywi[Tywi] and and Teifi Teifi on on[behalf] behalf of of the[the] Nutrient Nutrient Management Management Board Board (via (via Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire County County Council), Council), Carew Carew sediment sediment pathways pathways survey survey[for] for NRW, NRW, Stackpole Stackpole Sediment Sediment Pathways Pathways survey survey for[for] the[the] Pembrokeshire[Pembrokeshire] Local Local Nature Nature Partnership Partnership and and Pickleridge Pickleridge Lagoon Lagoon Surveys Surveys for for NRW. NRW. An An invasive invasive species species survey survey[of] of the[ the][Tywi] Tywi Valley[Valley] Path[Path] Eastern[Eastern] Section[Section] was was[undertaken] undertaken[for] for[ Carmarthenshire] Carmarthenshire County County Council[Council] and and[there] there was was further further delivery through delivery through DCWW’s DCWvVs Citizen Citizen Science Science Fund, Fund,
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including including River[River] Health[Health] Assessment Assessment Workshops Workshops for for the[the] WI.[WI.] The The Trust was Trust was[also] also asked asked[to] to produce produce some some guidance guidance on on water water friendly[friendly] detergents detergents for for the[the] Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire Nature Nature Partnership. Partnership.
In In 2024/25 2024/25 WWRT WIART was was successful successful with with applications applications to to the the WCVA WCVA National National Forest Forest for for Wales Wales Landscape Landscape Pilot Pilot and and delivered[delivered] projects projects through through Ceredigion Ceredigion Local Local Nature Nature Partnership Partnership on on the the Afon Afon Melindwr Melindwr (Rheidol (Rheidol Tributary) Tributary) and and the the Carmarthen Carmarthen Local Local Nature Nature Partnership Partnership on on the the River River Cothi. Cothi. The The objectives objectives of of the the projects projects were were to to create create and and manage manage natural[natural][wooded] wooded river[river] corridors[ corridors] through[through][the] the[fencing] fencing[off] off of[of] areas areas[alongside] alongside rivers,[rivers,] the the management management of of existing existing vegetation vegetation to to boost boost biodiversity, biodiversity, the the planting planting of of trees trees and and community community engagement. engagement. On[On] the[the] Afon[Afon] Melindwr[Melindwr][ the] the project[project] achieved[achieved][ the] the[planting] planting of[of] 200[200] native native trees, trees, the[the] installation installation of of 460m 460m of of double-bank[double-bank] stock stock proof[proof fencing] fencing along along the the river river corridor, corridor, the the organisation organisation of of three three volunteer volunteer planting planting days, days, an an educational woodland educational woodland walk walk and and[the] the displaying[displaying] of of informative signage. informative signage. On On the the[River] River[Cothi] Cothi[the] the project[project] achieved achieved over over 3km 3km of of fenced fenced river river corridors corridors planted planted with with I 1,000 ,OOO native native broadleaf broadleaf trees trees to to create create a a wooded wooded riparian riparian river river corridor,[corridor,] coppicing coppicing work work to[to] address address areas areas of of overshading, overshading, and and the[the] delivery delivery of of woodland woodland walks walks to[to] engage engage local local communities. communities.
> At At[the] the start start of of 2025 2025 the the Trust Trust was was excited excited to to deliver deliver a a[small] small project project funded funded through through Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire County County Council[Council] Local Local Places Places for for Nature. Nature. Four Four River[River] Arts[Arts] sessions sessions were were
> held held each each Wednesday Wednesday between between 15/01/2025 15/01/2025 — — 05/02/2025. 05/02/2025. Children Children from from Canolfan Canolfan Elfed Elfed at at QE QE High High School School and and Ysgol Ysgol Llangain Llangain attended attended two two sessions sessions each each and and created created paints paints and and[inks] inks[using] using[natural] natural materials materials which[which] can can be be found[found] along along[rivers.] rivers. They They[used] used these these[to] to
> record record river river wildlife wildlife in in their their sketchbooks sketchbooks and and collaborated collaborated on on a a river river themed themed poster poster at at the the end. end. They They were were encouraged encouraged[to] to carry carry this this activity[activity] forward forward[by] by documenting documenting changes changes[in] in nature nature from[from] season season[to] to season season and and[also] also[record] record it[it] on on Woodland Woodland Trust's Trust's Nature’s[Nature's] Calendar. Calendar.
> At At the[the] end end of of the[the] sessions,[sessions,] a a virtual virtual gallery gallery of of the[the] children’s children's work work was was put put together together for for it it to to be be shared shared with with their their parents parents and and provide provide inspiration inspiration for for similar similar activities activities in in their their life life
> outside outside school. school. Each Each child child received received a a 'goody' ‘goody’ bag bag containing containing the the rock rock paints paints they they had had created, created, their their sketchbook, sketchbook, details details on on a a range range of of family-friendly family-friendly citizen citizen science science projects, projects,
> and and information[information] on on how how they they can can volunteer volunteer at[at] West West Wales Wales Rivers[Rivers] Trust Trust and and Coed Coed[Dylan,] Dylan, to to maintain maintain that that nature nature connection. connection.
> The The sessions sessions connected connected two two local[local] schools schools with[with] an an outdoor outdoor space suitable for space suitable for ongoing[ongoing]
> nature nature connection connection activities, activities, with with scope scope to to engage engage with with wildflower wildflower planting, planting, monitoring monitoring activity activity[in] in the[the][stream,] stream, plus[plus] many other many other opportunities.[opportunities.] Both[Both] schools schools are are based based[within] within 2[2]
> miles miles of of the the site, site, meaning meaning minimal minimal travel travel is is needed needed to[to] get get to to the the site. site. Canolfan Canolfan Elfed’s Elfed's sessions sessions were were[delivered] delivered[in] in English[English] and and the[the] sessions sessions[to] to Ysgol[Ysgol] Llangain Llangain were were delivered[delivered] in[in] Welsh, Welsh, corresponding corresponding[with] with the[the] language language medium medium of each of each school. school. Both Both mainstream mainstream and and SEN SEN children children were were accommodated accommodated and and were were able able[to] to[successfully] successfully participate participate in[in] the[the] planned planned activities.[activities.] During During[2024,] 2024, WWRT[V'•MJRT][ undertook] undertook the[ the] delivery delivery of of citizen citizen science science water water quality quality projects projects
> under under contracts contracts to to Gwynedd Gwynedd Council[Council] for for the[the] areas areas[of] of Cardigan Cardigan Bay Bay and and Carmarthen Carmarthen Bay Bay & &[Estuaries] Estuaries and[and][the] the Marine[Marine] Conservation[Conservation] Society[Society] (Natur[(Natur] am am Byth[Byth][project)] project) for[for] Pembrokeshire. Pembrokeshire. The The “Surveying "Surveying the[the] Welsh Welsh Environment Environment for for Pollution Pollution Threats Threats (SWEPT) (SWEPT)
> 2024" 2024” project project was was undertaken undertaken in[in] all all three three areas areas and and tackled tackled growing growing concerns concems over over nutrient nutrient pollution[pollution] impacting impacting Marine Marine Protected Protected Areas Areas (MPAs) (MPAs) around around the[the] coast coast of[of] Wales. Wales. Building Building on on previous previous rounds rounds of of surveying,[surveying,] the[the] project project aimed aimed to[to][fill] fill data data gaps, gaps, engage engage local local volunteers, volunteers, and and strengthen the strengthen the evidence[evidence] base base for future for future conservation conservation actions. actions.
> 122 122 trained trained citizen scientists sampled freshwater citizen scientists sampled freshwater sites sites flowing flowing into into the the marine marine
> environment environment in in Pembrokeshire, Pembrokeshire, 70 70 citizen citizen scientists sampled freshwater scientists sampled freshwater sites[sites] flowing flowing into into the the marine marine environment environment of of the the Carmarthen Carmarthen Bay Bay and and Estuaries Estuaries European European Marine Marine Site Site
> (CBEEMS) (CBEEMS) and and 60[60] citizen citizen scientists[scientists] sampled freshwater sampled freshwater sites sites flowing flowing into[into][the] the[marine] marine
> environment environment in in Cardigan Cardigan Bay. The Bay. The sampling sampling was was all all done done[during] during two two survey survey windows windows in in
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> November November and and December December 2024.[2024.] Using Using standardised standardised FreshWater FreshWater Watch Watch kits[kits] from from Earthwatch Earthwatch Europe, Europe, volunteers volunteers measured measured nitrate nitrate and and phosphate phosphate concentrations, concentrations, recorded recorded environmental environmental[observations,] observations, and and submitted submitted results results digitally. digitally. The The results results of[of] the[the] sampling sampling are are being being[pulled] pulled together together into[into][reports] reports by[by] WWRT'’s['MvMRT's] Harriet Harriet Thompson-Ball[Thompson-Ball] and and are are due due[to] to report[report] in[in] June June 2025.[2025.]
> Throughout Throughout the[the] year, year, WWRT[Wv'VRT] has has continued continued with[with] the[the] delivery delivery of of our our on-going on-going programme programme
> of of[liming] liming to[to] counteract counteract acidity acidity[issues] issues in[in] the[the] Upper Upper Tywi[Tywi][catchment,] catchment, utilising[utilising] mitigation[mitigation] funding funding for for Brianne Brianne reservoir reservoir from[from][DCV'MI.] DCWW. WWRT WAIRT have[have][also] also continued continued to[to] consult consult[with] with
> NRW NRW and and[other] other partners[partners] regarding regarding the[the] potential potential impacts impacts of of new new Forestry Forestry plantations plantations in[in] the the acid acid sensitive sensitive catchments catchments of of the the Upper Upper Tywi Tywi and and pushed pushed for for a a greater greater number number of of Environmental Environmental Impact Impact Assessments Assessments[to] to be be conducted[conducted][in] in relation relation to[to][the] the proposed proposed schemes. schemes. Once Once[again,] again, the[the] Trust has Trust has been been grateful for grateful for donations donations[from] from local local landowners, landowners, community community groups, groups, residents residents and and members members of[of] angling[angling][clubs] clubs and and[funds] funds received[received][ from] from our our grant[grant] supporters. supporters. Going Going forward, forward, future future income income generation generation is is expected expected to[to] diversify[diversify] further further as as we we aim[aim][to] to increase increase our financial our financial security security[by] by exploring[exploring] new new funding, funding, service[service] and and contract contract work work opportunities opportunities and and[increasing] increasing the[the] delivery delivery capabilities[capabilities] of Trust of Trust[staff,] staff, including including fresh fresh
> partnerships partnerships with with new new bodies bodies and and organisations. organisations. Furthermore, Furthermore, WWRT VW'./RT are are actively actively seeking seeking to[to] diversify[diversify] and and extend extend the[the] range range of of its[its] activities activities in[in] line[line] with[with][its] its charitable[charitable] objects, objects, including including supporting supporting Councils,[Councils,] statutory[statutory] bodies bodies and and private private companies companies in[in] their[their] responsibilities responsibilities to to improve improve water water quality. quality.
> Full Full details details of of the the Trust's Trust's projects projects and and ongoing ongoing activities activities can can be be viewed viewed on on the[the] Trust's Trust's website website (www.westwalesriverstrust.org) (www.westwalesriverstrust.org) or or social social media media channels: channels: Facebook Facebook and and Linkedin Linkedin[at] at ‘West 'West Wales Wales Rivers[Rivers] Trust’ Trust' and and Twitter Twitter and and Instagram[Instagram] @westwalesrt @westwalesrt
## 4.5 4.5 Trustees Responsibilities Trustees Responsibilities
Company Company and charity and charity law[law][requires the] requires the trustees trustees to[to] prepare prepare financial financial statements statements for[for] each financial which[give] a true and fair view of[the] state[of] affairs of[the] each financial year year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity charity and and of of[the] the surplus[surplus] or or deficit deficit of of the[the] charity charity for for that[that] period.[period.] In In preparing preparing those those financial[financial] statements,[statements,] the[the] trustees trustees are are[required] required to[to]
- - select select suitable suitable accounting accounting policies[policies] and and then[then] apply apply them[them] consistently; consistently; - - make make judgements judgements and and estimates estimates that[that] are are reasonable[reasonable] and and prudent;[prudent;] - prepare prepare the[the][financial] financial[statements] statements on[on] the[the] going[going] concern[concern] basis[basis] unless[unless] it[it] is[is] inappropriate inappropriate to[to] presume presume that[that] the[the] charity charity[will] will continue continue in[in][business.] business. The The trustees trustees are are responsible responsible for for keeping keeping proper proper accounting accounting records records which which disclose disclose with with reasonable accuracy reasonable accuracy at[at] any any time time the the financial financial position position of of the the charity charity and and[to] to enable enable[them] them to to ensure ensure that that the the financial financial statements statements comply comply with with the the Companies Companies Act Act[1985,] 1985, applicable applicable standards, standards, the the statement statement of of recommended recommended practice practice and and the[the] regulations regulations made made under[under] the[the] Charities Charities Act Act 1993.[1993.] The The[trustees] trustees are are also also responsible[responsible] for for safeguarding safeguarding the[the] assets assets of of[the] the charity charity and and hence hence for for taking[taking] reasonable reasonable steps steps for for the[the] prevention prevention and and detection[detection] of of fraud[fraud] and and other other irregularities. irregularities. a7iinie ONB ALF OF OFT ie E BOARD: BOARD: Dr Dr Kay Kay Dearing Dearing — — Treasurer Treasurer Approved Approved by[by] the[the] Board Board on on 20 20 Oeeomber 2025 12 12