ireDales Rivers Trust YORKSHIRE DALES RIVERS TRUST A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 Charity number: 1107918 Company registration number: 5220147 Illllllll
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YorksliireDales Rivers Trust Report and Flnancial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 Contents Significant information Trustees, report 3-10 Independent Examlners Report Statement of Financial Activitles li 12 Balance Sheet 13 statement of Cash Flows 14 Notes to the Financial Statements 15-23
Rivers Trust Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 Trustees who seNed during the period (appointed 15 May 2024) Douglas Adamson Alex Briant Mark Facer (Treasurer) Tango Fawcett NScholas Harding David Middlemiss Mlchele Miller Jonathan Page James Roberts Bethan Stones (appointed 15 May 2024) (Chairman) (appolnted 15 May 2024) Jonathan Warneken Registered Office 8 Kings Court Pateley Bridge Harrogate HG3 5JW Bankers CAF Bank Ltd 25 Klngs Hill Avenue Klngs Hill West Malllng Kent ME19 4JQ Independent Examiner Westcotts (SW) LLP Tallford House 38 Walliscote Road Weston super Mare Somerset BS23 ILP
Rivers Trust Trustees Report Report and financlal statements for the financial year ended 31 March 2025 structure Governance and Management The Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust (the Trust) is a registered charity constituted as a company limited by guarantee and hence the Trustees of the charlty are dlrectors of the Company for the purposes of the Companies Att. The governing documents for the Trust are the Articles and Memorandum of Association which have been filed at Companies House, The Trust is affiliated with The Rivers Trust. The Trustees are recrulted through targeted advert15ements followed by Intervlews. Trustees undertake approprlate tralning. The day-to-day operatlons are delegated by the Trustees to the Senlor Management Team (SMT) who Ila15e regularly wlth the Trustees and In partlcular the Chalrman and Treasurer. The SMT pOrtS on formal basis to the Trustees at Board meetings, which are held quarterly. Mission and Aims The mission of the Trust (YDRT) is to enhance and protect the river5 Swale, U, Nidd, Wharfe and Ouse and neighbouring catchments by dellverlng practScal and educational projects, Insplrlng communitles and worklng in partnership. Workin9 at gra55 mots level, we alm to tackle the causes of deterioratlon in our rlver habitats and water quality from habitat degradatlon, physical modlficatlons, pollution and the effects of cllmate change. We work with partners and the public, encouraglng all to value, enjoy and conserve their local rovers. Our projects: Protect and improve water quallty Enhance rlver habitats to improve biodlverslty Reduce the risk of fToodin9 through natural flood management (NFMI Increase the knowledge and understandlng of the Issues affectlng our rlver5, the State of watercourses and what can be done to make a posltive dlfference, We are proud to share the vision of The Rivers Trust movement Wlld, healthy• natural rlvers, valued by all. Project Highlights Key statistlcs Wetlands created or restored: 2 Natural Flootj Management schemes: 3 Worked with farmers and landowners.. 96 River habltat improved (km): 26 Pollution incidents and water quality improvements addressed.: 11 Trees planted: 16,075
-YorkshireDales Rivers Trust Bardsey Fields In 2023, East Keswlck Wlldlife Trust (EKWT) approached us for help with an area of land that they had purchased following a successful fundraising campaign. Its objective was to safeguard the land for rtatU and the local community. Centered at the heart of the village beneath the local primary school, Bardsey Fields consists of sloped grassland runnlng down to a wet scrub area with a beck and mill tail running throu9h it. Along with addltlonal fundlng and support from Yorkshlre Water, EKWT and YDRT have successfully collaborated to improve the top grassland area and mill tail for nature, wildllfe and water. To achieve the objectives, we have led in the dellvery of: Planted 700 trees Planted 3,550 hedging plants, maklng approx, 592m of cross slope hedges Installed 998m fenclng to protect the plants and mlll tall Installed eight 3.6 by 10.8m post and rail tree compounds to protect the Infield tree plants Installed eight cross slope leaky barrief5 Installed three instream leaky barriers Broken out two surface water dralns onto Bardsey Field grassland Led four YDRT volunteer days to install leaky barrlers EKWT also led volunteer days to prepa materlal for the leaky barfers from thelr woodlands, support leaky barrier in5tallatlon, cut and plant willow whips, tree and hedge planting. The breakout of two surface water dralns has enabled previously rapidly drainlng water from the hard standing and roofs of the prlmary school to the mlll tall below to now slowly infiltrate into Bardsey Flelds. The flow pathways from the breakouts to the mlll tall are Interrupted by a serles of eight cross slope leaky barriers, new tree planting and cross slope hedge planting. The large, sloped grassland field now provldes a mlxed habitat for wildlife; grassland interspersed with ephemeral wet flushes of standing water, leaky barrler5 conslsting of wood and brash materlal sourced and made from EKWTS own woodland, and mixed tree and hedge plantlng. Three instream woody leaky barrlers, Installed along the length of the mill tall, now help slow the flow of water further In tlmes of hlgh rainfall as well as adding diversity to In-channel habltat. These interventions with the con5ervatlon grazing of the land wlth the EKwf Dexter cattle will help to Improve soils further. From a slmple grassland field with two surface water (irains, Bardsey Fields has become an aa with dlverse habltat, healthler for wlldllfe and better able to hold water In tlmes of flood and drought. Thank you EKVIT for collaborating wlth us, and to Yorkshlre Water for your support and fundlng, Tees-swale Metal Mlnes About 200km of rlvers In Teesdale and Swaledale are polluted by metals released from long- abandoned metal mines in the headwaters. Our Tees Swale Diffuse Metals Project is addressSng thi5 polluting legacy of Britain s industrial past with funding from the Department for Environment, Food nd Rural Affairs (Defra) and the National Lottery Heritage Fund. This work is part of the Tees-swale: Naturally Connected programme, led by the North Pennines National Landscapes Partnership (NPNL) in collaboration with the Yorkshire Oales National Park Authority (YDNPA). The Diffuse Metals Project is led by u5 working in collaboration with the Tees Rivers Trust as part of the Water and Abandoned Metal Mine5 (WAMM) program. We are also working wlth the NPNL, YDNPA and local landowners and farmers including the Eggleston Estate, Raby Estate and Reeth Estate. The WAMM programme Is a partnership between the Environment Agency, the Coal Authority and Defra. It aims to deliver the
es Rivers Trust Government's statutory target of halving the length of rivers polluted by harmful meta15 from abandoned metal mlnes by 2038. This year has seen a SignSflcant amount of physlcal dellvery. Work was carried out on three sltes In Teesdale totalling in excess of 3 hectares to establish vegetatlon and reduce erosion of mine waste containing heavy metals. The novel vegetation establishment approach used builds on successful research plots carried out in 2023/24 which turned barren polluting mine waste into thriving grassland habitats. Alongside this work, 190m of drainage was created to keep water away from toxic mine waste and 1500m fencing installed to protect the vegetated sites. Work to help expand rare, protetted caliminarian grassland habitats has also been carrled out. Supporting the NPNL and wlth the help of local volunteers, a multi-year project to collect and plant seedsi grow and transplant plug plants has to date delivered over 400 plugs of slx rare specles whlch have been planted on to two sbtes. Work in the comlng year will focus on the Bamey Beck in the Swale catchment. Bullding on the technlques developed In Teesdale, the alm Is to cary out further research to evaluate ecologlcal restoration by a more nuanced approach that is sympathetic to the more complex habitat successional stages whilst ensuring stabilisatlon and mltlgation of dlffuse metal pollution. Ousewem The Ousewem project has matured slgnificantly over the last year and we are now well placed to deliver numerous Natural Flood Management (NFM) schemes over the romainder of the projett, which runs untll March 2027. The most slgnificant step fornard has been reachlng an agreement with partners on where to begln work within our large catchment. Our partners at JBA created models to assess the potential benefit of different types of NFM across the Swale, , Nidd and Ouse catchments, Along with feedback from partners at North Yorkshlre Councll, the Envlronment Agenry and others, thls helped dlrect where the YDRT-led delivery team could engage with landowners to cate and deliver NFM projects. Alongslde thls work, the delivery team has been developlng its offer to landowners Includlng agreeing maintenance and compensation rates and how to monitor the impact of these interventions. It has also been collaboratlng wlth partners and stakeholders and ralsing awareness about NFM, identifylng landowners to work with, raising awareness Sn communitles about the benefits of NFM, and building capacity and expertise across the catchment. Two new project officers have also joined the team. We've deliVed three projects in recent months which collectively Captu 482m3 of water through rnlxtu of scrapes, leaky barrlers and tree/hedge plantlngl enhancing flood resillence to downstream communities and providing homes for wildllfe. There are another 10 projects In development and expected to complete over the coming year, which include more scrapes and leaky barriers, a small rlver restoration project and further tree and hedge planting. We will also be feeding into the development of a long-term Natural Flood Management and Nature Based Solutlons strategy for York and North Yorkshire, ensuring an ongoin9 plpeline of environmental enhancements for the catchment. INidd It has been a suc5$ful first year of the iNidd Programme, with many partners engaged through the iNidd Steerlng Group, identifying opportunities and direct delivery across the catchment.
YorkshireDales Rivers Trust Prioritles for the project this year have included expanding citizen sclence efforts. inltlating an invasive non-native plant control project (Blg Nidd-INNS), developing the Harro9ate Becks projert, surveying key tributaries around Harrogate identified as concerning through the iNidd 2023 water monitoring project and working closely with the Wild Trout Trust and local landownets to develop proposals. Citizen science and volunteer opportunities have been a key workstream for 2024-25, made possible by close working with the Nidd Action Group. The iNidd has expanded the Riverfly Monltoring Programme, tralning 29 new volunteers to SueY the rlver. Volunteers have also been tralned in invasive plant identification and mapping (INNS Mapper), and in pesticide use to support the Big Nidd-INNS project, as well as the MoRPh Cit Sci river habitat survey method to support efforts to assess priority trlbutarles. Additlonally, we played a key role In delivering the 'Hello Lampost, project on the Nldd, installlng Interartive Al signs across Harrogate as an innovative tool for collecting cltlzen sclence data. 819 Nldd-INNS has been successful, controlllng I hectare (2.47acres) of Himalayan balsam across areas beside the River Nidd, helplng to prevent further spread down-stream. Volunteers conducted surveys to identify more than 300 additional cords of INNS across the catchment that will help steer next year's strategy. We've worked closely with the Wild Trout Trust to conduct river habitat assessments, walking the entlrety of BSlton Beck and Oak Beck near Harrogate, covering over 20km of rlver, wlth Crimple Beck planned next. Walkover surveys have identified and mapped many pressures and have helped to identify opportunitles for restoration. We are a150 developing proposals with local landowner5 and farmers to restore trlbutarles of the Nldd, Includlng a farm-wlde water monltorlng project In the upper catchment (Full Stean Ahead). Further projects developed this year with plans to dellver in 2025-26, Include an Outfall Safarl and water monitorlng project (Rlver Guardiansl, Nidd INNS Strategy and the second round of Big Nidd- INNS, and delivery of habitat restoration work acr055 Harrogate's Becks. Wharte Aeratlon Project Through the Wharfe Flood Levy Group and the local levyi we were awarded funding to work wlth farmers across the catchment to demonstrate the beneflt5 of aeratlon for improved soll health and flood risk reduction. Compacted solls have poor soll structure with less space available for alr and water. A healthy soll strurture, on the other hand, has more space for air and water to be held in place and to be filte d through. In grassland fields, compattion leads to reduced grass growth from poor rooting, reduced nutrient ptake, increased weed burden, inCaSed water logging in wet periods and decreased water availability in dry periods. Compacted soil structures act as a form of barrier to water, leading to an increased rlsk of run-off of water, soll and nutrlents. We have run two two Soil Health & Aerdtlon farm events. These events Included help from the Farmer Network, NFU, Yorkshire Dales National Parks, Nidderdale Natlonal Landscapes and Catchment Sensitive Farming Soil health is not a new concept for any farm, however it Is a hot topic across farming and environmental sectors with healthy solls better able to weatherproof grasslands for wet and dry seasons, improve farm profitabilityi reduce downstream flooding and improve water quality. We'd Ilke to thank to partners who've collaborated on thls project, along with the two farms who kindly hosted the events on their land, machine demonstrators, speakers and our funders (the Environment Agency and Yorkshlre Dales Mlllenium Trust).
Rivers Trust Working with Communitles and volunteers Key statistlcs Total volunteer hours,. 1,926 Total volunteers engaged: 582 River clean ups: 3 Volunteer5 tralned: SO Surveys completed: 346 Volunteer Tralning and Development: Herblclde Use training: 3 volunteers trained for INNS control Rlverfly Monltorlng tralning: 29 new volunteers tralned INNS Mapper tralning: 18 volunteers tralned Survey and Monltorlng: Riverfly Surveys completed: 169 Big River Watch surveys: 43 In June, 72 In September Great UK Waterblitz surveys: 60 in September Conservatlon Actlvltles: Species Recovery Fund: Cleared balsam frorn approximately 4km of Timble Gill Beck to improve habitat for white-clawed crayfish Tree and Hedge Plantln9: Asslsted wlth planting approxlmately 300 trees and loom of hedglng at Appersett Wlllow Copplclng: Supported Rlchmond anglers to improve rlver habltat and reduce erosion Leaky Barriers and Dams: Collaborated with East Keswlck Wildlife Trust to Snstall cross slope leaky barriers and leaky dams Corporate and Communlty En9agement: Corporate Days: 3 events (2 balsam bashing at Tlmble, I river clean-up at Oak Beck) River Clean-ups: 3 events on the Nidd and the Wharfe Sampllng Day on the Ure: Organised 2 rlver samplings days wlth the help of volunteers from Stop Ure Polluction Educatlon and Engagement Key statlstics Worked with schools: 27 Children educated: 971 Community events.. 14 Our school and community engagement work continued In 2024, with 31 vislts, working with 40 classes from 27 schools and engaging with 971 childn. This takes the total number of school children engaged with since the Rivers2U projett started to 6,275. Community events included agricultural shows in the catchments of the Ure, Swale, Nldd and Wharfe, two gulded walks, and attendance at a further eight events, Includlng a pop-up at Masham market square with the local Wl, an open Day at High Batts Nature Reserve and a famlly actlvity day at Holmedale engaging with a total of 1730 people. We We delighted to receive sponsorship In 2024 from Exelby Serylces to run river and wildllfe workshops wlth all the classes from Crakehall CE Primary School. Reception children enjoyed finding out about river wildlife and exploring the freshwater invertebrate5 living in Crakehall 8eck' Class 2 learnt hands-on sclence through klck- sampling In the rlver and Identlfying creatUS and Classes 3
Rivers Trust and 4 explored the journey of the river with the Rivers2U rivers table and used microscopes and charts to classify the animals from the local stream. They also learnt about the pollution which impacts rlvers and actions we can all take to help improve water quality. At the end of 2024 a funding bld to the National Lottery Heritage Fund was successful in securing £245,000 to run a 3-year educatlon and engagement project, Rlvers4Llfe. Thanks to National Lottery players we will be able to work with local schoo15 and communitles, delivering an exciting programme combining arts and science. In the summer 2026 the Rivers4Life exhibition, hosted by the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes, will showcase the work of YDRT and Include artworks created by the community and school workshops. The Skell Valley Projert managed by the Natlonal Trust and Nldderdale Natlonal Landscape and funded by the National Lottery Herltage Fund comes to an end In May 2025. Our involvement with the Watery Wildlife part of the project has seen us working with the project partnership schools of Grewelthorpe CE Primary School and Moorside Prlmary School, Rlpon. This year we also worked with Ripon Cathedral School and Fountain5 CE Primary School, runnlng the popular Fountains Abbey fambly river-dipplng activity day In the school summer holidays, took part in a bloblitz at Hell Wath in Ripon and led the final two Train the Trainer events at Fountalns Abbey. Thank you to Tennants Auctioneers in Leybum for kindly hosting our moblle classroom and our education volunteers, Mike, Imogen and Liz. Working in Partnershlp - Dales to Vales Rlvers Network The Dales to Vales Rlvers Network rnaIn$ at the core of YDRT. Our catchment partnershlp brings together local people, communltles, organlsations and buslnesses to make decisions on managlng the interconnected bodies of water, To build on the refreshed Catchment Management plans, we have been working on a number of project ideas. Over the last year, the DVRN has been worklng wlth both the North Yorkshlrelyork and the West Yorkshire Local Nature Recovery Strategies to ensure that our rlvers and thelr habitats are incluéed, along with the measures needed to Improve the blodlversity both Instream and adjacent to our rlvers. We were pleased to see North Yorkshire Councils convenlng a River Catchment Forum and we have and wlll continue to represent our rlvers and the Issues faclng them at this forum. The DVRN has also Ilnked wlth communlty groups and are helplng them to develop projects on thelr watercourses. For example, in partnership with Stop Ure Pollution (SUP) and Yorkshire Water, we assessed water quality along the length of the river over two separate days, looking at both nutrient and E.coli levels. The results will be used to Identlfy issues and direct future work on the Ure, Future Developments Work on our ongoing projects Ousewem, Tees Swale Metal Mines, iNldd and Mid Swale Tributaries, will contlnue in the next financlal year. Other planned developments wlthln the Trust include: Ashfoldside Metal Mines - A Water Restoration Fund project investigating remediation of water pollution caused by historlc heavy metal mines on Ashfoldside Beck, in Nidderdale. Solutions for the SUNO A Water Restoration Fund project modelling and mapping nature- based solutions for the entirety of YDRT'S catchment area Weir Today Gone Tomorrow - A project to investigate and remediate barriers to fish passage within our catchments
YorkshireDales Rivers Trust Agrlcultur31 advlce - Supportlng farmers and developlng farmlng hubs to bulld and strengthen partnerships with the aim of identifying opportunities for interventions that both ensure productive agriculture and improve water quality. Public beneflt The Trustees confirm that they have ferred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on Publlc Benent when revlewln9 the charity's aims and objectlves and in planning its future activities. Flnancial activities As at 31 March 2025 the charlty had net assets of £199,453 of whlch £85,814 We unrestricted funds. The Trust (YDRT) met its financial objectives for the year and does not operate any endowment funds. Reserves pollcy The Trust holds restricted funds of £113,640 (2024: £105,501), This represents project funding recelved in advance less known expendlture and income to be recognised In future perlods, The Trust also holds unrestricted funds of £85,814 (2024: £45,385). The Trust's pollcy Is to hold unrestricted funds to provide sufflclent working capital as, for some projects, fundlng 15 received partly or fully in arrears. It a150 provides a fund which is available to deal with unforeseen events and liabilitie5. The level of reserves required under the Trust's policy for the UnstrICted fund Is revSewed annually to enable the Trust to meet its objects and fulfil its Strategy and to ensure its continued viability. In assesslng the approprlateness of the reserves pollcy, the Trust take5 into account any matter5 identified in the risk register. The Trustees believe that the Trust currently has sufficient working capital and serveS in Ilne with its policy to meet Its foreseeable financial requirnents and the unrestrlcted fund is sufficient to meet any unexpected obligation5. Looking forward, the Trust is working to increase the level of unrestricted funds held under the policy to facilitate the expansion of activlties and bolster flnanclal sIllence. statement of Trustees. Responsibilities The Trustees (who are also d1CtorS of the Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust for the purposes of company law) are responslble for pParIng the Trustees, Report and the flnanclal statements in accordance wlth applicable law and United Kingdom Accountlng Standards (Unlted Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Company law require5 the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each flnancial year whlch glve a true and falr vlew of the state of affairs of the company and ofthe incomlng resources and applicatlon of resources, including the income and expendTrtu, of the company for that perlod. In preparing these financial statements, the Twstees are required to.. select suitable accounting pollcies and then apply them consistentlyi obseNe the methods and prlnciples in the Charities. SORP,. make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; State whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any materlal departures disclosed and explalned In the financial statements,. and prepa the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charlty wlll continue In business. The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting cOrdS that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial posltlon of the company and enable them to ensure that the financlal statements comply with the Companies Act 2006 and the Charitles Act 2011.
Rivers Trust They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. In so far as the Trustee5 are aware: There is no relevant infomiation of whlch the company's independent examiner is unaware, and the Trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant information and to establish that the independent examiner is aware of that Informatlon. This report has been prepared In accordance wlth the special provlsions relating to small companles within part 15 of the Companies Art 2006. Thls report was approved by the Trustees on 2nd October and slgned on their behalf by.. Jamie Robert¢ Chairman io
Rivers Trust Independent Examlner's Report to the Trustees of Yorkshlre Dales Rlvers Trust I report to the charity trustees on my examlnation of the financial statements of Yorkshlre Dales Rivers Trust ('the charity,) for the year ended 31 March 2025. Respectlve responslbilities of Trustees and examiner As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charitles Act 2011 {'the Act,), The charity's Trustees consider that an audit Is not required for thls year under section 144(2) of the Charltles Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. I report in respect of rny examlnation of the charlty's financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions glven by the Charlty Commlsslon under 5ectlon 145(5)(b) of the Act. Basls of Independent examlner's report My examination was carried out in accordance wlth the general Directions given by the Charlty Commission. An examlnation Includes a revlew of the accountlng records kept by the charlty and a comparison of the flnancial statement5 psented with those records. It also Includes conslderatlon of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial ststements and seeklng explanations from you as Trustees concernlng any such matter5. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required In an audit and consequently no oplnion is given as to whether the accounts present a "true and fair view" and the report Is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Indep•ndent examlner's statement I have completed my examlnatlon. I confirm that no materlal matters have come to my attentlon In connection with the examinatlon glvlng me cause to belleve that in any materlal respect.. l. accounting records were not kept In respert of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the financial statements do not accord with those records; or 3. the financial statements do not comply wSth the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out In the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as Part of an independent examlnation. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters In connection wlth the examlnation to whlch attention should be drawn in this report In order to enable a proper understandlng of the ac to be reached Peter Lom Independent e miner Westcotts (SW) LLP Tallford House 38 Walliscote Road Weston super Mare Somerset BS23 ILP li
ireDales Rivers Trust statement of financial activltles for the year ended 31 March 2025 2025 2024 Unrestrlcted Restrlcted fvnds funds Unrestrlcted Restrlrted funds funds Total Total Income Voluntory Income 10,560 10,560 5,345 2,422 7,767 Charitable actlvltles 18,320 659,436 677,756 13,549 565,285 578,834 Investrnents 49515 659436 708951 567 707 599 603 Expendlture Charltable actlvities 8,868 658.275 667,144 16,800 S51,649 568,450 Governance costs 218 243 9 086 661 297 670 384 17043 552907 569950 Net Incornel {expendlture) before tax 40,428 -1,861 38,567 14,854 14,800 29,654 Transfer5 between funds Net fflovement in funds 40,428 -1,861 38,567 14,854 14,800 29,654 R•conclllatlon of funds Funds brought forward 115 501 160 886 100 701 131 232 Funds carrled forward 113 640 199 453 115 501 160 886 12
Rivers Trust Balance sheet as at 31 March 2025 202$ 2024 Unrestricte d funds Restrlcted funds Unrestricted funds Restrlcted funds Total Total notes Flxed assets Tttn9lble assets 3.054 3,054 61 61 Investments 250 250 250 250 311 311 Current asset$ Debtors 15,594 92,522 108,116 16,227 49,232 65,460 Cash at bank 585 S16 668 375 566 541 612 884 102 271 674 221 776 492 615 773 678 343 Creditors.. amounts falling due withln one year 15,944 244,660 260,604 17,496 102,872 120,369 Net eurrent assets 82.S09 433,378 515,888 45,074 512.901 SS7,97S Totsl As#ets l•*• Current Llabllltles 85814 433378 519192 512 901 $58 286 Creditors.. amounts falllng due after more than one year io 319,739 319,739 397,400 397.400 Nfjt assets 85814 113639 199453 115 501 160 886 Funds of the charity li 113 639 199 453 115 501 160 886 13
ireDales Rivers Trust c.. Cash Flow Statement as at 31 March 2025 2025 2024 Total Total notes Cash Flow• from operatlng artlvltl•s Cash generated froml(absorbed by) operations 12 38,674 514,856 Investlng actlvltie$ Interest ceIved 20,635 13,002 Pufchèse of fixed assets (3,817) Flnanclng artlvltle$ Net Increase (decrease) In cash •nd ¢ash equlvalents 55,492 527,858 Cash and cash equlvèlents at beglnnlng of year 612,884 85.026 Cash and c•#h equlv•lents •t end ol year 668 375 612 884 The company was entitled to exemption from audlt under $477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companles. The members have not reqUId the company to obtaln an audlt in accordance with s476 of the CompanSes Act 2006. The a1ctOrS acknowledge thelr responslbllities for complylng with the requlrements of the Companies Act with respect to accounting records and the pparatIOn of accounts. These accounts have been prepared In accordance with the provisions applicable to the small companles subject to the small companies, regime and in accordance with FRS102 SORP. These accounts were approved on 2nd October 2025 and signed on behalf of all Trustees by. James Roberts Mark Facer 14
YorkshireDales Rivers Trust cz--" Notes to the accounts Basis of preparation Basls of accountlng These accounts have been ppared under the hlstorical cost convention with the items reco9nised at cost or transactlon value unless otherwlse stated in the relevant note{s) to these accounts. The actounts have been pPared In accordance wlth the Trust's governlng document, the Charities Act 2011 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charltles: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard appllcable In the UK and Republlc of Ireland (FRS 102)" (as amended for accounting periods commencing from l January 2018). The Trust Is a Publlc Beneflt Entity as defined by FRS 102. Going concern The Trustees have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basls, They do so havlng considered all the facts and Infomiatlon avallable to them at the date of approval of the financial statements. Incom• Incomlng resources Incorne is Included in the Statement of Financlal Activlties (SOFA) when the Charlty become5 entitled to the resources, it is rn0 likely than not that the resources will be received, and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient rellability. Income recelved in advance of actlvities or provlslon of other specifled service Is deferred untll the crlteria for income recognltlon are met or those actlvltles have taken place or expendItU InCurd. Grants and donatlons Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the general income recognitlon crlteria are met Government grants The charlty has recelved government grants durlng the year. Glft ald Gift Aid receivable 15 included in Income when there is a valid declaration form from the donor. Any Gift Aid amount is considered to be part of that gift and is treated as an addition to the same fund as the initial donation unless the donor or the terms of the appeal have specified othernise. Donated goods Donated goods are measured at fair value (the amount for which the 055et could be exchanged) unless impractical to do so. Good5 donated for ongoing use by the charity are recognised as tangible fixed assets and included in the SOFA as Incoming resources when receivable. Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SOFA a5 income from donations when receivable. 15
YorkshireDales Rivers Trust Support costs The charlty has Incurred expenditu on support costs. Volunteer help The value of any volunteer help recelved Is not Included In the accounts but Is described In the Trustees, annual report. Income from membership subscrlptlon$ Membership sub5crlptlons 1Ved In the nature of a glft are recognised in Donations and Legacles. Llablllty re¢ognltlon Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there Is a legal or constructive obligatlon committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obllgatlon can be measured wlth aSonable ttrtainty. Governance and support costs Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support. Govemance costs comprise all costs Includlng publlc accountability of the charlty and its compliance with regulation and good practice, Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to actlvlty cost categorles on a basis conslstent wlth the use of those resources. Redundancy cost The charlty dld not make any redundancy payments durlng the perlod. Flnanclal 5nstruments The charity only has financial assets and liabilities of a klnd that qualify as baslc financial Instruments. Basic financlal instruments are Inltially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value, Provl$lons for Ilabilitles A liability is measured on recognition at Its historlcal cost and then subsequently measured at the best estimate of the amount requlred to settle the obllgatlon at the reporting date. Depreclatlon Depreciation Is charged so as to wrlte off the cost of assets, other than land and propertles under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows: Asset Class Vehicles, equipment, fixtures and fittings over £lOOO Depreclatlon method and rate straight line over 5 year5 Leasehold improvements over £lOOO Straight line over the duration of the lease Credltors The charity has CoIt0rS whlch are measured at settlement amounts less any trade discounts. Debtors Debtors are measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be received, 16
Rivers Trust 2. Analysis of income 2025 2024 Unrestrlrted Restrlcted funds funds Unre5trlcted Restricted funds runds Total Total Voluntary Income Membership 4,71S 4.715 4,716 4.716 Other Income 5,845 5,845 629 2,422 3.051 10,560 10.56U 5,345 2,422 7.767 Charltable actlvitles Fundralslng 8,846 4,615 13,461 8,939 8,939 Grants recelvable 654,821 654.821 4,610 565,285 569.895 Servlces provlded under ontract 9,474 9,474 18.320 659.436 677.756 l3,549 565,285 578.834 Income from Inv••tment• Interest Income 20,635 20,635 13,002 13,002 20,635 20,635 I3,002 13,002 Total Income 49.515 659.436 708,951 31,897 S67,707 $99,603 Analysls of grants recelvable 202$ 2024 York Clty Councll (Flood & Coastal Resllience Innovatlon Programme) 297,639 109,559 York5hlre Water 91,588 17,294 Mlning Remediation Authority 81,483 241,502 Enforcement Undertaklngs 68,261 94,488 Environment Agency 53,600 76,699 The Swlre Foundatlon Nidderdale National Landscapes 20.750 9.992 12,741 Heritage Lottery Fund 8.577 3,120 Leeds City Counol 6.198 1.900 Yorksh1 Wlldllfe Trust 5.743 3,113 The National Trust 4,249 3.942 Other grants under £5000 654 821 569 895 17
Rivers Trust 3. Analysis of expenditure 2025 2024 Total £ Total £ Expenditure on charltable artlvltles Salarles 381,397 294,050 Projed expenditure 222.889 219.678 Support servlce5 1.059 759 OfflcelmarketSng/telephone 27,761 23,080 staff travel and other costs 22,747 18,935 Insurance 4.349 4,061 Conference costs 1,552 306 ,Prlntlng, postage and statlonery 35 422 Volunteer expenses loo 188 Auction and fundra151n9 expenses 27 51 Depreclatlon 824 980 Professlonal fees Total 667 114 568 450 Analysls by fund Unrestricted Funds 8,868 16,800 Restricted Funds 658 275 551 649 Total 568 4SO 4. Governance Costs 2025 2024 Total E Total £ VAT Audlt 1.440 Independent examination fee Analysls by fund Vnre5tricted Funds 218 243 Restricted Funds Totsl 18
Rivers Trust 5. Paid employees staff ¢ost¥ 2025 2024 Total É Total £ Salaries and wages 324.709 251,500 Natlonal Insurance 25,947 19,967 Penslon costs 30,741 22.583 381 397 294 050 The pension costs relate to the employer's contributlons under a defined contribution pension plan. The employer's costs of the pension scheme are allocated between the restricted and unrestricted funds depending on the hours worked by each employee and the agreed terms of the project funding. No employee reiVed benefits of rn0 than £60,000 during the reporting period (2024: nil). The average number of employees durlng the reportlng perlod was 11 (2024: 10). There were no redundancy or ex gratia payment5 paid during the reporting period (2024: nil). The defSned contrlbutlon penslon plan Is operated by the Rivers Trust. A number of other slmllar organlsatlons partlclpate In thls plan. Trustee roles are voluntary and trustees received no remuneratlon In the year(2024: Énil). 6. Tan9lble flxed assets Equlpment Total Cost 8alance as at l April 2024 Acqulsltlons Balance a• •t 31 March 2025 5,284 5,284 Depreclatlon Balance as ot l Aprll 2024 Charge in year B4lance as at 31 March 2025 5,223 824 5,223 824 Net book value •t 31 M•r¢h 2025 Net book Value at 31 March 2024 61 61 7. Investments Cost of unlisted investments at start and end of year £250 The charity owns 250 of the share River Bain Hydro Limlted of El each fully paid. River Bain Hydro Limited has a paid-up share capital of £197,055 and accumulated reserves of £32,134 as at 31 March 2024 (the last date for whlch Informatlon is available). 19
Rivers Trust 8. Debtors 2025 2024 Unrestrlcted Restricted funds funds Unrestrlcted Re5trirted funds funds Total Total Other debtors 11.241 11,241 10.551 10,551 Grants and other amounts owed 92,522 92.522 49,232 49,232 Prepayments 108 116 9. Credltors: amounts falling due withln one year 2025 2024 Unrestrltted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restrltted lunds Total Total Trade Credltors 36,477 36,477 12,576 12,576 Taxation 7.622 7,622 5,846 5,846 Accruals ènd deferred Income 7,812 206,706 214,518 7,730 89,319 97,049 Other credltors 510 978 244 660 260 604 101 872 120 369 10. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year The Trust received funds in the financlal year ending 31st March 2024 to support a programme of initlatives in the Nidd Catchment over a 3 year perlod, as such part of the income Is deferred to match the expenditure when it is incurred, 2025 2024 Unrestrirted Restricted fund5 runds Unrestrlcted Restritted fund5 fund5 Total Total Defer income 319 739 319 739 397 400 397 400 319 739 319 739 397 400 397 400 20
-YorkshireDales Rivers Trust I l. Charity Funds Fund balance brought forward Income Expendl- ture Trans- fers Fund balance arried fornard Fund name Purpose Wharfedale sssi Project In the upper Wharfe catchment to improve the ecological and geomorphologlcal condltlons of the Wharfe, Funded by the Envlronment Agency Hosting the DVRN catchment partnership brlngin9 partners together to make ¢Jecislons on rnanaglng the Interconnectlng waterfoodle5. Funded by the Environment Agency enforcement Undertaklng funding used to engaoe communlties and develop project work along the Mld-swale catchment Remediation of water pollution caused by heavy metal mlnes in Tees and Swale as part of the Water and Abandoned Metal Mines (WAMM) programme a partnership between tfve Environment Agency, the Mining Remediatlon Aulhorlty ond DEFRA. Work dellvered under the Tees-swale: Naturally Connected programme. led by the North Pennlnes AON8 Partnership in collaboration wlth the Yorkshire Dales Natlonal Park Authorlty, funded lèr9ely by the Natlonal Lottery HeritJge Fund. Engaglng communStles in the Skell valley wlth their rlver. Part of the Skell Valley Project led by the Natlonal Trust nd funded by the Herltage Lottery Fund. A partnership project workln9 in the Foss and Lower Ouse Catchments funded through an Enlorcement Undertaklng. Developlng projects wlth partner5 to Improve river habltsts and land management A Flood ènd Coastal Re5111ence Innovation Programme funded project led by Yor* Clty Council to slow and store water, and restore the natural hydrologlcal functioning of our catchments, by delivering programme of natural flood rlsk management (NFM) interventions Helplng communltles enhance and restore their local rlver5 through activltbes like surveylng and monltorlng, as well as hands.on tasks such as constructlng leaky dams and removing invasive non-natlve specle5 (INNS). 2.144 8,300 (7.426) 3,019 CaBA 30,000 (29,995) Mld Swales trlbutarles 54,750 10,000 (26,615) 38.135 Tees-swale Metsl Mlnes Project 81,018 (80,232) 786 Skell project 4,249 (3,807) 442 York Lower Ouse EU 2,599 (440) 2,159 Ou5ewem 5.892 296,864 (294,126) 8.630 Volunteering Prograrnme 12,070 { 12.070) 21
YDrkshireDales Rivers Trust Fund balance brought fofward Income Expendl- ture Trans- fers Fund balance carried forward Fund name Rlvers2U Purpose Rlver education programme. Our fully fitted, wheelchair accessible mobile classroom, allows us to brlng hands-on educatlon about river5, to everyone. Fun¢Jed by the Swlre Foundatlon Engaging landowners in discusslons about the benefits of soil aeration, alded by 2 demonstratlon days. Funded by the Envlronment Agency & Yorkshlre Dales Mlllenlum Trust. Enforcement undertaking used to support catchment improvement opportunltles on the Nldd over a 3 Year perlod Supportlng the York5hlre Wlldllfe Trust Crayfish Specles Recovery projert Sn the Lower Washburn Valley throu9h INNS removal. Enforcement undertaklng used to support rlparian plantlng on the Nidd and Ure ProJect funded by Leed5 Clty Council to develop Natural Flood Management Initiatives In the Thorner area A series of Natural Flood Management measures on land belonging to East Kewsick Wlldlife group In Bardsey. Funded by YorkshSre Water Natural Environment Investment Readiness Fund INEIRF) funded project to develop and test an Innovatlve ecosystem-based nature funding model led by Kllnsey Park Estate 3-year projert funded by The National Lottery Herltage Fund, to.. -Showcose the work of the Trust -work wlth Khoo15 and communlty groups to engage wlth nvers and wlldlile -Conne¢t more people wlth blue Jnd green spaces -In5plre new audience5 to help protect our rivers -Enc¢urage sustainable livlng -Increase understandlng of rivers Project to map and assess weirs and other artiflclal barrlers and their impart on ml9ratory fish species. Funded by the Environment Agency. Project to remediate water pollutlon caused by the abandoned heavy metal mine on Ashfoldslde Beck. Funded by the Mining Remediatlon Authority. 21,525 (12,120} (9,405) Wharfe Aeration Project 6,326 1,062 (7,388) iNidd 1,915 71,492 (73,406) Species Recovery Crayf15h 3.673 (3,673) Riparian EU 41,874 (493) 41,381 Thorner NFM 6,198 16,1981 Bardsey Flelds 91,588 (91,387) 201 Upper Wharfedale NEJRF 2,740 1755) 1,985 Rivers4Llfe 13,192 (8,597) 9,405 14,001 Weir today gone tomorrow 5.000 (2,106) 2,894 Ashfoldslde Beck 466 (464) 115,501 659.436 (661,297) 113,639 22
YorkThireDales Rivers frust Restrlcted grants are received to complete set objectives agreed beeen all parties. Upon completion of those objectives, funders have agreed to waive their right of recourse on any unspent grants. Accordlnglyi unspent resldual grants have been transferred to unrestrlcted funds. whe the Trustees identify that a projett's costs will exceed the grant funding then fvll proviaion is made for those costs withln the UnstrICted fund. The provisioil for such sltuation5 at 31 March 2025 was £nll (2024: £nil) 12. Cash generated from operatlons 2025 2024 Surplusl(den¢lt) for the year 38.567 29,654 Adjustment# for: Investment Income recognised In statement of flnanclol actlvitle5 . (20,635) (13.002) Depreclatlon 824 980 Mov¢ment8 In worklng caplt•l: Decreasel(Increasgl In debtors (42,657) 3,245 (DecreJ5el/lncrease In credltors 62,575 493,979 Cash gen•rated from op4ratlons 514 856 13. Related party transactions There were no related party transactlons durlng the year. 14. Controlling entity The Trust has no controlling entity. 23