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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
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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
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12
Balance Sheet
13
statement of Cash Flows
14
Notes to the Financial Statements
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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
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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

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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 a￿a 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

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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 c￿ate 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 deliVe￿d 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 suc￿5$ful first year of the iNidd Programme, with many partners engaged through the
iNidd Steerlng Group, identifying opportunities and direct delivery across the catchment.

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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 Su￿eY 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, inC￿aSed 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).

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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 child￿n. 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 creatU￿S and Classes 3

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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
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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 Un￿strICted 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 requi￿rnents
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 d1￿CtorS of the Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust for the purposes of company
law) are responslble for p￿ParIng 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.

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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
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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 p￿sented 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
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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
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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 $58 286
Creditors.. amounts
falllng due after
more than one year
io
319,739
319,739
397,400
397.400
Nfjt assets
85814 113639 199453
115 501 160 886
Funds of the
charity
li
113 639 199 453
115 501 160 886
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Cash Flow Statement as at 31 March 2025
2025
2024
Total
Total
notes
Cash Flow• from operatlng artlvltl•s
Cash generated froml(absorbed by)
operations
12
38,674
514,856
Investlng actlvltie$
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 reqUI￿d the company to obtaln an audlt in accordance with s476 of the
CompanSes Act 2006.
The a1￿ctOrS acknowledge thelr responslbllities for complylng with the requlrements of the
Companies Act with respect to accounting records and the p￿paratIOn 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
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Notes to the accounts
Basis of preparation
Basls of accountlng
These accounts have been p￿pared 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 p￿Pared 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￿ InCur￿d.
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.
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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 C￿oIt0rS whlch are measured at settlement amounts less any trade discounts.
Debtors
Debtors are measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be received,
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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
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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
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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 re￿iVed 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).
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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
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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)
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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
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Restrlcted grants are received to complete set objectives agreed be￿een 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 Un￿strICted 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.
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