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REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 06618848 (England and Wales)

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1134414

DON CATCHMENT RIVERS TRUST REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 June 2021

Chartered Tax Advisers, Accountants & Registered Auditors

Registered as auditors in the United Kingdom by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants 34 Middle Street South, Driffield, East Yorkshire, YO25 6PS Telephone: (01377) 241212 - Email:post@bradburyaccountants.co.uk - Fax (01377) 259124 Bradbury & Co is the trading name of Bradbury & Co (Accountants) Limited Registered in England No. 6285804

DON CATCHMENT RIVERS TRUST

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 June 2021

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Report ofthe Trustees 1to 11
Independent Examiner's Report 12
Statement of Financial Activities 13
Balance Sheet 14 to 15
Cash Flow Statement 16
Notes totheCash Flow Statement 17
Notes to the Financial Statements 18 to 24
DetailedStatementofFinancialActivities 25

DON CATCHMENT RIVERS TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 June 2021

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 June 2021. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

The Trust had five key objectives

  1. Create additional wetlands & washlands along the rivers. To enable the rivers to better absorb water at time of flooding and to provide connectivity to enable wildlife to flourish.

  2. Improve fish passage. A WFD requirement to allow the free passage of migratory and natural movement of non-migratory fish up and down the rivers

  3. Improve access for people to the river. We want to see people reconnected with their rivers.

  4. Re-naturalize river channels. Extensive canalisation has been undertaken throughout the catchment adversely impacting on its ecclogy.

  5. Promote improved water quality & diffuse pollution control. This remains the greatest threat to the ecology of our rivers.

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ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

The most significant event of this year has been the continuance of the Covid-19 pandemic and how the Trust adapted its working practices to deal with the situation, meet the government restrictions and keep our staff and volunteers safe.

Covid-19

It is important to record how the staff at the Trust reacted to this pandemic. Government guidelines were followed exactly and much time was spent monitoring the regulations and keeping up to date. As the projects of the Trust are all funded it was feasible to keep all staff members employed and not have to resort to the Government furlough scheme. The Trust offices were closed down when necessary and all staff worked from home when possible. The important issues were keeping in touch with our team of volunteers and being able to deliver our NHLF Activity Plan. With help from the Lottery team and Heritage Insider, the Team were able to deliver outputs safely using a variety of on-line techniques. It was interesting to hear from the Lottery Team how many other projects had just shut up shop. They were very impressed with the just carry on attitude of the Trust staff and used DCRT as-an example of what can be achieved in difficult circumstances.

Summary of the Trust activities during the year:

° Delivery of a the NLHF funded, Hidden Heritage and Secret Streams (HHSS) project, based around community engagement and river heritage. 5 . Development and delivery of Natural Flood Management projects in the upper Rother Catchment. Bi -. CollaborationDiscussions withwith thethe EnvironmentUniversity of AgencySheffield ononfishanpassenvironmentalpriorities. DNA project. ah . Continued employment of a managing director and operations director, without specific financial =| assistance. = . Contribute to the control/removal of invasive plants species. se ° Host and contribute to the Don Catchment Partnership. Ps} . Meeting of Yorkshire Rivers Trusts and the national Rivers Trust. . Periodic meetings with the Environment Agency and Yorkshire Water. . Expansion of Trust influence by networking with many local organizations

The Trust was involved in a number of projects during the year:

MEETING OF YORKSHIRE RIVERS TRUSTS HUB AND CATCHMENT PARTNERSHIPS HUB

This is an informal regular series of meetings between the catchment hosts in Yorkshire to exchange ideas to the mutual benefit of the trusts. It is very much supported by the EA and allows all of us to have access to their senior management team. It in no way affects the independence of the trusts and their focus on local issues. The Yorkshire Hub for Catchment Partnerships has now been formed to improve the relationship between Yorkshire Partnerships and to have a co-ordinated view for meetings with the EA.

WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT

The Trust has continued to make considerable use of the website and it is the primary means of communication with our wider group and enables us to easily and effectively report on issues and achievements. The website is the key to our engagement with the local community and we see this as a key element in our future working. We understand that the website is the first port of call for potential partners and funders to get an understanding of the Trust and its track record. We have also been utilizing other social networking media, Facebook, Twitter etc. Arrangements have been made for the website to be regularly maintained and for updates to be more easily completed.

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SOCIAL MEDIA

Social media has enabled the Trust to engage with volunteers and the public in an effective way throughout the pandemic. It allowed use to communicate the work of the Trust and help raise awareness of how people can take action to help to improve the rivers in our catchment. In the last year we have been involved in several social media campaigns, including the Great British Spring Clean, Volunteer Week, Invasive Species Week, Mental Health Awareness Week, End Sewage Pollution and several more.

We have been using Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and have had lots of engagement. Facebook statistics show there has been a huge increase in interactions during the lockdown, which we believe is due partly to staff sharing more material on the platform over this period. Currently we have 1,226 followers on Facebook, 1,679 on Twitter and 470 on Instagram.

MAJOR PROJECTS OF THE TRUST:

LIVING HERITAGE OF THE RIVER DON PROJECT (LHRD) The Living Heritage of the River Don project was completed in December 2018. The Trust continues a § watching brief to ensure that the fishpasses continues to work efficiently. e3 HIDDEN HERITAGE SECRET STREAMS (HHSS) a) “ Significant progress has been made with the capital works component of the project. Slittingmill Weir, a large © weir on the River Rother, was removed in October. This removal of this weir has made a major contribution zg to the restoration of ecological connectivity in the Rother, and has helped renaturalise river habitat along a *& 600 m reach of the river. aa

In conjunction with HHSS the Trust's NFM Officer has also continued to develop a large Natural Flood Management scheme at Grassmoor Country Park. Concept designs were produced, ecological, coal mining and contamination surveys were undertaken, and a planning application was prepared. We can now deliver three of the four project zones the next financial year.

The Trust continued engagement work for the HHSS project over the financial year, despite two government-imposed lockdowns and restrictions to usual activities. Momentum for HHSS was maintained through an online events programme of wildlife identification training sessions, digital tours of the river, history and conservation talks, nature-themed art workshops and photography competitions. By taking the opportunity to use online platforms for engagement, the Trust reached larger, wider audiences and maintained interest in the project. DCRT also worked to offer opportunities for connection and support to volunteers by hosting a weekly online tea-break. During school closures, children’s activity packs were provided to the local foodbank and libraries, and local families received well-dressing activity kits to take part in a socially-distant art project.

Six riverside walking trails were established across the project area with the input of the local community who tested walking routes, researched local history, created audio guides and improved access. Four interpretation boards on the natural and industrial heritage of the river have been installed, designed using artwork created during community workshops. An online platform has been launched which maps the sixwalking trails and hosts the audio guides, developed by social enterprise Kakou.

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Dedicated volunteers continued to donate their time to improve the river environment, even during the lockdown period. Volunteer tasks have included litter-picks on riversides, cleaning up waterways, monitoring wildlife, invasive species control and access improvements. Natural Flood Management tasks have become a larger focus of volunteering, with leaky-dam building days now a regular event. Volunteers continue to bring invaluable skills and knowledge to the Trust, for example a bird-box monitoring project was established.

OTHER ENGAGEMENT WORK

The Trust took part in the University of Sheffield's Festival of the Mind event, working with Dr Dawson from the Animal and Plant Sciences department to deliver an illustrated walking trail map, podcast and sculpture which celebrated the return of the Salmon to Sheffield. The sculpture remains on display at Sheffield Railway Station, welcoming new visitors to the city.

The Trust completed a community project to celebrate the construction of the Masbrough Weir fishpass in collaboration with Rotherham’s creative writing charity Grimm & Co. Nine children participated in six online, after-school sessions were they created characters, a storyline and wrote a script for an animated film about the salmon's return. The short film was shown at an online premiere with the children and other stakeholders. Supported by Heritage Lottery Community Fund, DCRT were awarded funding to continue offering activities to families using foodbanks during the pandemic, who may have limited access to digital resources. A river animal ‘top-trumps’ style card game was produced and donated to libraries in deprived areas and foodbanks, who distributed them to children during the lockdown.

CABA — CATCHMENT HOSTING — THE DON NETWORK

ThePartnership,Trust wastogetherreappointedwith the Environmentby DEFRA Agency.as joint Catchment Hosts for the Don & Rother Catchment

The role of Catchment Host is to provide an environment for getting more people involved and engaged in the catchment based approach (CaBA). We are doing this through the growth of the Don Network (rebranded as the Don, Dearne & Rother Network this year), which has over 200 individual subscribers. We have representations from the public and private sectors, conservation groups and charities, anglers, water sports groups and members of the public passionate about the rivers in the Don Catchment.

This year, following on from previous workshop events, the decision was taken to re-brand as The Don, Dearne & Rother Network. A new logo was designed, alongside a standalone website and new email address and social media accounts for the Network.

During the year, the Trust and the Environment Agency revised and updated the catchment plan, and this is now hosted on the new DonDearneRother.org website. Thanks to funding from Yorkshire Water via The Rivers Trust we have been able to develop a data hub, and this is presented as a Story Map on the website.

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Owing to lock down restrictions, the annual Network Day was held online via Zoom in December 2020. A range of speakers gave updates on their new and upcoming projects, and the revised Catchment Plan and new website was launched.

The Trust worked with the Environment Agency's Catchment Co-Ordinator to populate a template with information that will form a webpage for the Don, Dearne & Rother Network on the new CaBA Catchment Partnership section of the CaBA website.

FISH PASSAGE

The completion of the construction of the fish pass at Masbrough in the centre of Rotherham spring 2021 was a seminal moment in the restoration of the River Don's salmon population. Following its completion, a number of salmon were observed in the City of Sheffield for the first time in more than 200 years. Even more encouraging was the capture of a salmon parr by a local angler, indicating that the fish are once again reproducing in the river. This event marked the achievement one of the Trust's key objectives. Having reached this milestone, the Trust has not sat back on its laurels. The Trust has removed Slittingmill Weir on the River Rother (see the Hidden Heritage Secret Streams item), and we are now working on identifying further obstructions to fish passage on the upper river and a weir at Stocksbridge has been the focus of attention. Discussions with the Local Authority are well advanced and it is hoped that the structure can be removed within the period of the next Annual Report.

© NATURAL FLOOD MANAGEMENT - UPPER RIVER ROTHER |S) e% Considerable time has been spent developing the NFM scheme at Grassmoor Country Park (mentioned >, under the HHSS item), including preparation of all documents required to support the planning permission = application. A contract manager and designers for the scheme have also been appointed and a project board 2 of key stakeholders established. Citizen science projects have been set up to start monitoring changes to the - landscape and vegetation as a result of the scheme. pa 2 Various other NFM projects throughout the Upper Rother catchment are at different stages of development. Regular volunteer days at Newfield Spring Wood at the top of the Moss Valley have seen the installation of numerous leaky barriers of varying designs (leaky dams, mini-dams, spiling) with plans underway to expand into neighbouring woodlands owned by Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust and the Woodland Trust

The core works for a farm NFM scheme along the banks of the Rother in Grassmoor have been delivered together with the farmer and volunteers. Interventions include the creation of multiple scrapes and attenuations ponds, soil health improvements (replacement of arable crops with diverse herbal leys), improved hedgerow management, planting a new hedgerow, buffer strip creation, and balsam pulling. Leaky dam volunteer days have also been held at Holmebrook Valley Park and another project to tackle flooding of a new development in Renishaw is also in the early stages of development.

An application for a bolt-on project to the original ICASP NFM opportunity mapping was successful and will be modelling three sub catchments in greater detail. This will allow priority areas for a wider suite of interventions to be identified as well as quantity the impacts they will have. It is hoped the outputs will aid buy in from landowners and attract funding for delivery.

A number of both virtual and in-person engagement events have taken place over the last year raising awareness of NFM and the activities being undertaken by the Trust to help reduce flood risk in the Upper Rother. These have included guided walks as part of the Chesterfield Walking Festival and online talks for the Trust and as part of Transition Chesterfield’s series of events building up to COP26. The NFM Officer also helped organise and co-host an event with the ICASP NFM Community of Practitioners (CoP) which included a virtual site visit to the farm NFM scheme. The event was well received and virtual site visits will now be a regular feature of future NFM CoP activities. The NFM Officer has since joined the Steering Board for the CoP.

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One such scheme is in woodlands within the Moss Valley in collaboration with a private landowner where we held our first NFM volunteer day. Over 20 volunteers helped to install small-scale NFM measures such as gully stuffing with brash and overland spiling that intercept water pathways. Permissions are in place for leaky dam installation once social distancing restrictions allow.

Another example is a large scheme at Grassmoor Country Park where together with support from the councils, EA, Friends of Groups and other stakeholders, key zones have been identified within the park for NFM interventions, comprising features such as multiple series of scrapes, wet grassland with semi-permanent and permeant pools and wet woodland. This work has allowed the Trust to take on delivery of the scheme as part of the HHSS project. So far, circa £19k is being spent on development (including a £5k contribution from DCC), with £108k allocated to design and delivery. Contractors are currently carrying out site investigation works to help inform the designs. Recent funding bids have also been successful with £13k being awarded from Severn Trent Water's Boost for Biodiversity fund for an extensive NFM scheme on6 ha of farmland in the Grassmoor area through which the River Rother flows. Work with neighbouring landowners has also begun and shows great promise for further slowing flows in the area, enhancing and creating wildlife habitat, capturing carbon and improving the water quality of the Rother.

The progress made in the Trust’s NFM work over the last year and a half was incorporated into another application to the Local Levy for a further three year’s funding for the NFM officer from April 2021. This was © successful with £116k awarded which will allow for all the projects currently in development to be seen © through to completion as well as build on the momentum developed through the project so far and deliver an e% even wider portfolio of projects throughout the catchment. > = 2 AGRICULTURAL OFFICER AND HIGHWAYS ENGLAND - LITTLE DON CATCHMENT PROJECT S a In last year's Trustee report we stated our ambition to appoint an Agricultural Officer to enable us to engage

In last year's Trustee report we stated our ambition to appoint an Agricultural Officer to enable us to engage with the farming community and begin to tackle the hitherto neglected issue of diffuse and point source agricultural pollution in the Don Catchment. In June of this year we were able to realise this ambition.

The new role is partially funded by a Highways England project in the Little Don Catchment. The A616 that runs through the catchment is periodically disrupted by pluvial flooding, and so Highways England want to reduce this flooding by paying landowners to deliver interventions that reduce runoff on their land. To do this they needed a locally based organisation to liaise with landowners on their behalf, and so the Trust's new Agricultural Officer can provide this role.

Highway England’s Little Don Project trials the use of a reverse auction approach as a means of encouraging willing landowners to propose interventions, enabling Highways England to identify and fund the most cost-effective interventions. It is anticipated that the project will run for five years.

The Agricultural Officer is also funded through the Yorkshire Water Catchment Resilience Fund, and an important part of their role is to develop new projects with landowners that improve the ecological condition of the rivers and streams in the Don Catchment.

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WILD WATERWAYS PROJECT

The Trust has concluded the first year of the Wild Waterways Project, during which potential sites for nature-based solution interventions were identified in the Kearsley Brook and Bentley Mill Stream Catchments. The aim is for the project to go on and deliver some of these nature-based solutions, and in so doing, slow the flow of water, reduce diffuse pollution, create new habitats, and sequester carbon.

GREEN RECOVERY CHALLENGE FUND

In June 2021 the Trust was notified it had been successful in applying to the Government's Green Recovery Challenge Fund. Our application was mainly for funding that delivered an additional NFM scheme at Grassmoor Country Park that complemented the scheme funded through the Hidden Heritage Secret Streams project. The project also provides funding for the appointment of the Wild Waterways Project Officer.

SOMERSALL PARK HABITAT ENHANCEMENT WORKS

Early 2021 the Trust installed large woody debris (LWD) along the River Hipper as it runs through Somersall Park to improve habitat. LWD is fundamental to many river processes, improving the in-channel habitat for fish as well as providing habitat for other riverine species including the aquatic insects which certain species of the importance of woody debris and the multiple benefits it brings to the wildlife you can see at the park. Re of fish, bird and bat feed upon. Two information boards were also installed to raise awareness of park users v This project was funded by the Environment Agency's Fisheries Improvement Programme (FIP) and was 8 supported by Chesterfield Borough Council, Derbyshire County Council and Robinson Packaging ®> (landowner). — = APPRENTICE POST WITHIN DCRT

eS Pr} With support from the National Heritage Lottery, DCRT has been able to provide an opportunity for an apprentice to work in our NHLF project. This year the apprentice has been able to complete the Level 3 apprenticeship in environmental conservation course. This involved completing a series of work relevant units which provided a wide range of skills and experiences to help with a future career.

These units included planning, delivering and evaluating environmental projects, habitat management, managing volunteer work, producing interpretive media and several more units. This year provided a new challenge as the whole country was shut down due to the COVID 19 pandemic. This resulted in lots of the planned work for the summer being cancelled. A different approach was required to come up with creative solutions to complete course working from home. Over the last few years the Don Catchment Rivers Trust has provided work opportunities on many exciting tasks including natural flood management, wetland restoration, volunteer activities, sign/bench installations and the production of a leaflet for the Don Valley Way.

KICKSTART SCHEME

The Government's Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit. By participating in the scheme the Trust has recruited a Young Persons Conservation Assistant for a six month placement. The assistant works with Trust staff to create resources and activities that will encourage young people to care for their natural environment. They also participate in volunteering days and other events, and promote work via social media.

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FINANCIAL REVIEW

The Trust is very grateful to have been awardeda total of £472,738 grants during the year, the main ones of which were as follows: -

EnvironmentAgency £193,439
Lottery Heritage Fund £109,131
Derbyshire County Council £5,000
Severn TrentWater £13,000
Yorkshire Water £155,000
The Rivers Trust £2,000
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust £2,510
The University of Sheffield £1,000
Groundwork £1,000
RotherhamBoroughCouncilwererepaid (£10,571)

The total expenditure for the year of the Trust was £367,555

The main areas of expenditure were:

External Services £134,579
Staff costs plus overheads £194,683
© Office costs £17,460
© Travel and conferences £5,364
3 General overheads £13,542
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&4 RESERVESPOLICY

The total funds at 30 June 2021 are £453,696, with £371,852 being restricted and £81,844 unrestricted.

The policy of the Trust for Reserves is to retain sufficient funds to continue to operate for three months in the event of the Trust getting into financial difficulties. This would include staff redundancy costs. However, the Trust only undertakes projects for which funding has already been confirmed thus covering staff costs and project staff who are engaged on fixed contracts. Thus the potential redundancy costs are minimised. Larger projects have redundancy costs built into the project costs.

The Trust is a project oriented charity, so whatever additional funds are accumulated will be used to fund the Start-up of new projects. This is an area of expenditure where it is very difficult to get funders to directly fund.

The Trust's operational policy is that it only undertakes projects for which it has obtained funding. It does not undertake projects using its own funding. However, it does need to be able to develop projects to a level where they can properly be presented to funders and funding sought. It is the Trust's policy to have fully developed and costed projects awaiting funding ready on the shelf awaiting a funding opportunity. Funding opportunities quite often arise with a very short time window for applications. It is only by having projects on the shelf that these opportunities can be exploited.

As the Trust only undertakes project which are fully funded it is able to devote all unrestricted funding to meeting its Reserves Policy including the initial developing of new projects.

The Trust will regularly monitor and review the effectiveness of the policy in the light of the changing funding and financial climate and other risks.

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FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES AND THE WAY AHEAD

While the Trust has made important progress in achieving its objectives, the Don Catchment still faces many issues and a vast amount of work remains to be done. For this reason, it is important that the Trust not only sustains its current staff but that it also continues to grow as an organisation and increases the positive impact it has on the rivers and streams of our catchment.

A major priority for the Trust is to retain the Trust’s talented team of staff currently employed on the Hidden Heritage Secret Streams so that we can continue to put their skills to good use, and to this end the Trust has been working on a National Lottery Heritage Fund Heritage Grant application for a project based around the natural and historic heritage of the Lower Don. This area has been relatively neglected in terms of river restoration projects, and many of the adjacent communities suffer from deprivation. The proposed project, called All Hands on the Don, will have a major emphasis on the Trust learning how to co-deliver social good along with our traditional activities; for example, creating more opportunities for people with disabilities. Another new direction for the Trust is the plan to create a floodplain meadow; a type of intervention which has a lot of potential to provide ecological gains in the Lower Catchment. The application deadline is August 2021 and the outcome should be received before the end of the year. If successful, the Trust will start a 12 month development phase in 2022. If an unsuccessful outcome is received, then the Trust will need to reassess its strategy.

© In addition to the lottery project, in the next financial year we intend to appoint a Fisheries Habitat Officer and 0 a Catchment Partnership Officer. The former will provide the Trust with capacity to develop and deliver more fish pass and other fisheries related projects, something much needed in the Don Catchment. The latter role will strengthen and promote the Don, Dearne & Rother Network, our Catchment Partnership, helping all p> organisations concerned with improving the catchment'’s rivers work together more effectively. S = Despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic the prospects for DCRT remain good and we expect to achieve « more than ever before in the coming year.

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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

The Trust was formed with the incorporation, on the 12th June 2008, as a Company Limited by Guarantee. The Trust gained charitable status on 22nd February 2010.

The Trust was set up to promote good practice in the conservation and improvement to the habitats of the rivers, wetlands and water bodies situated within the catchments of the rivers Don, Rother and Dearne.

Charitable Objectives as stated in our registration:

Undertake, advise upon, create, conserve and support use, management conservation, protection, rehabilitation, improvement of and community benefits from the rivers, streams, watercourses, water impoundments and other aquatic environments of catchments comprising the rivers Don, Rother and Dearne including their tributaries and adjacent estuarine and coastal areas. An association, charity, local authority, administrative or governmental agency or public body or representative body in, (1) The understanding or rivers, river corridors and catchment, including their fauna, flora and economic or social activity, and river catchment management. (2) The need for, and benefit of, conservation, protection, rehabilitation and improvement of aquatic environments, and (3) The benefits to the community of effective and competent management and use of river catchments. ° . ; . ' : , © The Project work is undertaken by the original Trustees, the Director, the Project Manager and the Project During this last year the number of projects undertaken by the Trust has increased. This has necessitated a a Team. s restructuring of the organisation. The Director has been renamed Managing Director, with primary 5 responsibilities for securing future projects and funding. The project management role has been upgraded tp S Operations Director, with responsibilities for all project delivery. hy 64 We rely on our own expertise and that of The Rivers Trusts. Its role is primarily as an umbrella organisation, promoting the development of the movement, and building its capacity to deliver the Trust's objectives through regional or local river trusts which include environmental improvements across England & Wales and Northern Ireland.

We work closely with our other partners, Local and Regional Councils, Natural England, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, RSPB, the Environment Agency, Yorkshire Water and Local Community Groups.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Company number 06618848 (England and Wales)

Registered Charity number

1134414

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REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered office

34 Middle Street South

Driffield

East Yorkshire

YO25 6PS

Trustees

There were nine Trustees on the Board:

DrWill Brown Andrew Newton Bob Sedgwick
Chris Firth MBE Roger Parker Peter Worrall
DrPaulGaskell DavidRowley,chairman CarysHutton

Dr Edward Shaw, a former trustee, continues in the role of director on a part time basis. His prime responsibility is to secure the future of the Trust with a succession of new projects.

Company Secretary

D W Rowley

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Independent examiner

C B Wilson

@ FCCA © Bradbury & Co (Accountants) Limited B 34 Middle Street South Driffield = East Yorkshire & YO256PS am} 5 Approved by order of the board of trustees on 2% fh 2022

and signed on its behalf by:

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF DON CATCHMENT RIVERS TRUST

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Don Catchment Rivers Trust (‘the Company’) | report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 30 June 2021.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, | report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination | have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

| have completed my examination. | confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the

examination giving me cause to believe:

1: accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2; the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as S part of an independent examination; or C 4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement co of Recommended Practice fer accounting and reporting by charities [applicable to charities preparing > their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic = 5 of Ireland (FRS 102)). Q i | have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which Pr} attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached

C B Wilson FCCA

Bradbury & Co (Accountants) Limited 34 Middle Street South Driffield East Yorkshire YO25 6PS Date: tS_ Feb co sen “

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING AN INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 June 2021

2021 2020
Unrestricted Restricted Total funds Total funds
fund fund
Not £ £ £ £
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INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Charitable activities 4
Brelms - - - -
Catchment Based Approach - 17,000 17,000 15,000
Natural Flood Management - 88,200 88,200 -
Wild Waterways - 23,298 23,298 -
Masborough Weir Fish Pass Delivery - (10,571) (10,571) 640,000
Hidden Heritage Secret Streams Delivery - 344,149 344,149 116,761
Somersall - 2,923 2,923 -
Stocksbridge - 2,800 2,800 -
Unrestricted
General Grants 2,511 ° 2,428 4,939 10,092
Investment income 3 32 - 32 443
Other income 8,900 - 8,900 10,000
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OQ		 Total : 11.443 470,227 481,670 792,296
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R2		 Brelms
Catchment Based Approach
Natural Flood Management		 -
-		 99
9,340
32,354		 99
9,340
32,354		 -
11,427
30,928
Sprotbrough Ings - 3,838 3,838 -
Masborough Weir Fish Pass Development - - - 14.434
Masborough Weir Fish Pass Delivery - 28,901 28,901 435.664
Hidden Heritage Secret Streams Delivery - 130,309 130,309 116,146
Wild Waterways - 2,969 2,969 -
Unrestricted Activities 2 2 5 =
Other 76,562 83,183 159,745 108,246
Total 76,562 290,993 367,555 716,845
NET INCOME (65,119) 179,234 114,115 75,451
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Transfers 57,265 (57,265) - -
Total funds broughtforward 89,698 249,883 339,581 264,130
TOTALFUNDSCARRIEDFORWARD 81,844 371,852 453,696 339,581

The notes form part of these financial statements

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BALANCE SHEET

AT 30 June 2021

2021 2020
Unrestricted Restricted Total funds Total funds
fund fund
Not £ £ £ £
es
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets - 2,050 2,050 4,459
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 9 24,253 24,253 25,438
Cash at bank 81,844 351,460 433,304 310,584
81,844 375,713 457,557 336,022
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 10 - . 5,911 5,911 900
NET CURRENT ASSETS 81,844 369,802 451,646 335,122
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LIABILITIES		 81,844
_		 371,852
_		 453,696
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SQ FUNDS 12
Unrestricted funds 81,844 89,698
Restricted funds 371,852 249,883
TOTALFUNDS 453,696 339,581

The notes form part of these financial statements

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BALANCE SHEET - CONTINUED AT 30 June 2021

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 30 June 2021.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2021 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable Thecompaniesfinancial subjectstatements to the small were approved companiesby regime. the Board of Trustees on Lh Fd,It 9202? were signed on its behalf by:

The notes form part of these financial statements

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CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 June 2021

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2021 2020
Notes £ £
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash generated from operations 1 122,688 65,546
Net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities - -
Cash flows from investing activities:
Interest received 32 443
Purchase of Fixed assets
Net cash provided by (used in) investing
activities		 32 443
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the
reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning		 122,720 65,989
ofthereporting period 310,584 244,595
Cash and cash equivalents attheend ofthe
reportingperiod		 433,304 310,584

The notes form part of these financial statements

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NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 June 2021

  1. RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
2021 2020
£ £
Net income for the reporting period (as per the statement of
financial activities) 114,115 75,451
Adjustments for:
Depreciation charges 2,409 4,683
Interest received (32) (443)
Decrease/(increase) in debtors 1,185 (3,183)
(Decrease)/increase in creditors 5,011 10,962)
Netcashprovidedby(usedin)operatingactivities 122,688 65,546

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The notes form part of these financial statements

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 June 2021

  1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Don Catchment Rivers Trust is a charitable company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number is 06618848 and registered office is 34 Middle Street South, Driffield, East Yorkshire, YO25 6PS.

  1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)’, Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Income ; All income, including grants, are recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. ° Expenditure Ss) Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is = accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost & related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have 3S been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. a ea Allocation and apportionment of costs costs

Allocation and apportionment of costs costs Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life. Vehicles -25% on cost Office Equipment -25% on cost Computer Equipment -33% on cost

Taxation The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

The notes form part of these financial statements

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DON CATCHMENT RIVERS TRUST NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 June 2021

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.

xe INVESTMENT INCOME

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2021 2020
£ 7s
Deposit account interest 32 443
4. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
.
2021 2020
Activity £ E
Grants Wild Waterways 23,298 -
Grants
Grants		 Catchment Based Approach
Natural Flood Management		 17,000
88,200		 15,000
-
Grants The Masborough Weir Fish Pass (10,571) 640,000
Grants
Grants
Grants		 Somersall
Hidden HeritageSecretStreamsDel
Stocksbridge
General Grants		 Del 2,923
344,149
2,800
4,939
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116,761
-
10,092
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472,738
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Grants received, included in the above, are as follows:
2021
£		 2020
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Other grants 472,738 781,853
5: NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
2021 2020
£ £
Depreciation - owned assets 2,409 4,683
IndependentExaminersRemuneration 926 1,063

6. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 30 June 2021 nor for the year ended 30 June 2020.

Trustees’ expenses

During the year there was £185 (2020 - £1,189) of travel expenses reimbursed to one trustee.

The notes form part of these financial statements

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DON CATCHMENT RIVERS TRUST NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 June 2021

7. STAFF COSTS

2021 2020
£ £
Wages and salaries 180,239 173,671
Other pension costs 14,445 11,699
194,683 185,370
The average monthly number ofemployees during the year was as follows:
2021 2020
Project officers 7 7
No employees received emoluments in excess of£60,000.
8. COMPARATIVES FORTHESTATEMENTOF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Unrestricted Restricted Total
fund fund funds
£ £ £
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
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Dearne Connectivity Project
Catchment BasedApproach
Living Heritage ofThe River Don		 15,000 15,000
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Hidden Heritage SecretStreams Delivery		 55,000 585,000
116,761		 640,000
116,761
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Unrestricted General Grants		 10,092 10,092
Investment income 443 443
Other income 10,000 10,000
Total 75,535 716,761 792,296
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities
Natural Flood Management 30,928 30,928
Catchment Based Approach 11,427 11,427
Hidden Heritage Secret Streams Delivery 116,146 116,146
The Moss Brook
The Masborough Weir Fish Pass Development 14,434 14,434
The Masborough Weir Fish Pass Delivery 435,664 435,664
Other 27,774 80,472 108,246
Total 58,702 658,143 716,845
NETINCOME 16,833 58,618 75,451

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 June 2021

8. COMPARATIVES FORTHE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES — continued COMPARATIVES FORTHE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES — continued COMPARATIVES FORTHE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES — continued COMPARATIVES FORTHE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES — continued COMPARATIVES FORTHE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES — continued
Unrestricted Restricted Total
fund fund funds
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Ei £ £
Transfers (25,104) 25,104
Total funds brought forward 97,969 166,161 264,130
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 89,698 249,883 339,581
9. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2021 2020
: £ £
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——		 25,438
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£		 2020
£
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[ata		 Trade creditors
Social security and othertaxes		 -
4,998
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income 913 900
.
5,911 900
11. LEASING AGREEMENTS
.
Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:
2021 2020
£ £
Withinoneyear 12,240 12,240

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 June 2021

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Net
movement in
At 01/07/20 funds At 30/06/21
£ £
Unrestricted Funds 89,698 (65,119)
Project Completed —Catchment Based Approach 9,872
- Masborough Fees 42,000
- Brelms 5,017
-Tesco Bags of Help 1 376 81,844
Restricted Funds 249,883 179,234
Project Completed — Catchment Based Approach (9,872)
- Masborough Fees (42,000)
- Brelms (5,017)
-Tesco Bags of Help 1 (376) 371,852:
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Incoming Resources Movement in
resources
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Unrestricted funds
General fund 68,708 76,562 (7,854)
Restricted funds
Restricted 412,962 290,993 121,969
TOTALFUNDS ~ 481,670 367,555 114,115

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 June 2021

Comparatives for movement in funds

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A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 June 2021

12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- continued

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

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|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Incoming|Resources|Movement|in| |resources|expended|funds| |Unrestricted|funds|Er|£|£| |General|fund|119,139|(135,264)|(16,125)| |Restricted|funds| |Restricted|1,154,827|(949,136)|205,691| |TOTAL|FUNDS|1,273,966|(1,084,400|189,566| |RELATED|PARTY|DISCLOSURES|

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There were no related party transactions for the year ended 30 June 2021.

  1. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

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DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 June 2021

2021 2020
£ £
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Investment income
Deposit account interest 32 443
Charitable activities
Grants 472,738 781,853
Other income
Covid Grant 8,900 10,000
Total incoming resources 481,670 792,296
EXPENDITURE
Charitable activities
Wages 140,725 139,859
Insurance 2,044 1,359
Telephone 1,545 1,784
5
°8		 Office costs
Travel
Project work undertaken		 3,038
134,579		 1,544
6,563
479,681
p>
=		 Motorexpenses
Donations		 2,141 2,623
67
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Professional Fees		 2,152 3,228
5,450
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286,224 642,158
Other
Pensions 14,445 11,699
Support costs
Management
Wages 39,514 33,813
Office rent 12,240 14,958
Insurance
Recruitment		 4,842
448		 3,207
-
Office costs
Sundries		 4,584
188		 2,671
360
Travel
Training		 185 1,189
-
Subscriptions
Accountancy
Depreciation oftangible and heritage assets		 1,550
926
2,409		 1,044
1,063
4,683
66,886 62,988
Total resources expended 367,555 716,845
Netincome 114,115 75,451

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