FRIENDS OF THE RIVER CRANE ENVIRONMENT TRUSTEES, REPORT AND UNAUDftED HNANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025 Registered Company Number 08383410 Registered Charity Number 1155971
FRIENDS OF THE RIVER CRANE ENVIRONMENT REPORT AND FINANaAL STATEMENTS 2025 coKrENTS Report of the Trustees 3-11 Independent Examiner5. Report 12 Statement of Financial Artivitie5 13 Balance Sheet 14 Notes to the Accounts 15-16 Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 17 Registered Company Number 08383410 Registered Charity Number 1155971 page 2 of 17
FRIENDS OF THE RIVER CRANE ENVIRONMENT REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31- MARCH 2025 The Trustees. who are also directors of the Charity. present their report with the financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011- the Companies Act 2006.. the Articles of Association, and Accour)ting and Reporting by Charitie5: and the Ststement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the FinarTrcial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DAlLs Registered Company Number 08383410 Registered Charity Number 1155y71 Registered Office Clo Habitats & HeritaEe East Twickenham Neighbourhood Association Community Centre 13 R05slyn Road Twickenham TWI 2AR Directors l Trustees Alan Charles Robert Gray Brett Haakenson (resigned 2 October 2024 Alison Horwood Joe Pecorelli Jane Satchwell Catherine Wyatt, Company Secretary Sharon Young, Treasurer Independent Examiner F.F. Leach & Co Electroline House 15 LiDn Road Twickenham Middlesex TWI 4JH Bankers The Co-operative Bank PLC P.0. Box 101 l Balloon Street Manchester M60 4EP Registered Cornpany Number 08383410 Registered Charity Number 1155971 page 3 of 17
FRIENDS OF THE RIVER CRANE ENVIRONMENT STRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document and commencement Friends of the River Crane Environment I"FORCE" or -the Companrf'l is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity governed by its Articles of Association. The Company INumber 083834101 was registered on 31" January 2013 and became a registered charity (Number 11559711 on 28 February 2014. It wa5 set up to continue the work of FORCE (Charity Number 11085421 with identical aims, which was an unincorporated 3s50ciation. set up on 15 September 2003. Recruitment and appointment of new trustees The Trustee Board is made up of a minimum of four trustees and is not subject to any maximum. A5 at 31, March 2025 there were seven 12024- eight) trustees. It is a requirement of the Articles of Association that the longest st3nding t4ird 9f trusteer st--,d doiNn ap,d Lan be re-elected each tiirie an Annual Gener31 Meeting 15 held. As a result. trustees are subject to re-election once every three years. New trustees can be appointed by members at a General Meeting. or at any time by a resolution of the Tru5tee5. but they must stand for election at the next Annual General Meeting. FORCE encourages prospective trustees to be co-opted to the Board in an unofficial capacity, until the date of the next Annual General Meeting, when they c3n stand for election as 3 trustee. FORCE employs variou5 recruitment meihods for trustees, including advertising for candidates via a quarterly newsletter, and Using local environmental and voluntary sector networks. Induction and training of new tntee5 Prospective and new trustees undergo an induction process to brief them on their legal oblightions under charity and iompany law. the contents of the Articles of Association, Annual Review and business plan5, FORCE'5 decision-making processes. anij its financial performance including the most recent financial statements. The Chair and Trustees act as a Source of information and guidance including referral to existing policies and procedures. During this indurtion, new trustees also meet volunteers and existing trustees of FORCE. Organisational strurture The Trustee Board governs FORCE and has adopted an organisational structure formed around its activities. These are either Corporate. supporting the entire organisation.. or Executive, implementing portfolio strategies. Corporate functions have been a55igned to the following roles= Chair, Treasurer, Company Secretary and Legal (previously filled for specific purposes by Dentons LLP on a pro bono basis,. currently unfilled and not prioritised for recruitment). Executive functions are assigned to six portfolios as follows: Nature Volunteering Planning Partnerships Membership Communications Registered Company Number 08383410 Registered Charity Number 1155971 page 4 of 17
FRIENDS OF THE RIVER CRANE ENVIRONMENT A five-year strategy was produced in 2021 for each of the six portfolio areas above, alongside a separate overall strategy spanning the period 2021-26. These built on the work of the previous five- year strategies for 2016-21. The "Partnerships" portfolio was added in 2021 and the Communities and Education portfolio was removed (see also below). Each portfolio has a small sub-group, led by a Trustee. and including one or more other Trustee5 and/or members. These groups lead on the manaEement of allocated project5. Wlth associated fundraising and reporting, identifying and working with stakeholders and partner5, and monitoring and reporting on the environmental and community benefits pertaining to that strategv. Progress on the Six Portfolio strategies is reviewed monthly by the Trustee Board. Decisions which cornrnit FORCE to an activity, relationship or public position are brought to the Trustee Board for discussion and decision. The strategies themselves are subject to annual review and update by the Board. Each strategy reports to members annually at the AGM and through the annu31 report to member). Gary Batkler stood down as Chair of FORCE in March 2024. Trustees have been looking for a new Chair since April 2023 when Gary announced his intention. This search has not been SLJccessful to date and the Trustees agreed to operate with a rotating Chair for monthly Trustee meetings during this interim period. Whilst this System is permitted by our governance and working reasonably well the Trustee5 Still have finding a suitable new Chair as a priorrty for the organisation. Related Parties The Trustee5 confirm that there were no transactions with related parties during the period. Risk Management Trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which FORCE is expDsed, and to ensure appropriate controls are in place. to provide reasonable assurance against fraud or error. The Tru5tees' strategy is to review the risks that FORCE faces on a regular basis and to integrate risk into the strategic and business planning proce55. Additionally. portfolio holders have a responsibility to identify, review and report risk relating to their portfolio to the Board. The overarching FORCE strategy and each portfolio strategy include a risk assessment which is reviewed annually by the Board and updated. Unforeseen risks are raised at Trustees. monthly meetings. and appropriate mitigation strategies agreed there. Exarnples of risk mitigation include.. Lampton360 of Hounslow Borough Council request a view of the FORCE risk assessments for any Walks and Talks or volunteer days held on Hounslow land. risk long identified of the security and longevity of managing members, renewals has been satisfactorily mitigated_ An industry standard platform to manage membership applications and renewals has been implemented with great success. Notably, a signif icant risk rema ins the lack of trustee time, given that all are volunteers, to execute all the roles and tasks related to FORCE'S organisational set-up and activities. Portfolio holder5 have identified resource shortf311s and identified sUPPOrt roles to address these. A recruitment progr2mme has been in place for the last year and there are several prospective trustees in co-opted status at the moment. Not all roles have been filled to date and recruitment is still on-going including for the Chair. Registered Company Number 08383410 Registered Charity Number 1155971 page 5 of 17
FRIENDS OF THE RIVER CRANE ENVIRONMENT FORCE has a suite of policies and procedures to provide guideline5 and Structure for the activities and conduct, including risk assessment and management to cornply with the Charity Commission's recommendations. These are reviewed and updated, enabling Drgani5ational ri5k5 to be further mitigated. Risk is a st2nding item on the monthly Trustee Board agenda. risk assessment is produced for each activity day, be it a Volunteer Day, 3 Walk & Talk or other educational event. These are dynamic and reflect specific event5 and chanEe5 in circumstance5. Trustees agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the Company, including in relation to conflicts of interest and loyalty. The Charity maintains a register of Trustees, interests and new interests are reported as a standing item on the agenda for Tru5tees' monthly meetin8S. PARTNERSHIPS As a small and volunteer led organisation FORCE relies on relationships with many partners to deliver on its Objects. Crane Valley Partnership and Crane Valley CIC FORCE has been a member and keen supporter of the Cr3ne Valley Partnership ICVPI since its foundation in 2005. CVP includes all five landowning borouEhs in the Crane catchrnent alongside Heathrow. The Environment Agency, Thame5 Water and FORCE plus other third-sector and community-based groups. CVP has been a key partner in the delivery of major proiects along the Crane valley over the13st twenty years. Crane Valley CIC ICVCICI was ofFicially registered a5 a Company and CIC on I" April 2021, on the same date as it took over the hosting of the Crane Valley Partnership. Crane Valley CIC is set up to represent the interests of communitie5 throughout the Crane Valley. The CIC is currently helping to deliver a major programme of work. known as the Smarter Water Catchment programme. alongside Thames Water and other partners. CVCIC is an independent organisation with no structural links to FORCE. Nevertheles5, there are strong working ties between the two organisatior15 and CVCIC is set up to provide 3 similar level of service to FORCE at a catchment-wide level. This development further emphasise5 the value of partnership working for FORCE. Rob Gray, founding Chair of FORCE and Partnerships portfolio lead trustee, is also Chair of the Crane Valley CIC. This further facilitates the developrnent of partnership working with the CIC, the wider Partnership and other prospective partners. Other Partners FORCE engages with a number of local. regional and national bodies to help deliver its Objects. As small and volunteer-led organisation. FORCE often works in a sUPPOrting role to larger organisations. better able to deliver artions on the ground. In this role FORCE often provides advisory services, supports proposals and guides project delivery, to deliver effective improvements to the Crane Valley in line with its Objects. FORCE works closely with the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames {'LB Richmond'l and the London Borough of Hounslow I'LB Houn51oWI. a5 the two main landowner5 Within its key area of interest in the lower Crane Valley. FORCE obtains permi55ions for projects it carries out, and works alongside the two boroughs on larger projects that help to meet its Objects. Registered Company Number 08383410 Registered Charity Number 1155971 page 6 of 17
FRIENDS OFTHE RIVER CRANE ENVIRONMENT FORCE has supported the delivery, through the Crane Valley Partnership ICVPI, of major improvernent works including lover the last five years) a major project to enhance the environment and access to the lower Duke of Northumberland's River and a major river restoration project for the lower Crane. In April 2020 CVP started work on the Smarter Water Catchment programme with Thames Water. Thi5 ten-year programme of work invested £3m in improvements along the Crane Valley over the first five years with a further £20m identified by partners. The programrne 15 delivering enhancements at a catchment level across rts five key themes Water quality- geomorphology,. biodiversity,. flooding and community. FORCE has input to these themes- including supporting the release of water voles to the lower Crane catchment in 2024, the ongoing delivery of the Citizen Ciane piogramme and enhancements to Little Park, Crane Park and Pevensey Nature Reserve. FORCE works closely with other third-sector organisations such as Habitats & Heritage, The ConseNation Volunteers ITCV'I, Let's Go Outside and Leam {LGOALI and the Zoological society of London I'ZSL'I, to dEiiver ftLS ObjoEts more effectively. OBJE5, AcfiviTIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS Objects Friend5 of the Rtver Crane Environment was set up with the following Objects.. l. To operate for the benefit of the public, and with other interested parties. to protect and enhance the environment of the River Crar)e. the Duke of Northumberland's River, their corridors and surrounding open spaces within the London Borough of Richmond upon Tharnes and its environs, for the benefit of the ecosystem. residents and visitors. 2. To advance the education of the public in the ecology. conservation, protection and improvement of the environmetbt of the River Crane. the Duke of Northumberland's River, their corridors and surrounding open Spaces Within the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and its environs. Public Benefrt The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit and that the activitie5 carried out by FORCE during the year were undertaken to further FORCE'S Object5. A detailed explanation is shown bèlow under Activitie5. Achievements and Performance. Actlvlties. achievements and perfonnance Protection of the environment The following activities were carried out in the year to 31 March 2025 to fulfil the objective of protecting the environment of the River Crane, its corridor5 and Surrounding open spaces: Ongoing negotiation and discussion with LB Richmond and LB Hounslow councils, and various other parties (including private landowners and developer51. regarding management of the Crane Valley FORCE helped to produce a detailed Lower Crane Valley Management Plan with LB Richmond and this is being used to guide all the environmental enhancements and maintenance Registered Company Number 08383410 Registered Chaftty Number 1155971 page 7 of 17
FRIENDS OF THE RIVER CRANE ENVIRONMENT requirements in this part of the Crane valley. FORCE is sUPPOrting the delivery of this programme FORCE tracked all major planning applications along the lower Crane Valley and has been actively involved in negotiating environmental 2nd community benefits on a nurnber of key 51tes. In the last year FORCE was involved in the following major planning development5'. lal in LB Richmond: Richmond College, the former Greggs Bakery site, Kneller Hall and the Teddington Dirett River Abstraction scheme; and Ibl in LB Hounslow." the West of Borough Local Plan, BA Cranebank site and Central Park Estate The approach is the same for all river corridor related sites seeking net benefits to the environment and community from any development. In each of the cases above the negotiation, planning or development process is onEoinE. incremental improvements on the ground have been achieved. and FORCE remains hopeful that all promised benefit5 will be delivered FORCE work5 to protett and improve the water quality and flow of the River Crane through discussions Wlth Heathrow Airport Ltd, Environment Agency and Thames Water Plc,. as well as through a regular monthly programme of monitoring underLiken by the citizen scient15ts working on the Citizen Crane project, alongside many partner5 including ZSL, Frog Environment31 and others FORCE continues to monitor and remove litter from riverside spaces along the River Crano, collating and analysing the litter statistics, and using this information to target and improve key problem areas. We are in the ninth year of this programme and believe it shows that litter removal, and the a55ociated promotion of pro-social behaviour, is having the effect of reducing litter production, particularly in the most popular parts of the lower Crane. We have issued 35 free litter pickers to volunteers. and 19 to Duke of Edinburgh students, to encourage litter removal by the wider community We have continued our programme of usage surveys gn in 2012. Our survey data were instrumental in showing the success of the new riverside pathway linking Twickenham Station with Moormead Park (which fin211y opened this year following many years of work by FORCE and others) and recording the continuing success of the public pathway opened through Twickenham Junction Rough in 2018. 2. Enhancing the environment We ran nine volunteer days this year and these helped to deliver ongoing maintenance and enhancement to key parts of the lower Crane Valley. We now have 24 FORCE carved benches installed along the Crane Valley. We undertake a regular maintenance programme every summer to care for these. FORCE secured funding from the Bupa Foundation Green Community Grants programme to create a new set of self-guided family walks focusing on the carved benches. Visitors can scan QR codes which have been attached to the wooden benche5 to learn more about the carvings and see if they can answer some questions aboLJt what they can see and hear whilst they are there. The followi ng activities were carried out in the year to 31 March 2025 to fulfil the objective of enhancing the environment of the River Crane. its corridors and surrounding open spaces= Our 9 volunteer days along the River Crane corridor provided new and enhanced wildlife habitat and improvement of open spaces for local people. This programme of work took place at 9 locations and included 1.260 {2024.. 1.2961 hours of FORCE volunteer time by 254 {202.. 2161 volunteers. This also included an annual programme of bench maintenance. and managing Nil {2024.' 121 DofE bronze award students Registered Company Number 08383410 Registered Charity Number 1155971 page 8 of 17
FRIENDS OF THE RIVER CRANE ENVIRONMENT FORCE helped to install three new kingfisher nesting banks along the River Crane in Crane Park using a grant from the Crane Valley Community Fund Continued to support the opening up. and environmental enhancement. of public open spaces with LB Richmond and LB Hounslow as the landowners FORCE has continued to work with partners including L8 Richmond, L8 Hounslow, ZSL and others to enhance the habitat for water vole5. In the Summer of 2024 we helped to release 137 water voles in to these open spaces. We have continued to work with rn3ny partners to record the numbers and locations of water voles in CrarTre park and adjacent areas FORCE also worked with these partners to help monitor for mink which are the major predator for water voles. This monitoring work h35 expanded in recent years as we linked to a major regional prograrnrne beinE managed by Water Recovery Trust and ZSL and covering all of Greater London FORCE worked closely with TCV and the local authorities to design regular (typically weekly) volunteer activities that help to enhance further habitat5- including river re5toration,' and the improved management of meadows, hedges and woodland FORCE continued to support the delivery of the Biodiversity Action Plan by LB Richmond and last yearjoined the LB Hounslow Nature Recovery Action Plan board FORCE continued working with Thames Water. through the Crane Valley Partnership. on the -smarter Water Catchments programme". This makes the River Crane the UK'S first urban smarter catchment and invested over £3m in improvements lo the river corridor to Maich 2025. The programme has also identified 3 further £20m of investment in the key theme areas. 3. Engagement with the public The following activities were carried out in the year to 31 March 2025 to fulfil the objective of advancing the education of the public in the ecology, conservation. protection and improvement of the environment of the River Crane, the Duke of Northumberland's River, their corridors and surrounding open space5'. By 31 March 2025 FORCE membership was 713. This represents a decrease in membership of 4.76°A from 747 in 2024. We are still Seeing the slowing of new member5 and less memberships renewing associated with the cost of living crisis in the country resulting from some people having to take stock of their outgoings and having to eliminate 311 non-essential spendi ng Four Quarterly newsletters were produced and distributed to FORCE members The FORCE website is regularly updated with new information and all FORCE report5 and submissions are posted online FORCE continued with regular social media activrty on its three main social media platform5 (Facebook. Twitter and Instagraml and engagement with the public across all platforms continued to be high. This year we also set Lrp platforms on Blue5ky and Tik Tok. These platforffl5 had a total of 6705 followers by the end of the year Ten walks were presented from April 2024 to March 2025. The topics covered nature for bats, bird, fungi and. most interestingly. some unique locale reptile5 in House Heath. Longer walks both upstream and downstream of the River Crane and the Duke of Northumberland River broadened the walk b3se for all audiences. 177 people attended these events overall. Walks were targeted to promote other nature organisations e.g. Big Butterfly Count & London River5 Week. FORCE attended the Rotary Fair, a community event in Twickenham, to raise awareness of the Crane Valley 3nd the work that has been undertaken by FORCE to enhance this area. Registered Company Number 08383410 Registered Chartly Nurnber 1155971 page 9 of 17
FRIENDS OF THE RIVER CRANE ENVIRONMENT 4. Project5 The Citizen Crane project is an initiative by FORCE. in partnership with ZSL and Frog Environmental, which started with a feasibility study in 2013. Around 100 citizen science volunteers have been trained and deployed to undertake monthly sampling Ifrom May 2014}, at sixteen sites along the river catchment to measure the ecological and chemical quality of the river in time and space. The overall purpose is to better understand the character of the river system and how this is influenced by factors such as geomorphology and pollution inputs. These data have been used to re-align and optimise the approaches of Thame5 Water and the Environment Agency to investigating and reducing pollution impacts along the river. Eleven Years data have been gathered and this has provided an invaluable baseline for work being delivered to reduce pollution issues and enhance the river ecosystem through the Smarter Water Catchment programme. This work is ongoing and improvements are starting to be seen in the river condition sufficient that the Environment Agency and other partners recognise the River Crane as being one of the few river systems in the UK which currently has the potential to reach Good Ecological Status In 2024 FORCE ran a major public engagement campaign about misconnections alongside the Clean Up River Brent group and following the discovery that seven blocks of *lats were discharging all their waste water in to the Crane and Brent catchments. This campaign has started to change the approach of key organisations to the misconnection problem as well as raise considerable publicity with stakeholder5 and the wider public FORCE helped to set up the Lower Crane Restoration programme in 2014 and this has been working to enhance the condition of the concrete lined Lower Crane channel. In 2022 a pilot scheme was installed at the Rifle Club site in Twickenham and FORCE has helped to monitor the beneficial effect5 of this Site. Several other site opportunities are at various stages of development over the year. We have also continued to support investigations at the new tidal creek at Northcote Nature Reserve in LB Hounslow FORCE is SLJPPOrting LB Hounslow and other partners to enhance the linkages throLJgh the Hounslow parts of the Crane Valley. A major improvement was delivered in 2024125 with the enhancement of the pathway through Feltham Marshalling Yards and a part of Brazil Mill Wood FINANCIAL REVIEW Principal funding sources Total funding in the year was £78.207 {2024.. £4,647) Of this total £7.40712024: £4,647). was from membership 5ub5cription5. donations and gift-aid. FORCE also received grant income relating to specific projects in accordance with its Objects to the totsl of £70,80012024- £Nill. The Trustees are very grateful to FORCE members and grant funding org3nisations for their generosity and support. FORCE trustees invested about 2.500 (2024= 2.5951 expert volunteer hours in developing and delivering projects across the six portfoli05. This equates to about £80,00012024= £84,500) gift in kind, some of which Is used as match funding. Thi5 is in addition to the 80012024.. 8001 hours trustees spent on governance and directorship. There was a further investment from FORCE volunteers of over 1,260 {2024: 7501 hours on practical work days and other support activwties. These hours do not include volunteer activities provided through our partner organisations. FORCE is a small community-based charity with no paid staff. Thi5 rnodel depend5 on volunteers to deliver benefits through partnership working. often with larger charities or landowners. FORCE estimates that the total investment this year from projects managed in partnership with others, in line with its Objects, to which FORCE has made a significant contribution, was around £500.000. Registered Company Number 08383410 Registered Charity Number 1155971 page 10 of 17
FRIENDS OF THE RIVER CRANE ENVIRONMENT An Enforcement Undertaking is an agreement between a water company and the Environment Agency IEAI as regulator to pay funds to a third party to enhance the condition of the riverine environment as an alternative to prosecution. In 2017, Thames Water ITW} approached FORCE to see if we WDuld be willing to accept the funds from an Enforcement Undertaking they were negotiating with the Environment Agency Iknown as the Kimbers Close and Childrey Brook EUI. FORCE agreed to this in prtnciple and the details were agreed in 2018 with the funds to be invested in the lower Crane around the Mill Road part of Crane Park in a550ciation with LB Richmond. This Enforcement Undertaking process then took over Six years lo be completed - with agreement in principle between the EA and TW in 2024. Over the interim period FORCE worked closely with LB Richmond to develop the Lower Crane Valley Management Plan which sets out detailed plans for investments in this area subject to future funding. LB Richmond are leading this 3$ landowner a nd FORCE are part of the steering group alonEside other key parties. When we heard that the Enforcement Undertaking was about to be completed, we disCU5sed and agreed with"IB-Richmond that they were better placed to hold and spend"a"larBe part"ot" the funds with a balance retained by FORCE for funding that may not be as easily provided by LB Richmond (for exarnple works in the adjacent borough). This approach was then agreed with TW. The accounts for 2024-25 show the transfer of £70,IK)O into the FORCE accounts as the total Enforcement Undertaking amount and a further transfer of £60.000 out of the accounts to LB Richmond as the major portion of the fund. Resenies Policy The Company's reseNes policy is that unrestrirted reserves should be at least equal to nine months estimated unrestricted expenditure plus working capital this policy is met in the year ended 31 March 2025. The working capital 15 required to cover. for example. any timing mismatches between expenditure on projects and the receipt offunding. Funds in deficit There are no funds in defictt. Investment policy and objectives FORCE does not have significant funds to invest and funds above those needed to deal with day to day transactions are kept on bank deposit. This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD Signed............. Dated. Trustee Règistered Company Number 08383410 Registered Charity Number 1155971 Page 11 of 17
FRIENDS OF THE RIVER CRANE ENVIRONMENT Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of FRIENDS OF THE RIVER CRANE ENVIRONMENT I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31st March 2025 which are Set out on pages 13 to 17. Res onsibilities and basis of re As the charity's trustee5 you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111.the Act'l. I report in respect of my examination of the charitls accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed als the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Inde endent examinerfs Statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act,. or the accounts do not accord with those record5. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understandinE of the accounts to be reached. Signed, David Golton LL.8. FCA Chartered Accountant F.F. Leach & Co Electroline House 15 Lion Road Twickenham TWI 4JH Dated.. 11'4L&JJ&,' Reglstered Company Number 08383410 Registered Charity Number 1155971 P3ge 12 of 17
FRIENDS OFTHE RIVER CRANE ENVIRONMENT Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 2025 Total Funds 2024 Notes Unrestricted funds Restricted fund5 Total Funds INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM: Donations and legacies Charitable Activities Other 3.878 3.878 70.81X) 70.8 3,529 943 3.529 3,704 TO IAL tNLOME 7.407 70,8(J)-78.207 4,647 EXPENDITURE ON: Charitable activities Other 6.956 561 62,IXJO 68,956 561 6,131 537 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 7.517 62.000 69,517 6,668 NEf INCOME/EXPENDITURE Iiio} 8.800 8,690 12,021) Transfer between funds MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Iiioi 8.800 8,690 (2,0211 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 20.199 20,199 22,220 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 20,089 8,800 28,889 20.199 Reglstered Company Number 08383410 Registered Charity Number 1155971 page 13 of 17
FRIENDS OF THE RIVER CRANE ENVIRONMENT Balance Sheet for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 2025 Total funds 2024 Unrestricted Restrirted Funds fund5 Total funds Notes FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets NIL NIL NIL NIL CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash at Bank 759 19.830 20,589 759 1,457 28.630 19,242 29,389_ 20,699 8.800 CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year 500 500 500 NET CURRE ASSETS 20,089 8,800 28,889 20,199 NET ASSETS 20.089 8,800 28,889 20,199 FUNDS Unrestricted Fund5 20,089 8,800 Restricted Funds TOTAL FUNDS 28,889 The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31st March 2025. The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for: lal ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting record5 that comply with Sections 386 and 387 ofthe Companies Act 2006.. and {bl preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and it5 surplus or deficit for each f inancial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companie5 Act 2006 relating to financial statements so far as applicable to the charitable company. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Special provision5 of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to Small charitable companies and with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities lefFective January 20151. The financial statements were approved bythe Board of Trustees on 21, July 2025 and signed onitsb Sharon oung surernrustee Trustee Reglstered Company Number 08383410 Registered Charity Number 1155971 page 14 of 17
FRIENDS OFTHE RIVER CRANE ENVIRONMENT Notes to the Financial Staternents for the year ending 31" March 2025 I ACCOUNTING POLICIES Accounting convention The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charitie5; Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective January 201513nd the Companies Att 2006. Assets and liabilitie5 are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unles5 Otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes. Income All incoming resources are included on the Statement of Financial Attivities when the Charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. Expenditure 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 headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis conslstent with the use of resources. Tangible fixed assets The company owns no fixed assets. Taxation The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable 2Ctivitie5. Fund accounting Unrestricted f unds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds can only be used for restricted purposes within the object5 of the Charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for restricted purposes. 2025 2024 2 INCOMING FUNDS Grants 70,800 3 OTHER Management Fees Subscriptions Gift aid loo 2,583 2.939 765 3,529 3,704 4 TRUSTEES. REMUNERATION AND BENEFIT5 No Trustee5 were paid expenses during the year. Registered Company Number 08383410 Registered Charity Number 1155971 page 15 of 17
FRIENDS OF THE RIVER CRANE ENVIRONMENT st Notes to the Financial Statements forthe year ending 31 Marth 2025- Continued 5 DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR Other debtors 759 1,457 6 CREDITOR5 . AMOUNTS FALL ING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR Other creditors 500 500 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS asatol Net April Movement 2024 in Funds asat31 March 2025 Unrestrirted Funds General Funds 20.199 Iiio) 20,089 Restricted Funds Crane Valley Community Fund Thames Water RCEU Groundwork London {Bupa Foundation) 2,OC(I 12,0001 (60,0001 67,IKJO 7.000 1,800 70.800 1,800 8,000 160.0001 Total 90.999 162,110) 28,889 Net movement in funds, included in the above are 2$ follows Transfer Between Movement Funds in Fund5 Incoming Resources Re50urce5 Expended Unrestricted Funds General Funds 7,407 7,517 Iiioi Restrirted Funds Crane Valley Community Fund Thames Water RCEU Groundwork London (Bupa Foundation) 2.000 67,0(Kl 2.000 60.000 7,000 1.800 1.800 Total 78.207 69.517 8,690 Re8lStered Company Nurnber 08383410 Registered Charity Number 1155971 page 16 of 17
FRIENDS OFTHE RIVERCRANE ENVIRONMENT Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the year erid 31103/25 Income and Expenditure Account 2025 2024 INCOME FROM: Unrestricted Restrirted Total Total Donations and legacies Grants Subscriptions Gift aid Mandgement Fees 3,878 3,878 70.800 2,583 846 loo 943 70.800 2.583 846 2,939 765 TOTAL INCOME 7,407 70.800 78,207 4,647 EXPENDITURE ON: Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Charitable activities Grants Insurance Materials Postage Bookkeeping Services Admin 60,000 60,000 159 1,733 159 1,733 154 532 75 1.440 2,842 782 6,956 1,440 4.842 782 68,975 1,440 3,523 482 6,131 2,000 62,OCK) Other Governance & Independent Exam Bank Charges & PayPal Fees 484 463 74 77 77 TOTAL EXPENSES 7.517 62,000 69,517 6,668 NET INCOMEIEXPENDITURE Iiioi 8,800 8.690 12,0211 Règistered Company Nurnber 08383410 Registered CharTty Number 1155971 page 17 of 17