2025-12-31-accounts

Great Ouse Valley Trust Our I I, ie [or ['[ Trustees, Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ending 31 December 2025 'wM.greatousei"allei'trust.org.uk Charitable Incorporated Organisation Registration number 1179977

Contents l. Trustees 2. Structure. governance and management 3. Chairfs Report 4. Financial statement

Great Ouse Valley Trust The Trustees are pleased to present their report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ending 31" December 2025 Trustees Helen Boothman Graham Campbell- Chaiman Mark Ellis- Treasurer Bridget Flanagan lan jackson Michael Krause- resigned November 2025 Mick Jones Lucas Tatek Francis Mizuro Karen Paterson-joined September 2025 GOVT •ddress Town Hall Market Hill The Old Riverport St Ives Cambs PE27 SAL Charltable Incorparated Number 1179977 (England W•les) Bankers Uoyds, Treasurers A(￿nt Web51te Emall Facebook WWW.8reatousevalleytrust.org.uk sendanen reatousevallc Irust. facebook.comlGreatOuseValleyTrustl

1. Structure, Governance and Management Governlng Document The Great Ouse Valley Trust is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation which was set up in September 2018. The Trust is governed by its Constitution approved by the Charities Commission at that time. Appolntment and Recruitment of Tn￿tee5 As set out in the Constitution, one third of elected Trustees, who make up the Trustee Board, shall retire from office every Year at the Annual General Meetin8. The elected Trustees will determine amongst themselves the officers of Chair. secretary and Treasurer. New Trustees are found through word of mouth, newsletters and website prornotion5. All new Trustees receive a copy of the Charitvs constitution, the Charity Commi55ion's Essential Trustee Gulde and a full inductlon Organlsatlon The Board of Trustees meets monthly in order to manage the affairs of the charlty. The Trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no reMUnera￿On or other benefits. The Board is occasionally joined by invited specialists who give their time and expertise, but they do not have a vote. Rlsk managernènt. The charity regularly reviews its iisk. in line with Charity guidance. The Charity undertakes Risk Assessments prior to events and activitie5 undertaken. Any planned activities have to be fully funded priorto commitment of any funds. Flnanclal reser¥es pollcy Suffident Income is retained for six months planned work. This is reviewed on a regular ongoin8 basis. Fundralslnz statement In reco8nitlon of the charit￿$ Act 2016 any fundr3isin8 undertoken by the charity or o third part operatin8 on behalf of the charity will conform to the Code of Fundraising practice. Related Parties The Charity works with its Partner Members in delivering its objettives. The Greatouse ValleyTrust is a member of CPRE. Advisers The Charity is extremely grateful to everyone who gives their advtce and expertise freely. Charlty Object The object of the CIO is to promote for public benefit the conservation. restoration and enjoyment of the landscape, wildlife and heritage of the Great Ouse Valley and its environs in the county of Cambrldgeshlre. We referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's Beneral guidance on public benefit when setting up the Charily and wll review our attivitie5 against the public benefit in our future planning.

2. Chairman's Report for year ending December 31. 2025 It's now 8 years since our launch u>nference in G￿lManchester when around 80 people 8athered to hear expert speakers talk about their passion for the Great Ousè Vallèy. There were four presentations coverin8 the History, Wildlife, ArchaeoloEV and Cultural Life of our wonderful area. There were local couThcillors, our MP, national conservation 8roups. local buslnesses and people from all walks of life, all of whom shared an enthusiasm for our landstape. Sinte the launch, much has been achieved particularfy in bringin8 the value of the Great Ouse Valley to a wlder public. We have continued io keep everyone informed via our twice yearly newsletter Yhe Vallew,, vla Facebook, radio broadcasts and monihly articles in the Hunts PosL We have worked dosely with the District Countil, the County Council and the Combined Authority. Now. as a result of our three highly successful Cornm￿1ty En8a8emeTht Workshops, we have a clear f(KUS on our aims ané ambitions. These are our 4 Themes: ACCESS The big succe55 thi5 year has undoubtedly been the lirst ￿0w Walk the Ouse Way DI￿ held in july, The number of walkers exceeded our expertats'ons and we were surprised how many chose to walk either the whole distance from Earith to St Neots or at least half way to the central point in Godmanchester. Thanks to funding from HDC and from Bloor Homes we were able to offer free T shirts to those who passèd at least three of the nine hubs en route. Such wa5 the 5ucce55 that we are now well-advanced in planning this yearfs event. The day was a Celebration of our very special long-distante footpath. It also helps focus the volunteers and the County Council on the task of maintaining this great asset. We worked with the Hunts Society for the 81ind who will be joining us again for the event for 2026. We have also welcomed the Hunts flamblers lo help with the organSsing for this yearfs event on July 12th. Onte again, we will be runnin8 the ferry from Holywell across the river to the RSP8 Reserve throughout the day. We are pleased to support the Sl Ive5 Elertric Riverboat Company in its work to give access to parts of the river that many don't see. Jones Boatyard continue to help us with expertise and advice on boatin8 and flooding issues. We continue tg supporf active travel programmes but we have tampaigned against the proposals for a new tarmac, elevated cytle path across the precious water meadows between Huntingdon and St Ives- particularly because there is an existing well-used route close by. This route needs improvin8 as does the cyclelfootpath alongside the Guided Busway which continues to be out of use for commuters for several rnonths in the wlnter because of floodtng. MORE NATURE Our Partner Member meeting this yeaf Included a talk on the introduction of beavers at RushdÈn Lakes. Our programme of tree plantin& meadow restoration and biodiversity work has Continu￿ on numerous locations, These include Noble's Field in St l¥es with HDC Biodiversity4AII. on Godmanchester West Meadow OPP051te Brampton Mill. in our woodland next to the Ouse Valley Way and in our partnership with Suez Reclamation in maintainin8 and moDrtorFng the Wetland Nature Reserve and further trÈe planting on the landfill site. The proposed landscape designation should allow our nature eXp8￿10n pro8rbmme to increase massively. We have continued to push for National Hi8hways to resolve the failed tree plantin8 on the new A14 and especially to get them to cOmm￿t to remove redundant tree guards that pollute the landscape.

WATER QUALITY Our water quality monitoring ha5 expande(I with more sophisticated equipment and our results will be used in ihe national d3t3base. We are very conscious of the problem5 of invaslve species and we will be continuing our work to remove Himalayan 8alsam. We are represented in the new Fen Resetvoir advisorv committee end continue to eypress our concern about water levels and the effect ot) the boating community and tourism. We are pleased that the Great Ouse Boating Association is a Partner Member. LANDSCAPE DESIGNATION Qver the last few years, we have had 8Teat support fr¢Jm many people and organisètions for the toncept of Self OesignJrSon of our special landscape. Supporter5 include the Mayor of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (past and piesentl. Huntingdonshire Distrirt Council, Ben Obese-jecty MP and all our Partner Members. This year we have seen the publication of the"8uslness Case foi Sell-Desi8nation of the Lands¢ape", the result of great work by consultants Arkwood. Consultants were appointed at the suggestion of Huntingdonshire District Council who had long recognised the value of working Wlth the Trust because of our shared aims to protect the landscape and creaie -Pride In Place". The appointment was a blg step for the Trust as it meant committin8 a large sum lo the projert shared equally with HDC. The conclusions of the Artwood Report are oveThvhelmin8ty positj've especlally in l(lentifying the clear economic benefits. We are now movlng forward wlth the process of self.design3tion of the13ndscape wlth the Herltaie Landscape Acilon Group whlch will develop a lon8 term plan for governance and management. NEXT YEAR The development of the designated landscape c¥eate5 a new impetus for the Trust ènd an opportunlty to move to another level.. a new era when we will hopefully be able to access fundinB for major landscape proletts IncludlnB improvements to the status of the Ouse Valley Way Long Distance Footpath, more 'jolned- up nature. via trees and hedge planting and meadow restoration. mre sophisticated water testing and actions to improve wèter quality and much. much mo￿. These a￿ exciting times for the Trust going forward. It has been a privilege to work with su¢h deditsted. hard-workin8 trustees since 2018. There •re va¢a￿leS for new trustees and The Trust would w¢kome any one wlth a p•sslon fr•r ow landstape to wnt•¢t us on 07952 754763 or by emall. 4.Financial Overylew (attached) The openlng balances for the year were £16,123, of which only É8,Cth was definitely designated for Work on Noble's Field. The National Land5C3pE work took up £7,272 of our funds which were enhanced by Wow day and further donatl¢)ns of £672. At ihe start of 2026 we had £17.89S available of which £8.(O) is designated for Noble's Field. We aim to maintain a minimum of Él,OCQ available to ccbver the annual costs 01 meetings and Similar needs, otherwise we want to put whatever resources we to improvin8 our valley. The Trustees declare that they approved this report on April 1st 2026 Signed: (￿aA¢￿ ew6dl. Chairman

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from To Section A Receipts and payments Resmctso funds Enuowrnem lunds funds Total funda L8St year to ￿ ne•rest E A1 Recei 672 672 PAR TNER ORGANISATK>NS Wow Uay Nobles F￿ld Trus Living landsca￿5 2 Olhei Income Bank iThleresl 1.oao 5.SJ1 5.531 3.240 970 139 Sub totallGmss income for AR) 7.621 15,621 0,015 A2 Asset and InveBtm?nt sales. Isee tablel. Sub total Total r8c•ipts 7.621 15.$21 6,015 A3Pa ments MaikL'liny &.￿bsile S.125 S.125 51 49J 36 3.014 Meelings Bankinq Conirathor 122 372 7,500 J.Z83 281 792 Publications 125 12$ 13.850 Sub total .317 7,533 15.22) A4 Ajsel and investment purchases, Isee table) Sub total 6.317 7,533 13.890 15.223 Net ol rn¢•ipts/{paymonts) AS Transfers between fund5 A6 Cash lunds last year end Cash funds this year end 1.771 9,208 l.SQ2 10.093 1,502 6030 16.123 17.B94 25.331 16.123 9.895 CCXX R1 accounts ISSI 1710412026

Section B Ststement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestritted funds io neare5t£ RestTlCted fund5 to rw•resi£ Endowiiient funds tg neaiest £ f:ateiJori 81 Cash lund$ 9.847 47 Total ¢ash fvnds Unrn8tricted funds n•ars1£ Restricted funds ¢0 rtèAr•St£ Endowmènt funds to n•arnsl t Jet3ils 82 Other monetary assets rrènt valv• Details c¢l6f{jpb￿41 B3 Investment avdet8 Fund to whlch Crbi lopllw•ll Curfynt val 84 Assèts retainèd lor thè charity's own use Fund to hlch AmouTrt diio Whèt) due BS LlabilitlO8 Sioned by one or Irustèes (In behalf of all the Iruslees Spjnalure Print Name Ligje ol ioval ark EIIB FCA 1810412025 CCXX R2 accounts ISSI Graham Cam