Great Ouse Valley Trust
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Trustees, Annual Report and Financial Statements for the
Year Ending 31 December 2025
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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
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2. 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.

3. 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•ar*s1£
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
Cr*bi 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