Charity number: 1184680 Company number: CE018373
## THE RIVER RODING TRUST LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
Reports and Statements of Financial Activities
For the year ended 31[st] of July 2021
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## THE RIVER RODING TRUST
Contents: Page Legal and administrative information 3 Trustee’s report 4 Independent examiner’s report 5 Statement of financial activities 6 Balance sheet 7 Notes to the financial statements 8
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## **Legal and administrative information**
## **Status**
The River Roding Trust is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association. Charity number: 1184680 and Company number CE018373.
## **Board of directors / Trustees**
The trustees of the charitable company are also its directors for the purpose of charity law and company law.
The trustees / directors who served during the year are as follows:
Paul Powlesland - Chair
Simon Colles Loui Rutherford Alison Comack Alastair Stephens
Company number: CE018373 Charity number: 1184680
## **Registered office:**
75 Dames Road London E7 0DW
## **Independent examiner** :
Khan Nawze Tkhan Associates Ltd 58 Sandown Avenue Dagenham RM10 8XD
## **Bank:**
The Co-Operative Bank
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## **THE RIVER RODING TRUST**
## **Trustee’s report**
For the year ended 31[st] of July 2021
Structure, governance and management
The River Roding Trust was incorporated as a Charitable Incorporated Organisations on 30[th] of July 2019. The Charity is run by the trustees and number of members as decided at the Annual General Meeting of the charity.
## Trustee’s induction and training
All trustees are already familiar with the practical work of the charity, but all new trustees undergo an orientation course to brief them on their legal obligation under the charity and company laws, the content of Memorandum and Articles of Association of the charity.
## Objectives and Activities
To preserve and protect and restore the River Roding for the public benefit and to undertake and carry on projects and activities of a charitable nature related to the river which will assist in promoting recreation, protecting the environment and educating the public about the history of the river.
This report was approved by the trustees on and signed on its behalf by
Paul Powlesland - Chair
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## **THE RIVER RODING TRUST**
Independent examiner’s report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of The River Roding Trust, charity number 1184680 for the year ended 31[st] of July 2021 set out pages 6 to 10.
## Responsibilities and basis:
As the charity’s trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 the Act;
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## Independent examiner’s statement:
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in
connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
Khan MD Towhidul Nawze (CIPFA Affi) Tkhan Associates Ltd 58 Sandown Avenue Dagenham Essex RM10 8XD
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## **THE RIVER RODING TRUST Statement of Financial Activities For the period ended 31 July 2021**
|**Notes**
**Incoming resources**
Donations -2
Grants - 2
**Total incoming resources**
**Expenditure on charitable activities**
Direct Charitable expenditure
**Total charitable expenditure**
**Net incoming resources**
**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricte**
**d**
**Funds**
**£**
298
10,000
10,298
1,362
1,362
8,936
8,936|**Restricte**
**d**
**Funds**
**£**
22,000
-
22,000
1,053
1,5053
20,947
20,947|**Total**
**2021**
**£**
22,298
10,000|
|---|---|---|---|
||||32,298|
||||2,415|
||||2,415|
|||||
||||29,883|
|||||
||||**29,883**|
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## **THE RIVER RODING TRUST Balance Sheet**
## **As at 31 July 2021**
|Notes
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
**Current assets**
Cash at bank in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year
**Net current assets**
Total assets less current assets
**Funds**
Unrestricted funds 2020
Unrestricted Funds
Restricted funds|2021
£
30,24
8
-|£
-
30,24
8|
|---|---|---|
|||**30,24**
**8**|
|||365
8,936
20,94
7|
|||**30,24**
**8**|
The company was entitled to exemption from audit under s477 of the Companies act 2006 relating to small companies.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to the small companies’ regime and in accordance with FRS102 SORP.
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The financial statements were approved by the board on and signed on its behalf by
Paul Powlesland - Chair
THE RIVER RODING TRUST
Notes to the financial statements
For the year ended 31 July 2021
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **1.1 Accounting convention**
The principal accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:
The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities. Statements of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effective 1st January 2015); - Charities SORP (FRS102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) and the Companies Act 2006.
The River Roding Trust meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. The charity has taken advantage of the exemption in FRS1 from the requirement to produce a cashflow statement because it is a small charity.
## **1.2 Incoming resources**
Voluntary income is received by way of donations and gifts and is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when receivable. Gifts donated for resale are included as income when they are sold. Donated assets are included at the value to the charity where this can be quantified and a third party is bearing the cost. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included.
Grants, including grants for the purchase of fixed assets, are recognised in full in the Statement of Financial Activities in the year in which they are receivable.
## **1.3 Resources expended**
Resources expended are accounted for an accrual basis. Expenditure is allocated in the statement of financial activities between direct charitable expenditure. No significant costs are incurred in generating funds.
2 Grant income Unrestricted Restricted 2021 2020 Fund Fund £ £ £ £ Thames Water - 2,000 2,000 - Clear Channel Banking Innovation - 20,000 20,000 Snake lane East Project 10,000 - 10,000
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