2023-07-31-accounts - The River Roding Trust

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] August 2022 To 31[st] July 2023 Period start date Period end date

Charity name: River Roding Trust

Charity registration number: 1184680

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To preserve, 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.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Removing rubbish from along the banks of the river. Planting trees. Creating public access along the river. Completion of grant related activities. Collaborations with local arts and environmental groups.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	N/A
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	N/A
	Para1.38	The charity is entirely run by volunteers, who are involved in all our activities,

Contribution made by volunteers		including rubbish removal, tree planting & path creation. We usually have between 10 & 30 volunteers at our events.
Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	The lower River Roding is an urban river with a lot of challenges, but the River Roding Trust, run entirely by volunteers, is working hard to protect & restore the river. Over our winter work season, our volunteers removed hundreds of bags of rubbish from the river and planted over 100 trees. We keep paths along the river from being overgrown with vegetation and keep the paths maintained.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The Trust is financially viable and sustainable. We have sufficient income year on year for our activities and sufficient reserves.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Reserves are held for future projects
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£5000
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	None

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	where relevant about:
The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Boater’s mooring fees Small Donations Occasional larger one-off donations
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	No investments
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	Charity admin being undertaken by overstretched volunteers. Difficulty in recruiting trustees Volunteer numbers reducing
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Trust Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	The trust actively seeks potential trustees with a deep commitment to the care of and advocacy for the River Roding, and who have key skills required for the effective running of the charity.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	River Roding Trust
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1184680
Charity’s principal address	75 Dames Road London E7 0DW

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Paul Powlesland	Chairman
Alistair Stephens
Derek Seume		From 18.05.25
Vishal Narayan		From 18.05.25

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address




Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

N/A

Other optional information

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Paul Powlesland
	Chair
	17.07.2025
	17.07.2025

River Roding Trust

Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st July 2023

Income Donations Grants Mooring fees Total income Expenditure Events Grants Mooring payments Projects Repairs & maintenance Water testing Total expenditure Net income/expenditure Balance sheet as at 31/07/2023 Fixed assets Cash book account, of which: Unrestricted funds Designated funds Current assets	Funds
	Unrestricted	Designated	Total
	120 0 1,190 1,310 203 0 0 275 29 0 506 803	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Accounts prepared on a receipts and payments basis.