
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From 01/04/2023    Period start date   To 01/04/2024                                Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Tees River Rescue** 

## **Charity registration number: 1187247** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|The objects of the CIO are:<br>a. The preservaton and protecton of life in and<br>around the River Tees by deploying a river<br>rescue craf with a fully trained crew at the<br>request of emergency services and by providing<br>routne river safety patrols.<br>b. The advancement of educaton among the<br>public in water safety.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|In the period 1/04/2023 to 01/04/2024 we have<br>provided safety patrols, atended multple<br>incidents and supported other actvites on the<br>river.<br>We have reacted to spontaneous incidents and<br>have been on hand to prevent people falling or<br>jumping into the river.<br>We have provided safety cover at various river<br>events through the summer and rescued several<br>people from the water. We assisted with some<br>searches at the request of Cleveland Police. We<br>have also engaged with local events to promote<br>water safety and promote the work of our<br>charity.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|All trustees have due regard to the public<br>beneft guidance given by the Charity<br>Commission in conductng their role|



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

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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|The charity does not make any grants and have<br>not made any fnancial investments.|





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|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|Due to the charity size we do not have a<br>policy on social investment|
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38||
|Other|||



## **Achievements and Performance** 

SORP reference The charity has continued to provided a much needed service and support to users of the River Tees in the reporting period. Summary of the main Para 1.20 achievements of the charity, The charity has continued to recruit a small identifying the difference the number of volunteers, secured grants to charity’s work has made to continue its services. We have been able to the circumstances of its provide the following: beneficiaries and any wider Events (patrols and support to events) benefits to society as a Emergency callouts whole. Training events and activities Education activities 

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

Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of fundraising activities against objectives Para 1.41 set 



|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
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|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|The result for the year was a small surplus, the<br>charity remains in overall surplus with a sizeable<br>donaton which has increased our funds.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Any reserves which have been generated in the<br>year are carried forward to the next fnancial<br>year and are used to provide additonal training<br>and charity's policy on reserves equipment and<br>used against operatonal costs — fuel,<br>maintenance costs etc|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**32,449**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**|



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

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Public donations are the main source of**<br>**funding. This year saw a large donation**<br>**in order for the charity to purchase a new**<br>**boat.**|
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|**N/A**|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**Ongoing costs**|
|Other||**N/A**|





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|In accordance with Tees River Rescue<br>consttuton a trustee is voted onto the<br>organisaton. The consttuton allows for a<br>maximum of 12 and minimum of 3. As the<br>charity is small, we will maintain a low number<br>to keepthe focus of the charitytght.|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|In accordance with Tees River Rescue<br>consttuton a trustee is voted onto the<br>organisaton. The consttuton allows for a<br>maximum of 12 and minimum of 3. As the<br>charity is small, we will maintain a low number<br>to keep the focus of the charity tght.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Tees River Rescue|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1187247|
|Charity’s principal address|6-7 Castlegate Quay, Stockton On Tees, TS18 3BB|





## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

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– 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 held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects 

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of Name Address adviser** 

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

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **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** 



||**Charity Name**<br> <br>**Tees River Rescue**<br>|**Charity Name**<br> <br>**Tees River Rescue**<br>|**Charity Name**<br> <br>**Tees River Rescue**<br>|**No (if any)**<br>**1187247**|
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||**For the period**<br>**from**|Period start date<br>4/2/2023|**To**|Period end date<br>4/1/2024|



|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||
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|**A1 Receipts**<br>Grants<br>**1,954**<br>Fundraising<br>**15,291**<br>Tradingincome<br>**-**<br>HMRC Gift Aid<br>**765**<br>HMRC VAT126 CLAIM<br>**11,383**<br>Middlesborough Lottery<br>**694**<br>Other income<br>**660**<br>**-**<br>**30,747**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                              -**<br>**_Total receipts_                  30,747**<br>**A3 Payments**<br>Charitable Activities<br>**11,203**<br>RaisingFunds<br>**476**<br>Maintenance<br>**1,235**<br>Insurance<br>**2,008**<br>Equipment / Uniform / PPE<br>**127**<br>Governance<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                     15,049**<br>**-**<br>**4,645**<br>**_Sub total_                       4,645**<br>**_Total payments_                  19,694**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_                  11,053**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**-**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**11,336**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_                  22,389**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_<br>**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**<br>**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|**to the nearest £**<br>**59,540**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**59,540**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**59,540**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**33,448**<br>**33,448**<br>**33,448**<br>**26,092**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**26,092**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**|**to the nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**61,494**<br>**15,291**<br>**-**<br>**765**<br>**11,383**<br>**694**<br>**660**<br>**-**<br>**90,287**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**90,287**<br>**11,203**<br>**476**<br>**1,235**<br>**2,008**<br>**127**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**15,049**<br>**-**<br>**38,093**<br>**38,093**<br>**53,142**<br>**37,145**<br>**-**<br>**11,336**<br>**48,481**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**61,494**|**17,206**|
||||**15,291**|**9,518**|
||||**-**|**3,685**|
||||**765**|**-**|
||||**11,383**|**-**|
||||**694**|**884**|
||||**660**|**7**|
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||||**90,287**|**31,300**|
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|||**-**|**90,287**|**31,300**|
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|||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**11,203**|**6,710**|
||||**476**|**801**|
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||||**127**|**1,532**|
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|||**-**|**53,142**|**34,234**|
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||**26,092**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**37,145**|**-                2,934**|
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||**-**||**11,336**|**14,270**|
||**26,092**||**48,481**|**11,336**|





## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**|**Details**<br>Current account<br>Savings account<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Vehicles & Vessels<br>Vehicles & Vessels<br>Furniiture & Equipment<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|**to nearest £**<br>**16,032**<br>**32,449**<br>**-**<br>**48,481**<br>Agreement Error<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>RESTRICTED<br>UNRESTRICTED<br>UNRESTRICTED<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**|**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Agreement Error<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**46,548**<br>**4,000**<br>**7,736**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**|**to nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees 

Signature 

Date of Print Name approval 




## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From 01/04/2023    Period start date   To 01/04/2024                                Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Tees River Rescue** 

## **Charity registration number: 1187247** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|The objects of the CIO are:<br>a. The preservaton and protecton of life in and<br>around the River Tees by deploying a river<br>rescue craf with a fully trained crew at the<br>request of emergency services and by providing<br>routne river safety patrols.<br>b. The advancement of educaton among the<br>public in water safety.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|In the period 1/04/2023 to 01/04/2024 we have<br>provided safety patrols, atended multple<br>incidents and supported other actvites on the<br>river.<br>We have reacted to spontaneous incidents and<br>have been on hand to prevent people falling or<br>jumping into the river.<br>We have provided safety cover at various river<br>events through the summer and rescued several<br>people from the water. We assisted with some<br>searches at the request of Cleveland Police. We<br>have also engaged with local events to promote<br>water safety and promote the work of our<br>charity.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|All trustees have due regard to the public<br>beneft guidance given by the Charity<br>Commission in conductng their role|



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

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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|The charity does not make any grants and have<br>not made any fnancial investments.|





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|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|Due to the charity size we do not have a<br>policy on social investment|
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38||
|Other|||



## **Achievements and Performance** 

SORP reference The charity has continued to provided a much needed service and support to users of the River Tees in the reporting period. Summary of the main Para 1.20 achievements of the charity, The charity has continued to recruit a small identifying the difference the number of volunteers, secured grants to charity’s work has made to continue its services. We have been able to the circumstances of its provide the following: beneficiaries and any wider Events (patrols and support to events) benefits to society as a Emergency callouts whole. Training events and activities Education activities 

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

Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of fundraising activities against objectives Para 1.41 set 



|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
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|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|The result for the year was a small surplus, the<br>charity remains in overall surplus with a sizeable<br>donaton which has increased our funds.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Any reserves which have been generated in the<br>year are carried forward to the next fnancial<br>year and are used to provide additonal training<br>and charity's policy on reserves equipment and<br>used against operatonal costs — fuel,<br>maintenance costs etc|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**32,449**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**|



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

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Public donations are the main source of**<br>**funding. This year saw a large donation**<br>**in order for the charity to purchase a new**<br>**boat.**|
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|**N/A**|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**Ongoing costs**|
|Other||**N/A**|





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|In accordance with Tees River Rescue<br>consttuton a trustee is voted onto the<br>organisaton. The consttuton allows for a<br>maximum of 12 and minimum of 3. As the<br>charity is small, we will maintain a low number<br>to keepthe focus of the charitytght.|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|In accordance with Tees River Rescue<br>consttuton a trustee is voted onto the<br>organisaton. The consttuton allows for a<br>maximum of 12 and minimum of 3. As the<br>charity is small, we will maintain a low number<br>to keep the focus of the charity tght.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Tees River Rescue|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1187247|
|Charity’s principal address|6-7 Castlegate Quay, Stockton On Tees, TS18 3BB|





## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

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– 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 held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects 

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of Name Address adviser** 

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

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **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** 

