CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustses, Annual Report for the period From 1" July 2021 To 30" June 2022 Charlty namo: Cardiff Rivers Group Charfty reglstratlon number: 1191857 Objectives and Activities Summary of the purposes of the chanty as set out in goveming document Para 1.17 Protecting waterways, woodlandsi parks and other outdoor public spaces from litter and other detrltus. Promotlng blologlcal dlverslty through habitat management and Improvement. Undertaking and facllitatlng repalr, reuse and recycllng through the collKtlon, repalr and then onward donatlon, sale or recycllng of Items to reduce landflll or inclneration. Summary ofthe main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. Statement confiming whether the trustees have had regard to the gu￿￿anCe issued by the Chartty Commission on public benefrt PIA 1.17#rn1 1.19 The main activrties of the Charrty invofve the organising and facilrtation of litter picks, deaning watercourses aThJ habitat improvement events. Th& later includ8$ reed cutting, coppicing and the removal of invasive s ie5. The Trustees have had due regard to the guidan￿ issued by the Chanty Commission on public benefrt Pwa1.18 Additional information (optional) You ma choose to indtjde further statements where ￿￿vant about: The chanty does not make grants although ¥￿ use our waste carriers licen￿ to re¢yde or sell recovered items e g. scrap metal to generate income for ourselves and others P*3 1.38 Policy on grant making MIA Pw• 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investsnent Cardiff Rivets Group is run entirely by volunteers. The Board consists of 11 members all of whom dedicate a significant amount of time to the charty. In addition we now have in ex(Ess of 8CQ people on our distiibub'on list and will regularfy have in eX￿sS of 40 people at our events. Details of their ach￿vementS are below. Parn 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Once again we would like to recognise the ContntYJt￿n mad8 by num8rous organisations over the year in supporting us. Wal85 and West Housing in particular were extremely generous in their support for a new vehicle. along wrth Gallagher Insurance Brokers arKI many individuals. We receNed grants from EMR and GrOundwork￿e8co as well that are reciated. Other Achievements and Performance For the year being reported on undertook 47 events resulting in 2304 volunteer hours. Our volunteers cleared the following from the wateThvays, parks and wot)dland8 of C8rditr. Summary Oft￿ main achievements of the chanty, identfying the difference the Charity's V￿rk has made to the circumstsn￿s of ts beneficiaries arKI any wider tEnefits to socjety as a whole. P*a 1.20 1916 bags wbbish 51 shopping trolleys 48 car tyres 31 cones 36 bikes 7 motor bikes 2 rowing boat hulls 1.5 I￿rnI oui ca We also recyded 47675kg of Scrap metal. An increasing part of what we undertake particularly in the winter months is habitat management. This may be reed cutting in ponds, coppicing or removal of invasive spe¢*s. We also supported other charities and not for profrt organisations via use of our vehide, trailer and equipment. As an upper tier waste carrierwe a￿ able to offer a risk free servi for organisats'ons to dispose of their bulky waste for ve litt18 Cost. Additional infomiation {optional) You ma choose to indude fijrther statements where relevant about.. Please see above Achievements against objectives set P¥a 1.41 Please see above Performance of fundratsing activitiés against objectives set Pwa 1.41 NIA Investment perfomian against objectives P¥a 1.41 WA Other Financial Review Review of the chanty's financial position at the er¥J of the period P•a 1.21 The chanty is in a far stronger financial posrtion at the end of the financial year than was ants'cipated at the beginning of the year thanks to the generosrty of our supporters both individuals and organisations. As su¢h the chanty is able to cover its running costs for the foreseeable future. The trustees will now consider how best to utilise the reserves to help in some small way to alleviate the effects of the Cost of living and general crisis bein faced at the moment. The original requirement for holding reserves was to build up SUffic￿nt funding in order to purchase a new vehide. Thanks to the generosity of supporters this was achieved wtth lrttle impad on the reserves. The trustees will now consider the level of reserves and the most appropriate use of them oin foThvard. £21642 NIA Statement explaining the policy for holding resep48s stating why they are Peld P•¥ 1.22 Amount of reserves held Reasons for hokling zero reserves Détail8 of fund materialEy in deficit Explanation of any un￿rtaintieS about the chanty continuing as a going Concem P¥¥ 1.22 Pwa 1.22 P*a 1.24 NIA p￿1.23 NIA Addlth)nal Infomiatlon lopllonal You ma choose to include further statements where relevant at)OLrt: During the year the chanty received funding The tharity's principal sources of fvnds (includirvJ any fundraising) Parn 1.47 Wat88 and West Housing Gallagher Insurance European Metal Recycling GrounthNork wale￿eS¢0 Keep )￿leS TKJY Personal donations Sales of donated and recovered scrap metal NIA Invesknent policy arKI obiedives ndudirvJ any social investrnent wlicy adopted Pwa 1.48 The chanty is in a very strong financial posrtK)n and thus not now seen as signÉfi¢ant risk. The chanty is dependent upon Cardiff Council for the loan of a portacabin. Vthereas this is gratefully acknowledged it is a ¢onstraint on the charrty developing further due to lack of wer, worksho ace or A desrJiption of the principal risks faciro the chanty P*a 1.46 abilty to house the boat and trailer with our other equynent. The ideal would be to have afftJrdabk8 accommodats'on where the Charity could store everythirKJ in one pla￿ and to repair items rather than have to recyde them. Other Structure, Governance and Management Descnption of tharrty's trusts.. Type of goveming document NIA P¥a 1.2$ CIO FoundatK>n C<)nsttiutK)n How is the thanty constituted? Pwa 1.25 CIO Foundation Model 3led 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 Pwa 1.25 New Trustees will be appointed by the urrent Board either by invttation where there is a specific need or by general invitation to stand in whiGh case applications will be reviewed and interl￿w8 undertak8n as appropriate. Additional Infommtion Iopllonal) You ma choose to include further ststements where relevant about.. Policies arKI procedures adopt8d for the induction and Iraining of tNstees P** 1.51 The chanty's organisational structure and any wider network wrth which charity work8 Pw• 1.51 During the year the chanty was asked to support Keep 14Vales Tidy in the delivery of one of their projects where they were short of stsff to build communrty gardens. CRG engaged two of the trustees David King and Jon Wallis to undertake this VKJrk as paKI subcontradors. Total net receipts to CRG was £354. Relationship wth any related parties P¥• 1.51 Cxher Reference and Administrative details Chari name Other name the d)arit uses istered charrt number Chanty's principal address Cardrff ￿'verS Grou CRG 1191857 CIO 59 Jim Driscoll Way Cardrff CF117JL Names of the charity trustees who manago the charlty Office Irf any) Nam• of p•rnon lor botyl gnlboc Catherine Oprava Jon Wallis Chairperson Vice Chair 2 November on%Ydrds Nigel Ba David King MBE Daffyd Meurig Louise Tambini Christopher Hackett Elin Burgess Marco Rafael Da Silva Ribeiro Lea] Secretary Treasurer 2￿ November onwards 10 Elizabeth Natale- Vaughan David Hamier Andrew Hobjen 1•t July - 2TrJ November 1° July - 2" November 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 orate trustees- names of the directors at the date the ortwasa roved Name of trustees holding title to prorerty belu)giNJ to the d)anty Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Descnption of the assets held in this capaoty Name arKI objects of the Charity on whose behalf the assets arg held and how this falls wthin the custodian charity's objects Details of arrarvjements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from Chanty's own assets Addltlonal Infommtlon loptlonal) Names and addres808 of advlsers Iopllonal Infornmllon) Type of Name Address advisor Name of chlef ex•cutlvo or names of 8enlor stsff m•M￿r8 (Opiional Infomiatlon) Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non4isclosure of ke rsonnel detai18 Other o tional inforniation Declarations The trustees declare that they have approvad thg trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Slgnaturnls) Full namo(s) Positlon lèg SKretary. Chair. etc) c A-1*(￿l￿j(- oe epv IK6t)￿ft&4 23, 01 2013 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Recei tsand ents accounts CC16a For th• p•rlod To 011D712021 Soction A Roccipts and payments fvnd• fvnd• Al R•¢•l DonBIw¥ S¢iNp(xllxiedfrom ckn w•¥er Grnnts ARJ 449 Tot•1 r•colpts V•hl* T¢ols. PPE 21,027 TNJI 8uTrllL¥J 731) 3237 Sub tot•1 19m A4 A•••l and Inv•8kn•nt Sub tot*1 19. 21.027 11.167 14382 ASTr4n8ferB b•tsvMn funds A6 Cash funds la•t J*•r•nd Cash hMKls thls y•ar 8nd 1S7 157 21.642 22.742 CCKX R1 aC0￿rts {SSI 2W1012022 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period R85trictsd fiJnd Endowmtrnl fund• Catsgorles DetsJl& nd8 B1 ¢a•h 21W8 Total c•#h fund 21,642 lund• Dotalls tOnmr￿tt n•w•Bt£ Detall8 83 InvMtm•nt a•Mts De1311s 84 *J•ats r•tsln•d for th• charl￿* own Fundto*thbEh Whn the Detsils B5 Uablllll•s b8haWof 41 ts trusi¢05 J h"/Q$ 27 EYAr CCKX R2 a(£gMJnts ISS} 2W1012022 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** Cardiff Rivers Group **On accounts for the year** 30[th] June 2022 **Charity no** 1191857 **ended (if any) Responsibilities and** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above **basis of report** charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 30[th] June 2022. 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** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** 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 I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. **Signed: Date:** 30th January 2023 **Name:** Simon Servini **Relevant professional** ACA (ICAEW) **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 2 Egham Street Cardiff CF5 1FQ 1 **Oct 2018** **IER**