CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period 1" July 2024 To From 30" June 2025 Charity namé: Cardlff Rivers Group Charity registratlon number: 1191857 Objectives and Activities Summary of the purposes of the ¢hanty as set oui in rts goveming document P¥¥ 1.17 Protecting waterways, woodlands, parks and other outdoor public spaces from litter and other detrltus. Promotlng blological dlver5ity through habitat management and Improvement. Undertaking and fKilitating repalr, reuse and recyding through the collection, repair and then onward donation, sale or recycling of items to redu￿ landfill or Incineration. Summary ofthe main activities in relab.on to those Purposes for the public benefft, in particular. the activrties, projects or services pjentffied in the accounts. Statement confinrting whether the trustees have had regard to the gu¥JarKe issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit 1.17aryl 1.19 The matn activrt*s of the Chanty involve the organising and fraolitation of lrtter picks, cleaning w*rTr)urses and habttat improvement events. The later 1ndl￿e$ reed cutting. COP￿￿ng and the removal of PM8 1.18 The TNstees have had due regard to the guidan￿ issued by the Chaiity Additional information (Optional) You ma choose to inckKle further slatements where relevwrt aLK>Ut During the year partnered with other chanties arKI ComM￿ty groups in several projeds arowKI sale ar¥J recyding of waste items parh"cularly scrap. This is shown as Jowrt Projeds Share in the accounts. GoirKJ forward we are loolu'ng to change our chantable objectives to allow greater suwort ft)r local communty groups and tharities. Pn 1.38 Polw on grant makiTrJ NIA 1.38 Policy on social investrnent including program rela￿1 investment Cardrff Rivers Group is nm entirely by volunteers The Board CA)nsists of 11 members all of whom dedicate a significant amunt oflfft￿ to1he d￿￿ty. In addits'on, now have in ex(￿ of 750 people on our distn'bubon list and will re9ularly have over 40 pe* at our events. Detads Of￿1[ achieveme￿ a￿ below. P*• 1.38 Contrilyjtion made by volunteers Once aga￿, ￿ would like to recognsse the contrrbution made by numerous organisatM)ns over the year in supporting us. Other Achievements and Perfonnance For the year being reported on, we undertook 63 ebEnts resultirvJ in 2025 volunteer hours. Our voluthers cJeared the following from the wateways. parks and woodlands of Cardiff.. Summary ofth8 main a¢hievements of the thwity, identifying the difference the ¢hanty's work has madeto the circumstanc2s of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. P¥1 1.20 1648 bags nthish 22 shoppng trolleys 34 car tyres 18cJJr 2 bikes We also recythd 75 lonnes of pKAap metal. We also undertake. parttwlarly in the winter months. a great deal of habrtat management. This includes reed cutting in ponds. cq)p1￿9 and removal of invasive We conb.nued to SU￿ other tharit￿S and not for profil organisations via use of our vehith, traI￿r and equipment. As an upper tsr wast8 c2mer. we are able to offer a nsk-free Servi￿ for organisations to di5pcEe oftsir I￿lkY waste for very Itttle cost. Addltional information (opttonall You ma choose to include fvrther statements where relevant about.. Please see atx)ve Athievements agamst obJeLXives set P4ra 1.41 Please see *ive perfo￿￿an￿ of fundraising activities against obiedtves set Pwa 1.47 NIA Investment perfommrmx against objectives 1.41 WA Financial Review Review of the chanty's financial position at ttE etKI ofthe period P¥0 1.21 The tharity continues to be in a strong financial posthon. O¥Erall unrestncted cash reseThes grew by £4k. This is thanks to the ￿rOsity of our supporters LK>th #YJNKluals and oryanisats>ns. As suth, tharity is able to cover its Nnning costs for the The trustees will continue to look at ways to best to uts'lise the reser4ES. secure the future of the charty and help in some small way to alleviate Ihe effects of the cost of living and general austenty crisis being fac£d at the moment. The trustees are currty prepanng a reserves policy as the level of reserves contsnues to £47.916 NIA Statement explaining tPe policy for holding reseprfes stat1nL￿y. they. are held Amount of reserves held Reasons for hokling zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any Un￿rtaInlieS about the charty continuing as a gow concem P¥a 1.22 1.22 P*¥ 1.22 1.24 NIA P•* 1.ZJ NIA Addltlonal Inforniatlon Iopiional) You ma choose to indud8 furth8r ststements where relevant about.. During the year Ihe ¢*anty received fiJrKling The chanty's princ￿la1 sources of furKls (in¢kKIi any fundraising) 1.47 T￿r (Next &'kes) Euroclad Sales of donated and recovered scrap metal NIA Investrnent policy aTr objectives induding any social investrnent policy adopted Pw• 1.46 The ctofity is in a very strong financial posrtion aThJ lh￿ fvnding is rnt seen as a SKJnfficant risk. The tharity is i*ndent upon Cardsff CourKiI for Ihe loan of a portacabin for storage of equipment, tools arKI items for recycling. Vthereas this is gratefully acknoww. rt is a constraint on the charrty developirKJ fijrther due to lack of power, workshop Spa￿ or ability to house the knat and trader vKlh our other equipmerrt The xjeal w)ukl tE to have afftjrdable, centraltsed accommodation A descnptKJn of the pruK]￿l risks facing the charity P•a 1.48 where Chanty could store everything in one pl￿ and to repair rtems rather than have to recycle them. We LThtÈnue to look at this idealty pathering wrth other dBtrtps. Circular Economy thinkn.ng is high on the political awda and ￿ hope to play a part in any pilot propds in Cardrft t￿ildr￿j on our si nfficant e rience in this area. Large. tharty ovmed ttems sudk as the vehKle, traikr and boat need secure storage. These continue to be stored in large, shared undergr￿r￿1 car park thanks to 01￿ of the trustees. If new accommTrJation is found, ideally, rt would also allow for stora of the la r items. Structure. Governance and Management Description of chanty's trusts. Type of goveming do(x NIA P*a 125 CIO Foundation c(￿str￿￿On How is the cha17ty constituted? Paa 1.25 CIO F(wrKlation Model )rated Trustee seledK)n mettKxIs including details of any constrtutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entrt18d to appoint one or more trustees 125 New Trustees will be appointed by the Current Board either by invitation wherp there ts a 8￿fiC need or by general invrtation to stsnd in which rAse awlications will be reviewed arKI inteNiews urKdertaken as appropnate Additlonal Infomiatlon (Opllonal) You ma choose to inthde fijrther staten￿ntS where relevant atr)ut: Policies and procedures adopted for the irKludK and training of trustees Pm 1.51 The thanty's organisats'onal structure and any wider network with which the chaiity works Pw• 1.51 Cardiff Rivets Group have an ongoing relationshp wilh Keep wa￿ T￿y, with two trustees being employed by Kv￿ and one tn￿tee also sittirKJ on th8 Kv￿ Board. Relationship with any related parties P*a 1.51 Reference and Administrative details Charit name Other name the cha uses Re istered cha number Charity's principal address Cardiff Rivers Grou CRG 1191857 CIO 56 Wndsor Esphnade. Cardrff. CFIO 5BG Names of Ihe charity t￿￿tee5 WI￿ manage the chaiity Olkn I￿¥Thy) of ppTron lor body) gnolled int tnMte• ifan Catherine Oprava Jon Wallis ChairrErson Vice Chair Matthew Conroy David King MBE Dafydd Meurig Louise Tambini Secretary Treasurer 27107124 - ongoir#J Christopher Hackett TD Elin Burgess Mar¢0 Rafael Da Silva Rit*iro Leal Elizabeth Natale- VaLsghan Nigel Ba 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Corporate trustees- names of the directors at the date ts re Dl¥•ctor namo rtvrasa Name of tTUStees hokling titFe to property belonging to thè tharity Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Déscription of the assets held in this capacty Name and objects of the charity on whose behaff the assets are held arKJ how Ih falls wtthin the CUstod￿n charity's objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the thanty's own assets Additional infomiation (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optlonal Infomiatlon) Type of Name Addrass adviser Name of Chief executlve or names of senlor staff members {Optional infomiation) Exemptions from disclosure rsonnel detats Reason for non-dlscl0su￿ of ke￿_ Other o tional infomiation Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved ts trustses. report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's tr Signaturels) Full name(s) Positlon (eg Se¢retsry. Chair, etc) SrfM.4 KI￿6 /K6ftsu -J Scclc i Ily Data "I CHARITY COMMISSION J FOR ENGiAf4D ANO WAiES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a To 01ThrJJ24 Section A Receipts and payments Restncted Endowment T<)tsl fundB Lo•ty A1 Rece Donations knp. c*h 36,767 1,470 1105 Grants B¢xllar ub tot•1 AR) 247T4 39.797 A2 Awt and In¥Mlm•nt •• .774 A3Pa Vehide, TL¥J￿. PPE lisuranc• 18 BJZ 1.778 •J78 2,SOJ 1&273 13 78 c￿taIr*I 418 2,710 Sub tot•1 21,1 27,159 10• l•blo Sub total 1&642 ,166 27.159 Net of rncelpts/(ptynMnts) A5 TranJfer¥ betwwn fund• A6 Cash fufth Ia8tY￿r•nd Cash Ihts ￿￿rend 12.628 27.678 41 47￿14 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categories Detsils l￿dS to h•aw8tE B1 Cash fund5 Totslcash funds ErKlovrtnent fund$ fuM15 fund• Detsl noarF¥t£ Fund IoTA* ¢unwt v•lu• DetaHB B3 Inw•tm•nt a8$0ts FuThl IoTAl*h Curr•nt ¥*￿• Details B4 A•sots retalnod for th• cknlrltys own us• I0ts1 du• noialls BS Llablllli dl thetruslees Prrt Name D8te of 13/31/ ## **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 2025 **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 30th June 2025. As the charity trustees of the Trust, 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 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: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. |**Signed:**
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||14 January 2026| |---|---|---| |||| ||Simon Servini|| |||| ||ACA ICAEW|| |||| ||3 Ynys y Coed|| ||Cardiff|| ||CF5 2LU|| 1 **October 2018** **IER**