Itchen Navigation Pre8ervatlon Trust Annual Report andAccount8 Forth• perlod 1•1Januaryto 31* Docember 2024 R•O•tered wllh th• Charlty Comml8•lon Referonc•: 1201985 T•lophon& 07586 758413 P8ge1 of6
ftchon Navlwlon Pr•••rvatlon Tru•t Tru•t••• Annual R•port For th• p•rlod from l•tJanuaryto 31* Decombar 2024 ItGhgn Navigatlon Preaerv8tlon Tru8t Is a CIO flr8t reg18t8red wlth the Charlty Comm1881on under reference 1201965 on 16th Fabruery 2023. Tru8tee8 The TruBtse8 durfngthls perfod were: Nam• Po8ftlon H•ld Appolntod R••l8m•d 16.02.2023 Kleran Giulngham Rlchard Klng CEO Secretsryrrrea8urer (July 2024 onwards) Chelr (Juty 2024 onwards) 16.02.2023 Andy Robert8 Gordon Klng Chrl8topher (Jlm) Shepperd Ch81r Elalne Flower Secretaryllrea8urer Jon Watklns IT Dlrector Flona Hardle Communlcallon8 Director 16.02.2023 16.02.2023 16.02.2023 01.07.2024 16.02.2023 01.07.2024 01.08.2023 01.07.2024 16.02.2028 01.07.2024 Objects of th• Charlty The ObJeclB of the Charlty are: 1. to promote forthg bgn8flt of the publlc the con8ervatlon prot8ctlcn and Improvement ofthe phy81cal and naturalenvlronmentof the Itchen Navigatlon In particular but not exciu8lvely ty a. collaborating wlth Ind]vldua18. group8. companles, govemment81 agencle8 or publlc bodle8, 8t8tutory bodle8. Other ch8rltle8 and Other Intere8ted partle8J provlded that in each c888 where the Trust undertake8 work In relatlon to property whlch It doeB not own or hold In tru8t, any prlvate benefit to the owner of the property18 rnereiy Incidentsl, and b. enabllng and encouraglng volunteer partlclpatlon, and c. lrnprovlng the publlc acce88 to The Itchen N8vlgatlon. and d. cre8tlng a mean8 of communlcatlon. 8harlng of Informatlon and tha prov181on of an archlv8 of r8l8V8nt Informatlon accesslblg to all. 2. to advance the educ8tlDn of the publlc In the con88rvatlon. protectlon and lrnprovement of the phy81cal and natural anvlronment ol the Itchen NgatIon Page2of8
Th• Vl•lon• Ml8•lon and ValuM ol th• Charfty Tho Trust has klentlfted Its Vlslon, Mis9ion and Valu88 88: Vl•lon: A r881llent eco8y8tem, where nalure and p8opi8 thrh Ml•ilon: Through collaboratfve efft1rt8. we alm to con8erv4 protect, and Improve tho phy8lcal and n8tural envlronrnent of the navtgatlon. By nurturlng 8 culture of educatlon. we will empower indMdua18 to under8tsnd and 8afeguard It8 unlque featurw en8urlng Its preBervation for gener8llon8 to come. V•lu•8: M1881on-Centrlc Dec181on Meklng- Every dec181on we make18 drlven by our commltment to ftirth8rlng our mlsslon and maktng a po8ltlv8 Impact. Inte8rlty- we uphold honesty. tr8n8parency, and ethlcal conduct In 811 we do R88pect-we treat every Indlvldualwtth respect end f8lm888. regardless of thalr background. bellets. or Glrcum8tsnce8. Accountablllty-we are accountable to our donor8, member8, volunteers and partner8 and en8ur8 re80urce8 are u88d responslbly Colleboratlon-we belleve In the power of collectlve 8Ctlon and actlvely 8eek partngrship8 to maxlm18e our Impact and create 8U8taln8ble chan8e. Su8ts1nablllty- We are commltted to mlnlm181ng our envlronmentsl ImpacL promotlng 8oclel responslblilty, and ensurlng long-term economlc vlablllty. Dollwrfng th• Pubuc Bemfft ol th• Charlty The tru8tee8 are pleased wlth the slgnlflcent progr888 the INPT ha8 made durlng 2024. The reductlon In numberof tru8tees duringtho perfod h88 allowed the INPTloflnd a balance between good governance and efflclent decislon making In order to progre88 projects. These projects provlde a 8011d crediblllly ba8e forthe charity to demonstrate It Can delfver on project8 prop089d. Durlng 2024 the foilowlng projects were dellvered Repair of a breach In th8 publlc footpath between the Rallway brldge and Withymead Lock. (Mr3ekenda trlmmlng b8ckof8ignific8ntfollage prevlouslyencroachlngon the footP8th njnnlng along81de the Itchen Navigation and Witty Meadow8 In E88tlelgh. improving acc&88 along tha route to the publlc. In8tallation of a new bench for publlc u8e close to the Ham Farm entrance to the Itchen N8Vtgatlon publlc footpath Pa8e3of6
E8tab118hment of 8 now con88rvatlon area at wtthy Meadow8- In8tali8tlon of f•ncing and educatlon notlce8 to pra¢t unlque reed bed habltats on the route to auowthe ar88 a ch8nce to re.generate. This project included temporary closure of dog step8 durlng the salmon Season to protect thelr unlque breedlng grounds. Of course these prolect8 could not be dellvered wlthout the tlme and effort provlded ty the INPT voluntser8. The INPT18 grateful lo the volunteer8 concerned for thelr contlnued support. The INFf estlmats8 that 352 voluntegr hourn were provlded to dellverthe abov8 mentloned projects. AU projects were dellvgred In con8u(tatlon wlth and In Ilne wlth guldance provlded by the local authorftles. Natural England and the Envlronment Agency 08 ngce8Bary. E8riler In 2024 the INF 8t8rted a project to develop a web81te to advertl88 the charfty8 8Ctlvltle8. and provlde further educatlon8l 8rt1cles to the publ1& The coat of the Inltlal development of th18 project was met via a restricled-u8e donatlon from a current (8t the tlme) tru8tse. Followtng the departure of a number of tru8t8es durln8 the perlod, the remalnlng iru8ts88 undertook a revlew of the actMll88 of the INPT and concluded that the flnanclal r880urceg needed to further development the web81te were not In the contlnuing Interest of the INPT, given the Ilmited tlme and re80urces 8valiable golng forward. Thereft)re th18 project h88 been paused for an Indefinite perlod of Ilme. The trustees are encouraged tythe level extemal Intere8t In the INvf's actMtle8 durlng the year. Comblned wlth the current plan8 lor future projects drawn up. the Tru8tg88 are confidentth8t durlng 2025 the INPTcan bulld on and dallverfurther proJect8 along the Itchen Navigation. which can enhance the area and Improve the experience forth8 publl Page4of6
Flnanclal R•vl•w A¢ants fortho Porlod I. J•nuiry to Jl" Dec•mbar 2024 2024 2023 2023 To1 Unrn#rktsd •lIn CIF 1,307. 6k¥nts WL67 41A4 IU.23 Oonrttons ¥M5.72 z94 1,8LX) 1113AI Int•Y# L74 L74 L69QiO 3023 lis 2501 JL70 31.70 FerK• Netyrq 4a74 443.74 1.44 79656 Equlprnnt 7129 21A Woii IiS9 Sm•ll S InsuTrrKe 829.78 Secreta1 60 T•knphon• Bankcharg 17JO 1730 4QOO Equlpm•r¢-Post HO Dfiyr Web DlOPMent 92 L48182 134223 IJD7.13 PAw•vJrrt•d Br. Bllance th CAF Bank L514.41 L307,13 P8ge60f8
Th88e accounts have been prepared on a cash b8818. The charlty has benefited by a donatlon In klnd from Steam Town In Bl8hopstoke who have klndly donated the room In whlch the tru8tse8 meet once a month durfng tha first half of 2024. The 8uppller of the bench for the oforementloned prolect dld 80 at a d18count of 50%. Flnauy. Mlcr080ft have donated ten cople8 of thelr Mlcr080ft 365 Ucenc88 for u8e tyth8 charlty. The charlty does not currentty have any pald employees or contractor8. D•¢iaratlon The tru8tee8 conflmi thatthe above raport and accounts retsct the actlvltl88 of tha charfty ov•rthe perlod end the flnanclel p081tlon 08 at 31 December 2024. Kleran Gllllngham ..CEO................................... Date...7 October2025........................ Page6of6