Itchen Navigation Pre8ervatlon Trust
Annual Report andAccount8
Forth• perlod 1•1Januaryto 31* Docember 2024
R•O•tered wllh th• Charlty Comml8•lon Referonc•: 1201985
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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 N￿gatIon
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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.
(Mr3￿ekenda 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
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E8tab118hment of 8 now con88rvatlon area at wtthy Meadow8- In8tali8tlon of
f•ncing and educatlon notlce8 to pr￿a¢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
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Flnanclal R•vl•w
A¢a￿nts fortho Porlod I. J•nuiry to Jl" Dec•mbar 2024
2024
2023
2023
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Unrn#rktsd
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1,307.
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WL67
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L74
L74
L69QiO
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2501
JL70
31.70
FerK• Netyrq
4a74
443.74
1.44
79656
Equlprnnt
7129
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InsuTrrKe
829.78
Secreta￿1
60
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Bankcharg
17JO
1730
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Equlpm•r¢-Post
HO￿ Dfiyr
Web
D￿lOPMent
92
L48182
134223
IJD7.13
PAw•vJrrt•d Br.
Bllance th CAF
Bank
L514.41
L307,13
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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........................
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