CAxnpany registration number. 00938670
Charitv registrdtion number. 257806
The River Stour Trust Limited
(A company limited by gu8rall￿)
Annual Rew)rt a]d Financial Statements
forthe Year Ended 31 Deccmber 2021
Burdett King Accountancy Limited
Independeni Examiner
8 The Harniltons
Newmarket
SutTolk
CB8 ONF

The River Stour Trust Limited
Reference and Admillistralive Details
P E BrewertoD
Trustees
E G Barrell
P E Brewerton
S A Durham
J D Company Secretsry
J T Parkinson
M J K Rogcr5
The charity is iTKOTP)r*ed in EDgJand.
257806
Ch#rity Registration f4umber
Indepthdent Examill*r
Burdett King AccounlanGy Limited
IndependeEJt Examiner
8 The Hamilto￿5
Newrnarket
Sllffolk
CB8 ONF
Registered Office
The Grdnary
Quay Lane
Sudbury
Suffolk
COIO 2AN
Compxtty Regi51ration Number
009i8670

The River Stour Trnst Limited
Trustees, Report
The Tn￿le¢s, who are directOf5 for the pUr[￿￿S of company law. prt5eTrt the aT￿Ual report together with the
rinattcial stst¢TEJent5 Of the charitable company forthe year end￿ 31 Decernber 2021.
Trustees
E G Barrell
P E Brewerton
S A Durham
R J K¢arton (Re$l￿ed 13 October 2021 }
J D LunTL. Company Secretsry
J T Pa￿inSOn
M J K Rogers
A Thomas (ReSi￿¢d 22 April 2021)
Structsre? gowernxtste I￿nagement
Nathre ofgO￿rnlH8
The charity is a fOTnpany ltmited by gwantre aThJ is governed by its MenM)randwn of Association and its
Articles of Associatiort. Its Purpose is. to quot¢ from thai MeTnoranduTn Yhe preservatio￿ maitiiemance in good
order and improvet]]ent of canals. navlgable tivets •Jd inland wate￿aYS forthe use of the publi¢.' In accordance
with the Article5 of Associatio￿ the Mefflber5 of Council are electrd by a vote at the AGM. with one third
retiring each year. Vacancies call k filled by app)inthi•Jt of the existillg Council. but only until the next AGM
when their aapoantment musr be approved.
The Council me¢ts rtgularly. at le&st six times a year. 11]e administration of the Trust by Cowjril 15 fUTrently
assisted th]ough the operation of the following committee5.'
Sudbury Boat Operatio￿5 - deals with b￿l￿g aGtivities from sudb1￿. Gr￿ Cornard and Great Henny.
Dedham Va]¢ Boating Group . deal$ wtth boating ￿tIVItIeS between Stratforrf Si Mary. Flattord. Dedham and
Cattawade.
The Trust relies on volutrteers ￿ help organrse its activities and eVL￿ts, ifrKlthling kcq>ing the nawgation clear,
restoring locks and other tjavigation structure4 creMiTrg the trip i¥Kts: ruDDin8 the tea room and fund-raising.
The Tntst employs a small te&tn of patd staff ￿ assist in its operations including x Manager and Administrative
AssistsDt overseeing ￿] day-to-day enquiries and Ttwst administratio￿ managing our venues and bookings,
oordinating educational visits and outrea¢h, pmviding 5UPW)rt to the Tntsiees aNI helptng to protnote the Trust
and its a¢tivi¢ies. A Caretaker atld a Cleaner cany out scheduled rasks * The Granary and Visitor Education
C¢ntr¢ IVECI whi]si a Bar Manag¢r takes an operat￿n81 lead role on bar rtquirements ptimarily ftir funrtions at
The Granary.
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The River Stour Trust Limit￿1
Trnstees, Rq)ort
Objettives and a¢tivities
The strategy of the Tru# is broadly Thvo-fold. Fir#iy tht acttve Preservatio￿ maintenance and impEf)vement of
navigation struttur¢s on the River Stour, pnllcipaily locks. S￿OndlY. education and increasing public awarenes5
and use of the Rtver Siour a5 a na%igaiiort.
Th¢ Trustees believe that this approach clearly demonstra￿ th¢ publir beTKfits that the Tnjst wishes io achieve.
The Trust raises fi]nds thtough regul￿ activities 2nd events. These Incl￿Je ErfTratin8 trips. s¢xial and ¢du¢ational
events on and off the river. co-operation other bodies with an intrrell in the river. rental of our buildings
when not in use by the Trust and atquiring land aTMI buildings whaE these pronJot¢ our aims. The Trust h&$ a
policy of raising fijnds as artd when nttded for major proje¢ts. We (xFoperate with other organisations that have
an interest in the Stour navRgation particuFarly the Environlnent Agency who ar¢ the navigation authority.
Athievemétsts 4ndPerfornfy￿ee
As 2021 began Lockdown w&% still in effrt and the Tru5t'5 activities continued io be severely curtailed.
However, we did resume some Ix)at trtps from July onwards. albeii with reduced passenger numben and an
enhanced cleaning and soGial distancing regime. The Tta Room al￿ re-opened with a table $￿ce operation for
the outd¢y)r seating are& This brought in much [￿eded reven￿ for the second half of the season.
The furlough scherne eTrabled io retsin our staffing team in readiness for the re5umplion of norn￿11ty. Our
office re[naiTh￿ closed a member of staff worked ￿motelY a few hour5 a week. We gra1¢fi￿ for their
efforts to keep the TTUSt licktDg over during a difficult and uncertain perio
The trfftes Continu￿ to meet regularly via the online facilty of ZAXMn and %¥t also held an ouline AGM.
Much-needd income VdS fdised by nEtknJing 50The of public evenW al￿1¢ wth Cowd limitations attd
restrictions. These included Walk 'n' Water. cOr￿le Regats4 Pirates on the Stour and Santa Boai Rid¢s. The
paddling commutsity welcotned back Sudlxry to the Sva where attendance collld signifi¢antJy increase from the
previous year.
W'e cotttinued to negotiate with ihe Dedham Mill Managemem Comwiy over the le￿ on Dedham Iwk and
good progres5 has been rnade.
We have coniinued to fitMI new sowtts of grants and fillKlin& for our restorntion projects, and also for general
tnaintenance work.
The VEC rebuild w&s finally tompleted and the office re• wtth new furniture and equipmertL As part of
the rebuild we aliered the verdnda to pmytde a whtelchair fdmp which meant we could create more parking
space. W¢ must record our thanks to The Bridge Project for offering us a flexible office le&se at their pr¢mise5
durirtg the extended peri￿4 thot the VEC w&s out of LLSe.
We tontithued io n]aintain virtual ¢onw with grDUP5 such as the River Sknur User& Quay tane Tnst and Sknur
Valley Education Network.
In June 2020. Fen Bridge was closed ￿ knth fwi and rtyer traffjc as it dt¢Tned liable to collapse.
Temporary portage were instslled to enable smaller craft a means ¢outinuiDg alon8 the navag*ion without
passing under the bridge. However. this w&s a solwion for larger crali such as our trip l)oaW meaning we
could not offer our trip5 a]0Tr8 this $treith of the river.
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Trustees, Report
In May, we were exrremely saddened by the theft of the brand-new outiN)ard that had not long been fitted
to our acc¢5sible boai Francis J Batteu ffJK at Sudbw).. Tht Covid situation tnrant new outboards were in
short supply but ￿ found a Secondhand 16ft disabled attess iK)at OD the markeL wthich &qme complete with a
nearly new Yamaha 15 outboard. Thi$ was purchased and the engine fitted with security modificaiions to the
mounting bracket as well &8 a tsmpEr alerf sy5tan.
On the positive side, the pand¢TniC has meant millions of people who would otherwise have gone abroad have
stayed in Britain, wth tnany of these visitÉng the Stour to picnic. paddle. carK>e and swirn. Use of the waten¥ays
was one of the first perniitted activities aller lockdowD and ate delighted that people have di￿0￿cred the
River Stour and its bet)¢fits as a 'blu¢ space..
On the negative side, pani¢ularly but not exclustyely in the Dedham aro the increased canoe. kayak,
paddleboard and wtld swrntning ￿tiVitieS placed ￿l¢ll0n5 on our abilty kn safely 0￿rate Fvat irips. This
alongside the weed 8roMth and silting in the river which have made navigating difficult for our crews.
Whilst in¢rea%d rtver traffic is causithg us probletns. we have to recognise that we are Jn fact victims of our ow
success, because if it was not for the TnL￿ fighting the wop)sd extinguishing of t￿ public right of Navigalion
on the Stour from s￿1b￿ry to Catt&wade in 1975. rt￿￿¢ would be allowed to use it today.
A5 restrictions were lifted ￿WardS the end of the year, we b¢gan to facilitate b(x)king5 for The Grdnary. This
entailed liaising with the Quay Theatre as they hwj errcted a wuee and we needed to b¢ mindful of noise
Sllterference from our venue. Howtver. many funaions (particularly wddiDg51 were postponed.
We a]so itwe5ted in simple to ￿ ¢ard readeT5 that IMve enabled volunteets to prcKe55 contactles5 card
payments. This has hel￿d increase our revenue since fewer p￿>ple cany c&th.
Our trip boats (wtih exctption of the John Constsble Lighter which stays in the w8ter} were safely brought
ashore at the end of the 5easoD and inio wnteT storage {(kt-Mar). However, thrtt of the Sudbury boats will
requKre a new 5tordge location for 2022. We wou]d be very pleased ￿ hear froln atryODe with knowledge of a
suitable premises.
We are grateful all our Yolutrteers for their tirne and efforts: wh￿her bo* crews, sile Tnaintenancq tea room.
jetty mait]tenance. event teams at)d a]1 the other t&sks that are necessary to keep Tr￿t running.
Public bgnejli
The Tru5tee5 confirni that they have (x)mplied with the wulrem￿ts of sertion 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to
have due regard to the public be￿fil guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
The annual rew)rt
proved by the trusttts ofthe charity on 20 September 2022 and Signed on its behalf by:
P E Brcwerton
Chainnan at)d Trustee
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The River Stour Trust Limited
Statement of TruSt￿S. Responsibilities
The Trustees {wbo afE a]so the dir¢¢tors of Tr River Stour Tnjsi Limited for the Purpo￿ of company law) are
responsible for preparitig the Trustees. rewkrt and the financial statemertts In accordance with the United
Kingdom Accounting StaThdard5 (UnKted KiDgdom G¢Mi¢rnily Acttpted Accounting Prathitel and applicable law
and regulations.
CtsTnpany law requtres the TTUSttts to prepar¢ financial 5tattments for each financi￿ year. Under eompony law
the Twstees must not approve tht financial statements ￿1¢$$ they are satisfjed that they give a true and fair
view of the state of affairs of the charttsble company al￿ of its I￿Orning T¢SOUW *]d application of resourees,
includin8 its in¢ome and expenditslle, for that peri(wJ. In preparing these fiTwKial statementy the Tnths are
required to..
$ele¢t suitable accounting p)lities #Rd apply them 0)nsis¢eN￿y$
observe the m¢th(MJs and principles in the Chriiies SORP.
make ]￿gements *td tstimatcs th* are rea50th1e and pn]denL
state whether applicable UK Aceounting Sta￿dards have been followe4L subject to any mat¥ial departures
disclosed explained in the fiTtancial Statements: and
prepare the fi[LanCi￿ ststeTn¢rts on the going concern IMSi5 UDlesS it t$ inappropriate to presume that the
charitable company Mill conttnue in busiEJes5.
The Trustees are responsible for keepiThg adequate a¢￿U￿l￿g re￿)rdS that art sufficient to sIK)w and explain the
charttxble ¢OTnpany's transactions and disclose with rea￿￿2b]¢ accuracy at any time the financial ￿5]tIon of the
¢haritsble company and enable them to ensurt that the financial Slatements totllply with the Companies Act
2006. They aty also re5POll5ible for safeguarding the assets of the ¢harttable company and hettce for taking
reasonable steps for the preventiou and detection of fr￿￿ and otha irregLElarities.
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The River Stour Trust Limited
Independent Examiner's R¢p)rt to the trustees of The River Stour Trust Limited
I report to the charity trustces on my examination of thc accoullts of the charity for th¢ year ¢nda 31 De¢eTr]ber
2021 whi¢h are set out on pages 6 to 17.
Resp¢rtive respoD5ibiittse5 of trvsttts xnd e￿￿T￿tr
A5 the charity's truslees of The River Stour Tn]st Limited {atxl also its director5 for the putposes of company
law) you are responsible for the preparation of the aeLxJunts in a¢¢ord2n¢e with the requirernents of the
Companies Act 20001.the 21X)6 Ad'l.
HavÈng 5atL5fied nryself that the ¥counts of The River Stour Trust Limited are wuired ￿ be audi¢¢d under
Part 16 of the 21>06 A¢1 and are cligible for iThdepeThdeni examination. I rqK>rt in respecl of my exaTnination of
your ¢lwity's accounts as carried wider sethn 145 of the Charitits Act 2011 {'thc 2011 Act'l. In caTrying
out ￿Y examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under scrtion 145{5Kb) of
the 2011 Act.
Indepemdent exxmiaer's statement
I have completed my examination. I ¢onfirni that ￿ tDatters have com¢ to my attention in cOnn￿tiOn with the
examination giving me ca￿e to believe=
accounting re¢ords were not kept in respect of The Rivtr Sknur TTUSI Limited &s requiTed by section 386 of
the 2006 A￿ tsr
2. the accounts do T￿t accord with those ￿e0rd5. or
3. the ac¢Dwits do nol cornpty wtth the a¢¢ounting ￿quir¢￿ents of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than
ally requirement that the ar￿unts give a 'tnJe and fair view whi¢h is ]KJt a matter considered &s part of an
independent examination: OT
4. the accounts have not been prepar￿ in accordance with the metknds 3nd PTinciples of the Ststement of
Recommend￿ PTactice for accounting a￿1 reporting by charilies lapplieable to charities preparing their
attounts in accordance with the Financial RqxTrrtang Statmlard applicable in the UK and Republic of
Ireland {FRS 102}1.
I have no tonceTllS aTHI have come acn)ss no other matt¢F5 in connection with the e￿mIn￿lI0￿ ￿ which attention
should be drawn in thi5 report in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached.
Lisa King
Independent Examtne
Clwtered Certified Accountant
8 The Hamiltons
NewmarkeÈ
Suffolk
CB8 ONF
22 Sep*mber 2022
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The River Stour Trust Limit￿1
Ststement of Financi21 Aclivities for the Year Elld￿ 31 D¢¢ember 2021
(Including Income and Expenditure Account and Ststement of Total Recogni￿1 Gains
and LO￿￿}
Unrestricted
Restricted
Totxl
2021
Totsl
2020
Income Endowments from:
Donattons and legacies
Charitable 2ctivities
Other trading activitie5
Investsnent income
10.808
51229
54J19
10.808
51229
54.319
4,064
20.928
89,080
19
Total inCOTne
116367
116J67
114,091
Exptnditure on:
Charitable acttvitie5
{86.9?5)
(11224)
{98,1491
(98.321)
Total expenditure
(86,925)
{11,2241
(98,1491
198,321)
Net incom&llexpenditure)
29.442
{11224)
18,218
15,770
Net ￿￿veMent in fvnds
29,442
(11224)
18.218
15.770
RecoDciliation of fuDds
Total funds broughi forward
620.174
217.044
837218
821,448
Total fimds carried fotTrvard
19
649.616
205.820
U*r¢#rirtthl
d5
855,436
Restrided
d5
837218
Totsl
20211
Note
Income and EDdowmeDts from:
Donations and lewies
Charirable activities
Other ts7ding activities
Investment ineome
4,064
20.928
89.080
19
10.928
89.080
19
10.o¢Jo
Total income
104.091
10.O(H)
114.091
Expenditure on:
Charitsble activitt¢s
{79.5551
{18.766}
{98.)211
Totsl expenditure
{79.5551
(18,766)
{98,?211
Net in¢omellexpenditure)
24.536
18.766)
15.770
Net rnov¢]n¢nt in funds
24,536
(8,766)
15,770
ReconeilTation of fuTrds
Totsl funds brollghi fon¥ard
594.632
226.816
821,448
Total funds carried forward
19
619.168
218.050
837.218
All of the charity's activities deriNe from continuing operations during the aiN)ve wiods.
The fvr>ds breakdown for 2020 is in tKJte 19.
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The River Stour Trust Limited
(Registrntion number: (M1938670)
Balance Sheet 85 at 31 De£ember 2021
2021
20211
No¢e
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
14
688522
698.553
Currertt 4ss¢ts
Stocks
Debtor5
ash at bank and in hand
.641
18,727
199.837
2,056
245
169.000
15
220205
171.301
Creditors: Amounts f#lling due witbiD ODe ye*r
16
132,291)
(2,636)
et current assets
187,914
168,665
Totsl asset$ Itss current liabilitie5
876.436
867,218
Creditors: Amowits f#lling due xfter more one ytsr
17
121,OlX))
(30,000)
Net assets
855.436
837218
Funds of the charity:
Restricted ineome funds
Restritted funds
205.820
218.050
Unrestricted income
Unrestricted fi￿d5
649,616
619.168
Totsl funds
19
855,436
837,218
For the finan¢ial year ending 31 De£ember 2021 the charity entitled to exemption from audit llnder se¢tion
477 of the Companies Act 2006 ￿latillg to 5tDall companies.
DIr￿tors, r¢sponsibilities=
The members haye required the charity to obtsin at) audit of its a¢COUtts for the year in question in
actt)rdan¢c with section 476. and
The directors a¢kmwledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the A¢t with respect
io arcounting recortis aDd the p￿paration of accounts.
These accounts b8ve been prewed in accordan¢x with the provisions applicable kn companies subjeet w (he
small companies regime.
The financial stat•nen¢s on pag&% 6 to 17 %hEre approved by the trustees. and authorised for Èssue on 20
September 2022 an
igned on tt￿1r behalf by:
P E BtEwerton
Chairniall and Tn
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2021
I Ch#rity status
The ¢harity is litnited by guard1rt￿. in￿r￿ratcd in England. and con5quently does not have Share capitsl.
Every Tn¢mber 15 liable to contribute aD amount exceediDg £1 towards the &ssets of the clwity ID the event
of liqu￿dati0n.
The address of its resistered office i$=
The Granary
Quay Lane
Sudbury
Suffolk
C0102AN
These financial stsi¢menis were auttK)ris￿ for issue by the trusttfs on 20 Septetnber 2022.
2 Accounting policie5
of 5ignificaDt accounting polities kry e5tiwatss
The principal accounting rx)licies applied its the p￿Pa￿l0￿ of the5¢ financial 5tatetnents are Set out below.
These policie$ have been consistently applied w all the years presented, unless othenvise st*ed.
Ststement of compli¥n¢¢
The financial Sta￿ments have been prepared Èn accordance wÈth Accounttng and Reporting by Charities..
Statement of Reeommended Prn¢ti¢e applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the
Financial Re￿rtIng Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Iteland (FRS 102) (effectsve l January
2015) - (Charities SORP IFRS 102)k the Financial RqK>rting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of
Ireland IFRS 102}. They also comply with the Companies Aa 2006 and Chariiies Act 2011.
Bisis tsf prep¥r#tion
The River Siour Trt￿ Limiied tllcets the defmition of a Plthlic benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets aThJ
liabilities ar¢ initially r¢co￿tS¢d at histsjricai cost or ttansattion value otherwise 5tattd in the relevant
a¢couTrting policy notes.
Going eontern
The trnstees consider that there a￿ material U￿ertainties about the charity's ability to tontinue as a going
concern nor any significant are&s of utKenainty affeci the carrying value of assets held by the charity.
Eiemption from preparing g ta5h flow statement
The charity opied ￿ ￿[Y adopt Bulletin I published on 2 FebnLary 2016 a￿d have therefore not included a c&sh
tlow statement in these finartcial S￿eMertts.
Income And endowmtnts
All Income is recogniKd once the charity has ¢￿titlement to the incorn4 it is probable that th¢ in¢ome will be
received and the amou￿ of the rtceivable can be measural ￿lIablY.
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The River Stour Trust Limit
Notes to the Financial Stgtements for the Year Ended 31 Ikcember 2021
Donations are r¢cognis¢d when the charity has been notified in wrtting of Ix>th the amount and settlement date.
Itj the event that a do[￿tiOn is $ubje¢t to ¢ondiiions tha¢ require a level of perfomian¢e by the Charity beft>re the
charity is entitled to the funds: the income is d¢f¢rr¢d and re¢ognis¢d Wllil either dh)se wndilions are fully
met. or the fulfilment of those conditiofts is wlM)Ily wthin the ￿n1ft)1 of the charity and il is probable that these
conditions will be fulfilled in th¢ reporting wiod.
Expenditsre
All ¢xp¢nditure 15 rccogni5ed once there is a legal or ConStn￿tive obligation to that expenditw%, it is probable
settlement 15 required and the amowi¢ (an ￿ mea8utuI rtliably. All rA)sts ar¢ all(￿ed tt> tht applicable
expenditure heading that &weg*e 5Èmilar rost5 to that ¢￿¢gOry. whe￿ (xb5ts can￿t be d]r￿tlY atiributed to
particular headjngs they have be¢n allocated on a b&sis consistent with the use of resources. with central staff
costs allocated on the ba515 of time spent. and depreci*ion eharges alloca*d on the ￿rtIOn of the asset"s use.
Other support costs are allocated based ort the spread of styff ¢osts.
Chanlable odtvilicw
Charitable expetkJittErt ¢OmPTiSCS tb05e costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and servi¢es
for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs th* w be a]loc*¢d dirErtly to 5urh ￿1vI￿¢S and those rosts of an
It￿ireCt Jjature necessary to supportth
Support Costs
Support Costs includ¢ centrdl fimctiotts attd hav¢ b¢en 311oc*¢d to xtivit). C05t categorie5 on a b&sis COEJSiStent
with the use of resources, for ex3tllple. alloc*ing propffj costs by 11(x)r areas. or per eapit4 sthff costs by the
time spent and thher cost5 by their usa8e.
Goyernance eosts
The5¢ include the costs attributsble to the charity's compliaTKe wtth coThstttutionai and 5tabJtory requxrements,
tncluding audi4 str*egi¢ management and tr￿S￿es'S Meetings and re1mbu￿d expenses.
Taxation
The charity is c4)n$tdered to pa55 the tests Set out in Pardgrdph I Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and
therefore it meets the dtfinition of a charitable company for UK wtporation tsx puwe5. Accordingly. the
charity is potentÉaJly exempi from in fESPeCt of income or capital gains received within Categories
covered by Chapter 3 Pan I l of the Corporation T&¥ Act 2010 or Section 256 of thr Tuatson of Chargeable
Gains Act 1992, to the extent that slleh income or gal￿% are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.
Tangible fixed assets
Individual fixed assets are inÈtially recordd at cosl less ally sub5wuent accumulated deprtti*ion and
subsequent arcumulated impairn)ent tosses.
Ikprwi8tioN a￿d amortisation
Depreciation is prowded on tan￿￿[e fixed to write off the e05t or Valuatio￿ less any esti¥nated
residual vatue, over their expected usefvl eeotKMnic life as follows:
Asset cl85S
Boats
Fitttngs
Pumps & equipm¢nt
Deprtriation method aDd rate
15% tedu¢iDg ba]anc&5Yo strai8ht line
20% redlleing balance
r￿U¢￿n8 balancelY/r* straight line
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Notes to the Fin2n¢ial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2021
Stock
Stock is va]ued at the lower of and e5tirnated selling pri¢e less ￿sts to wmplete and sell, after due regard
for obsolete and stow moving sttKks. Cost is deternitnal using the first-1￿ f1rst-o￿ (FIFO).
Trade debtors
Trade debtors are aMo￿ts due from customers for muchattdise sold or service5 perfornied ID the ordinary
collrse ofbusin¢ss.
Trdde debtors art recognised ittitially at the trathsaclion PTi¢¢. They are subsequently measured at amortised cosi
using the effethve interest metlx)d, less pmvision for impairment. A provision for the impaimient of trade
debtor5 is established when there is objective eVide￿e that the charity will be able tts collect a]1 a]nounts due
according to the onginal t¢rms of the teceivables.
Cash &nd CAsb equiv#le*ts
Cash and ¢a5h equiva]ents comprise ¢ash ha￿j and call dery>sit& and other sh)rt-teTm highly liquid
inve5ttneT)ts that are readily Convertible to 8 amount of cash 8Dd are subject to all itLsignÉft(allt risk of
change in vatue.
Trade creditors
Trade creditors are oblig*ioLs to pay for g(x)ds or services that have I￿¢ll acquired in the ordinary ¢outse of
business from supplieT5. Ar<ourts payable are classtfied as ¢urwerrt liabilities if the charity does not have an
unwndilionaj righL at the end of the TEPK)rting period. to defer settlement of the ¢redstor for * leasl N'elve
months after the rtporting date. If there is un¢onditsonal rtght to defer settlement for at least twelve months
after the rtporting date, they are presentrd &s ￿￿-CUrrent liabilities.
Trdde credito[5 are recognised initially at tht transaction price and subseqtsent]y m￿ured at amortised cost
sing the efftctive interest m¢thod.
Borrowings
lTrterest-bearin8 ly)m)wings are initially recx)rded at fair value. net of transaciion costs. Inter¢5t-bearing
borrowings ar¢ subsequently carried at amortised c05L with the difference betweett the proceed& Del of
trdnsaction tosts, and the amount due wrd¢mption beiD8 recognised as a ¢harge to the Statrment of Financial
Activitics over the period of the relevant tr*)rrowin
Interest expense is re¢ogni%d on the basis of tbe effcctive interest m¢th(rtl and is included in interest payable
and sitnilar Ch￿g¢S.
Borrowng5 are classified as current liabilities tsnless the rhaThty has an U￿OnditIOnal righi to defer Settlement of
the liability for at least twelve months after the re￿rtIng date.
Fulld 5trncture
Unrestricted incotne fvnds are general fiwds that available for use * the tsu#ees's discretion in fitrther8n¢e
of the obje¢tives of the charity.
Restricted income fund5 are those dOn￿ed for use in a particlliar area or for specific purtM)ses, the use of which
is resth¢ied to that arvd or purpo￿.
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The River Stour Trust Limited
Notes to the Financial Staternents for the Year Ended 31 December 2021
3 Intome from dfjm4titsns *lld legaties
Unrestrirted
fu￿d$
Total
2021
Total
21120
G¢rt¢r*l
Donations and legacie5'
Donations from individtsajs
10.808
10.808
4.064
10.808
10,808
4.064
4 1Dtome ¢h*ritsble *ctivities
T￿￿d$
Totsl
2021
Totsl
2020
G¢ntr*l
Boat operations
Grdnary operations
Visitor Edu¢aiion Centse
Tea Room
Granary bar
29.081
8.820
2258
3.803
7256
29.081
8.820
2258
3.803
7.256
16,085
3.135
1.703
51.218
51.218
20,928
5 lllcome from other tr*dÈng *eltvtties
Unrestricted
Ttrtsl
21120
Gener*1
2021
Trading Income..
Sale of tru￿ lin¢5
VAT claim
Support grallts
Membershtp subscriptiOTas
Insurance £1￿[n
Other income from othertrJJing activities
82
82
27,261
27,500
5.630
25.580
3,101
35.760
7.022
35.7(￿)
7.022
11.455
11.455
54.319
54.319
89,080
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The River Stour Trust Limited
Note5 to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2021
6 lllve5tJDent IDcorne
UDrestTiCt£d
fllDds
Totsl
21121
Total
2020
General
lttterest reeeivable aEJd similar Ell￿Tne:
Interest receivable on bank deposits
19
7 Expendi￿re 00 ch*ritsble artivtties
Unre5trictrd
Restrieled
Tot¥1
2021
Tot¥1
2020
GeDeral
Note
Staff costs
Allocated suppon costs
Governance costs
39,088
9.884
26.674
39.088
11363
36.419
41206
18,206
33.951
1.479
9.745
75.646
1224
86.870
93.363
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The River Stour Trust Limited
Notes to the Finaneial St*tem¢nts for the Year Ended 31 December 2021
8 Analysis of governante and support costs
Cbaritsble activities expwdtturt
UNTe5tTicied
Rtstrieted
Totsl
2021
Total
2020
GeDer*l
Boat operdtions
Granary operations
Visitor Educa150n
Centre
14.564
1.479
16.043
2.489
14.083
3.495
3.495
854
VEC- Insurance
expenditure
Tea room
5.070
1.125
6,798
58,754
1,125
6.798
68.499
Granary bar
Supw)rt costs
561
75.793
9.745
87225
11224
98,449
98J21
GovtrDxNce costs
Unrestrirted
nds
Restricted
funds
Totsl
2021
Total
21120
GeDer*l
Independet2t examiner fees
Examitiatiort of the finat]cial
$￿ements
I,oix)
463
2,826
1.000
300
Other fees paid to examitteT5
Legal fees
Depreciatio￿ amortisation and other
similar t0$15
Other governance costs
463
1826
2,181
4.855
17.530
9.745
14.600
17,530
14.637
15,83)
26.674
9.745
36,419
33.951
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The River Stour Trust Limitul
Notes to the Financial Ststements for the Year Ended 31 December 2021
9 Net iocomingloutgoing Tesourtts
Net incoming loutgoing resources for the year include:
21121
2020
t)epre¢iation of fixed assets
14.600
14.637
10 Trustees remuDergtllbD ex￿￿Se5
No trustees, noi any pcr50ll5 connected with them, have te¢eived any fEmuDeration from the chariry during the
year.
No trustees have received any reimbuw5ed expenses or any other benefits from the ¢haTity duri1￿ the year.
11 Staff costs
The ag￿gatE rAyroll cosLs were as follo￿.
2021
21120
Stsff costs during the year
Wages and salaries
39.088
41206
The monthly average number of persons (including senior management team) employed by the charity during
the year eXp￿Ssed as full ti￿¢ equivalents was as follows=
2021
202(1
The averdge head count of employees during the year was
3 (2020- 3) of the th)ve employ¢es participated in the Defined Contrtbut*)n Pension Sthe￿¢s.
No employee re¢eiv¢d etnoluments of than £60.0(Xl during the year.
12 IndepeDdettt examitterfs rernunerxtioD
2021
211211
Examination of the fJnancia] stst¢tnents
i.o(
Other fee5 to ex%miners
All other services
463
300
13 Tax*tion
The charity ts a regi5tercd charity and is therefore exempt from taxation.
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The River Stour Trust Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2021
14 T*ngible fixed assets
Land SDd
buildiDgs
Pumps &
equipment
Total
Cost
Ai l January 2021
AdditioAs
444,818
201.515
2,769
170J13
75.841
1.8¢h)
892,487
4,569
At 31 Deccmbw 2021
444.818
204284
170313
77.641
897.056
D¢preeiatio
At l January 2021
Charge forthe yvdr
119.519
8.748
23,836
3.5 12
50.579
2J40
193.934
14,600
At 31 December 2021
128267
27J48
52,919
208.534
Net book value
At 31 DeceTnber 2021
444.818
76.017
142.965
24.722
688,522
At 31 Lkcember 2020
444.818
81,996
146.477
25.262
698,553
Included withtn the net 6￿)k value of land and buildings above ts £216.43i (2020 - £216.433) ID respect of
freehold tand and buildings and £228.385 (2020- £228.)85) in respect of leaseholds.
IS Debtors
21121
2020
Trade debtors
Prepayments
Other debtors
4.023
14.678
26
(445)
663
27
18.727
245
16 CrniStors: #mOliDts fauing due within year
2021
2020
Bank loans
Trade ¢reditOT5
her I￿atiOn and wi3] security
6.0(K)
13.851
3,353
1.859
(20.7221
18,096
50
VAT
Other creditors
Accruals
(10,968)
21.49)
32.291
2.636
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The River Stour Trnst Limited
Notes to the Financial Slatements for the Year Ended 31 December 2021
17 Creditors: amounts f*lling due xfttr year
2021
202
Bank loan5
21,IKKb
30.1>00
18 PeDsioD and other sebeme5
Defined eontriblltioll pells1o￿ scbeme
The charity opeT*es a defined ￿￿trIbutiOn pension scheme. The prnsion c05t charge for the year represents
¢ontributions payable by the charity to the ￿hOne aTwJ amounted to £Nil (2020- £Nil}.
19 Funds
Balante at 31
Detember
21121
#t I
J*lluary2021
e41eDded
UDrestrirted fuods
Generdl
620,174
11&367
(86.9251
649,616
Restricted fuDds
217.¢M4
111224)
205.820
Tot41 fund5
837218
116.367
(98.149
855,4J6
Unrestricted
Balance At 31
December
*¢ I
JxDu*ry 2020
e4¥eDded
2020
Unrestricted fuDds
General
594,6)2
104.091
(79,555)
619.168
Rt$tricted fvnds
226.816
10,000
18.766)
218,050
Total fun
821.448
114.091
198J21)
837218
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The River Stour Trust Limlted
Not￿ to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 202J
21b Att*tysis of net 1S5ets betweeTh
Unrestricted fwids
Restritltd
General
DesigD*ted
Totsl funds
T8￿gible fixed a
Current assets
Current liabilities
Creditors over l year
481,468
144.470
(J2.291)
121,IMJO)
207.054
688.522
220,205
{32,291)
{21,000}
75.735
Total net assets
572.647
75.735
207.054
855.436
UDrestrirted fllDds
Restricted
Designated
Totsl funds
Tangible fixed &ssets
Current &sseis
CU￿ent liabilities
Creditors over l year
481.754
107.574
(2,636)
130,IMM))
216.7
698,553
171,301
(2.6361
(30.0001
63,727
Tota] net assets
556.692
63.727
216.799
837.218
21 Related p*rty trans#etiOll5
Dllring the year the clwity made the following rr]ated party transacti￿5..
The Trust incurred costs to the va]ue of £Nil (2020 - £4,420} fn)m The Thames Electric laU￿h Co. a company
Own￿ by Mr Ernthys Barrell. one of the Trustees. No profft Wds made by The Thames Ele£lrtc Launch Co or
Ernrhys Barrell. At the balattte slret date the atnount due tolfrom was £Nil (2020- £NÈll.
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