REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 01747301 IEn¥land and Wale5) REGISTERED CHARITV NUMBER: I￿380 Rlver Tharnes Soclet 5tees' Re ort and temt r th¢ Ycthr Ended 31 Oetober 202 lan S And¢ison, Chanered Accouniant Gieengarth Thicket Grove Maidenhead Berkshire SL6 4LW River Thanies Socie for the Year En ed ctober 2025 Page Reference and Administrative Details Trustees, Report Independent Ex#miner'% Report Statetnent of Financlal ACti￿tieS B#lxnce ShEel 7 to 8 Notes to tbe Financial StateThents 9 10 16 er Admini trativ for the Year Lnded 31 Octo talls TRUSTEES Peter Finch Chairnwi of Council Rupert Bagilholc Iresi￿]ed 26.4.25) Ja¥k Dctt¢i"id8¢ {i¢sipyiul 20.4.251 David Lamb¢rt Jackie Lambert {resigned 26.4.251 Hilary Pereira Gillian Rix {r¢signed 26.4.25} John Tamsitt Abigail Reynolds Roy Miller Thomas Bern￿n Peter Hall Robert Htravens Mi¢hA¢l Sullivan (oppointed 26.4.251 Greg Wilkinson (appointed 26.4.25) COMPANY SECRETARY Guy BArlow REGISTERED OFFICE Beaumont House 28 Beaumoni Road Windsor Berkshire SL4 IJP RECISTERED COMPANY Nu￿lBER 01747301 IEn8lamd and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY Tr4ULIIBER 288380 INDEPENDENT EXAMtNER lau S Ander50n. Chartered Accountsnt Greejigarnh Thicket Grove Maiderthead Berkshire SL6 4LW PRESIDENT Piof. Rob￿1 Vail de Noo11 CBE vtCE-PRESIDENTS Lady Bonvick Mark Edivards MBE Sir David Suchet CBE Page I Rii'er Thames S ie R lster r: OJ747301 Tru5tee5' R for the Year Ended 31 October 202 The trusiees who are also director5 of lh¢ ¢hartry for Ihe purposes of th¢ Companie5 Act 2006, prescnt th¢ir rcJx)rt with the finan¢i&l ststements of the charity for th¢ year ended 31 OLiober 2025. The tsustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Chariti¢s-. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their 4LC¥UUIilS in dLCVtddnL¥ WiLb Ili¢ Fin￿1￿101 Rryuiliiig StaL]d&"d applicabl¢ in the UK and Rcpubli¢ of Ireland (FRS 102) l¢ff¢ctive l Jalluary 20221. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objective5 and aim5 The principal activities of the charity continuc io bc to.. - Proicct the natLtral beauty of the Piver Thames. adjacent land5 and bualditjgs of histori¢ interest - Promote nature ¢on5erYation Support and coniribute to the effons of oiher organisaiions with similar iniercst in th¢ river - Pre5eTve and extend drneFilties which allow and eDcoiirage the use of the rivcr for all purposes Aililrvriiieiil$ yerfori)18Jl£t Diiring the year ihe Sociery undcrtook a range of a¢tiviti¢s in support of our aims to protect and promot¢ the Thames from source to the se& We engaged with many bodies. including the Environm¢nt Agency. Port of London Authority, Thames Path PBrtnetEhxp, Thames 21 and the Thame5 Rivers Trust. We kept in touch with local auil)orilies, MPS in riparian constituencies. Telcvant Mit]istets and ' Shadow ' Ministers on matters affecting the river. llicluding pollution and planning issues. Socidl, cultural and educational a¢tivities weTe organised. Our River Wardejis ¢(Triitinued to monitor the Tham¢s Path and took part in vaiious "cltaii-up" activities. In addition, we maintained our wai¢m)an's cutter and the length of river bank w¢ own near Marlow. Public bcthcfit The Dir¢ctors hav¢ lakcn note of the Charity Commi5sioner5' guii]ance on public benefit by providing a rang¢ of talks. displays, inforn]ation stands, a quarterly magaline and use of social media to infomi the public on the way5 the bottely safeguard￿. the rivor. A large amount of infomiation is gii'en on reqiipst tn rnp.mhtrrq nf ihe piihlic. hroadcaqting aiid educational bodies. We Continue to make annual award5 to individu2]s and organisaiions making a significant conrribuiioi) io the river and give 8ranr5 10 a range of youth. spontng aThd envlronmental bodie5. Page 2 River Thames Soele 5tered number: 01747301 Tru5tees' R ort for th e#rE￿d tober 2 OBJEcrtVES AND ACTIVITIES Finallcial review Th¢ Statement of Finan¢ial Activities for the yvdr on pagc 6 shows a net deficii for the Society of £6,893 (2024 net dcficit £9431. All of thc funds r¢ttivcd during the year were unrcstrictcd fund3 and whi¢h could bc uscd to eaMbl¢ th¢ chaiity 10 meet its running costs and to allow tlie trustees to uiilise funds for relevant charitable purposes. During the yearthe trust generated the followins income. l} Donations and subscriptions totalling E21,5U4 {2U24- L22,96111 were raised. 2} Income generated from the Thames Guardian magazine and merchandise sales totalled £10,000 {2024- £8.778). 31 Evenis realised income of £1 1,628 (2024. £10,552). 41 Invesm)cnt income in die fonn of bank & other int¢rest lolalled £5.651 {2024 - £3.373). The in¢re&8e in Yalu¢ of tlke COtF Uiiits in the Charities Ethical Jnvestment Fund was £34412024-£7.1)98). Th¢ Tham¢s Guardian mayzinc tcoli3¢d a d¢fi¢it of £5,860 12024 £5,776). The rnTrsozine histori¢olly made a surplus for use towards charitable activiiies, The dowTrtum ha5 followed the impact on Covid-19 and th¢ ¢cono]nic impact on such as property adNenising revcnu¢ The Directors ue of the opinion that the publicatioii continues to provide the Society ivith publicity and hi8hlÉ811ts in)Porta￿t inatters relevant to the objects of clwity. Ihiis fLilfLlling the charl￿S objc¢ts, w'i(h the added advantage thai it sav¢s rhe cost of a separate members newsl¢tt¢r. Included in charitable ex￿ndi￿re is £11.600 defrayed on 2 ￿lts for various "river based. organisattons. There is a list of these, and r¢l¢Yant amounts, shown in note 5 to the fmallcial statements. There were no movements in ftxed assets in the year, sav¢ depreeiaiion on existing assets. Giv¢D the fully written down value of cquipment the Directors ore to undcrtake a fvll audit to confinn existence and condition thcreof. As at 31 Iktober 2025 total g¢n¢rated funds were £209.24812024- £216,141), all of which is Wirtstri￿ed funds. Investmvrtt performAnee The charitable company's basic inves(Inent objeciive is to maintain the real value of its investments and to maximise Jncom¢. In OTder to do thls, the chanty Invested su4)lus fvnds in the L"UIF CharitEeg Ethical Invesrmeni Fund Accuniulation Units. with further excess funds being placed in a deposii account whi¢h is both a safe tnl'estmeni and gives 8 reasonable rdte of return. Reserves poIi¢y 2nd goiug ¢on¢ern The cliaritsble company's nct deficii for Ihc year end¢d 31 Ociobcr 2025 totalled £6,893 {2024 nei deficit £9431. This includes ao unr¢alis¢d surplus on revaluation of investm¢nis of£344. The balance on the unrestricted income fund at 31 October 2025 w&$ £209.248 {2024 £216.1411. Th¢re was no balance held on restriC￿d funLi8. The Directors regularly review the reserves poli¢y. based llpon CUJTent levels of eX￿ndItUre and income. and are ctively s¢¢king to make grants to worthy individuals and organisations wliich fall within the cliaritable company's reinit. The policy is To ensure unused surplus funds do noi accumulaie whllsi allowing for risks 10 income flows resulTing tJDin dama%e lo reputation and the effects of a severe recession reducin% mcmbership and donations. The River Thamcs So¢icty docs not intend to be a reserves.rich charity and in any evenL the S¢xiery's current activitie5 do not rcquir¢ thi5. Th¢ wstee3 ¢onsid¢r that adequat¢ r¢S(ru￿¢S will ¢ontinu¢ to bc availabl¢ io fuod th¥ a¢tivit1¢5 of Ihc Socicty for th forcs¢¢able future and vicw the charity as a going concern. FLrruRE PLANS The future aims of the Society are to exiend CUTTent aciiviiies, d¢v¢lop ¢du¢ational work, in¢rease our presence at river-relate¢J events and support for initiatives of benefit 10 the wider river Lommuniry. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMEIYT Governlng documeni Th¢ financial statemcnts comply with ihe Charities Act 2011. the Companies Act 2(M)6 and the Memorandum and Articles of Association. The trustees h2ve adopted the provisions of Accounting and Rep)rting by Charities.. Stateinent of R¢¢omm¢nd¢d Prnctic¢ appli¢abl¢ to chariti¢s pr¢paring thcir accoun1¥ in a¢cordancG with th¢ Financial Rcportin5 Standard 102 {¢ffcctiv¢ l January 20221. Page 3 Rli'er *me$ Socie istered number: 01747301 Trustees, Rc f r the Year Ended 31 Oct ber 20 STRucfuRE, COVERNANCE AND MAP4AGEMEP Trustee director5 other appointmenis The tnjstee dire¢tors 5crving on the River Thames Society Council are shown on page l. Sinee ihe year end. on 4 Nov¢tnb¢i 2025, David L￿7}b￿LI I¢SL81)¢d a& a Uu5tt¢ dji￿101. Th¢ Chaimian of th¢ Cowicil 15 P¢t¢r Finch. The President and Vie¢ Prcsid¢nts (which ar¢ non4ircctorship appointrnents) serve ihr¢c-year t¢rTns. The y¢ar in which they becom¢ due for re-eleciion is published in each yeavs notice of Annual General Meeting. The elective direciors also serve three-year teTms. The year in whicli their ternis of offjce cease 8re publislied in each year's notice of Annual General Meeting. A]1 other directors are elected annually. OrganiSAtlon and strneture River lliames So¢i¢ty is a registcrcd charity and is a registered company limited by guarantce. The company was incotporaled l￿d i$ gOv¢m¢d by Jts m¢morandum and arti¢l¢6 of #sso¢iation 22 Au8u8¢ 1983. Th¢ ¢luwity W regisiered wÈth the Charity Commission on 23 January 1984. For many ycarg th¢ Society ha8 COn8jSted of five branche8 covering the whole of the river from th¢ source to the se¥. In 2022 two branches ceased to operate llidependenily for accouniing purposes, alrhough there remain five branches for operational purp05C5. '1-h¢ bociety is govemcd by a council, whtch consists ot- the chair ot" each branch and m¢mb¢rs elected for a tern) of office at each Annual Cieneral Meeting hy the members. Risk mxnllgemenl The tru%tecs have a risk management strategy which comprises.. an annual review of the principal risks and llncertainlies that the charily faces; the cstablishmcnt of poli¢ics, systems and pi(*edures to niitigate thosc risks identified in the annual review. and the implementation of procedures designed to minimis¢ or manag¢ any potential impact on the charity should thos¢ risks niaierialise tNDEPENDENT EK4MINER lan S Anderson was appoint¢d Independejt Examiner at thc last Annual (ieDernl Meeting. Approved by order of the board of tnjstees on 26 F¢bm2ry 2026 and signed on its b¢half by.. Guy Barlow- Secretary Page 4 Inde endent Examiner'$ Re River Thxtnes Socie ort to the T stees of Independent examlner's report to the trustees ofRiYer Thame5 Society I'the Company'l I report to the chariry trustees on my examination of the accounts of th¢ Con)pany for the year ended 31 Ocrober 2025. Re5ponslbllltles and basls of report A5 ihe charity's nusiees of the Company (and also its direciors for the purposes of company law) you are TespoDsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2(X)61'the 2006 Acl'l. Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of thc 2006 Act and are ¢li8ibl¢ for independent examinotion, I report in respect of my examinatiOD of your eharity's accounts as C8JTied out under Section 145 of tho Charities Act ?01 I I'the 2011 Act'l. In carryins out my examina¢ion I h#v¢ followed the Dirwtions gii'¢n by the Charity Commission under Section 145(51 Ib) of th¢ 2011 A¢t. Independent exgminer's Statement I have completed my examination. I confimi thai no maiters have come to my attention in ¢onnection with the examination giving me ¢ause to b¢li¢ve'. 8ccounung records were not kept in respe¢1 of the Company as rcquired by S¢rtion 386 of th¢ 21M)6 ACL. or IhG ur¢ounts do not acrord with th03¢ r¢cord3' or th¢ accounrs do not ¢omply with th¢ a¢¢ounting requirem¢nts of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement rhat the accounts giv¢ a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an indep¢ndent ex8mi118tion' or thc accounts have not been prepared in accordanc¢ with the methods and principles of the Sratement of Keconmiended Pra¢tice tor aceounithg and reponing by charities (applicable to chanties prepanng their accounts in accordance with the Fi]wicial Reporting Standard applicable ID the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)). I have no conruns and have come ￿lT￿￿5 no Uther nvdll¢T& in connection with the examil￿tIOn to which attention should b¢ drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of th¢ 2¢counts to b¢ r¢ached. lan S Anderson BA FCA laii S AndeTson, Chortered AcLwuntant Greenb4rth Thicket Grove Maidenliead Berkshire SI.6 4LW 26 February 2020 Page 5 River Thame5 Socie Statement of Fi tivities for the Year Ended 31 Oetober 202 2025 Total funds 2024 Total nds Uiwestricted fund Restricted nd Notes INCOME AND Ef¥DOWMENTS FROIV Dona(ions and legacies 21.505 21J05 22,968 Ottirr ir4diiig 4Llivili Investn)ent income 21,087 5.651 21,687 5,651 19,+)0 3.373 Total 48,843 48,843 45.831 EXPELYDITURE ON Raising fund5 22,406 22,406 19.427 Charitable aetivitfies Charitable expendilure 33,674 3J.674 34,445 Total 56,080 56,080 53,872 Nei gains on illvestments 344 344 7.098 NET tNCOMEI{EXPENDITURE) (6.893) (6193) (943) RECONCILJATION OF FUNDS Toial funds brouglii forwaid 216,141 216,141 217,084 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIE. D f4ORWARD 209,248 209,248 2L6,141 Tlir Iivlr) fuiiiL pul-l vfilirbe fillai￿la1 siat¢ii)ciits Page 6 River Thames Socie 5tered nllm 01747301 Balan heet 31 October 2025 2025 Total funds 2024 Totdl fund5 Unresiricted fund Rcstricted nd Not¢s FIXED ASSETS Tan£ible a$5Ct$ Inv¢stment5 3J72 51,405 3172 51,405 4,074 51,061 10 55,277 55,277 55,135 CURRENT ASSETS Stocks DebtoiE Cash al bank and in hand 1,181 30UO ISl,579 1.480 3,525 158,032 12 3,806 1$1,579 150,500 IJO.500 163,037 CREDITORS Aii)ouiits lalli118 due withiti oiie ye 13 (2,595) (2&9S) {2,0311 NET CUtiliENT ASSETS 153,971 153,971 161.006 T￿TAL ASSETS LESS CURREivr LL4BILITIES 209,248 209348 216,141 NET ASSETS 209,248 209,248 216,141 FUNDS Unrestri¢l¢d fi￿d5 14 209,248 216,141 TOTAL FUIYDS 209,248 216,141 The chariiable compcmy Is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the C(Trrnpanies Act 2(K)6 for the year ended 31 October 2025. The Inember5 have not required the company tts obyJin an audit ol. its financial statcments for th¢ year cnded 31 OL'lvb¥r 2025 in dLLvrddnce with StLtiun 476 of the Coffipanie& ALI 2006. The ttU5tees acknowl¢dge their responsibilities for (D} ensurins thot thc choritu171c eompuny kccp9 %Lccountins rc¢or(Ls thDt eotnply with Sections 386 ond 387 of the Companies Aci 2006 and preparing finaiicial statements which give a true and fair view of the slate of affairs of thc charitabl¢ cotnpany as I the end of eaeh finaneial ye#i' of its giirplus or deficit fnr egch financi91 year in gccnril?ncp. with ihe. rcquirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which othetivist comply with thc requireTnents of the Companies Act 2006 r¢lating lo fU￿a¢1a1 s￿temen￿, so far as applicable to the Lharitable company. (bl 1¢ iJoi¢s foiLI) pail of di¢s¢ fiiiaiicial sral¢iii¢iits PaRe 7 continued... River Thames Sucie i5tered number: 01747301 Balance Sh t- 31 Ott nued Th¢se financial siatements have been prepared in ac¢ordan¢e with the provisiorts applicable to chaTitabl¢ ¢ompanies subjeci io the small companies regime. Th¢ financial ststements were approved by ihe Board of Twstees and Juthori%d for i$5ue on 26 F¢bnJary 2026 and were 5I9icd oil 115 khalf by". Peter Finch- Trustee Tiic not¢s fonii part of tlir5¢ finaiirial 5t&kmcnts Page 8 River Thames Societv NDte5 to thc Finaneffial Stateme for the Yexr Ended 31 Ottober 2025 ACCOUNTING POLICIES BasAs of preparAtion The financial statements of ihe charitable company, which is a public benefit cntity under FRS 10? have been prepattd in aLLurLl