Dee Trust — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 11 February 2009
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06635114
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £800,275
Latest expenditure: £836,401
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Unit 30 The Malthouse, Regent Street, Llangollen, Denbighshire, LL20 8HS

Website recorded by the regulator: www.welshdeetrust.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Securing the preservation,protection,development and improvement of the rivers,streams,watercourses and water bodies in the Welsh Dee catchment. Advancing the education of the public in the management of water and the wider environment.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 22 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £800,275
Total Gross Expenditure: £836,401

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 11 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 11 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £600,693
Total Gross Expenditure: £696,197

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £545,781
Total Gross Expenditure: £447,237

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 22 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 22 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £471,328
Total Gross Expenditure: £411,060

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 23 September 2021
Date Accounts Received: 23 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £260,225
Total Gross Expenditure: £331,393

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 22 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £800,275
Total Gross Expenditure: £836,401
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £411,540
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 200

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 11 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £600,693
Total Gross Expenditure: £696,197
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £404,682
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 200

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £545,781
Total Gross Expenditure: £447,237
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £276,797
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 35

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 22 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £471,328
Total Gross Expenditure: £411,060
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £217,440
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 23 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £260,225
Total Gross Expenditure: £331,393
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £207,316
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 22 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 36630
Income Other Trading Activities: 289349
Income Charitable Activities: 466634
Income Investments: 2662
Income Other: 5000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 800275
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £141
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £836,260
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 836401
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 33910
Expenditure Support Costs: 69839
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £274,251
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £315,906
Assets Total Liabilities: £41,655
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £274,251
Creditors One Year Total Current: 41655
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £108,724
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 274251
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 274251
Count Employees: 5
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 11 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 14999
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 411348
Income Investments: 1731
Income Other: 172615
Income Total Income And Endowments: 600693
Income Legacies: 350
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £246
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £695,951
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 696197
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 65570
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £310,377
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £368,520
Assets Total Liabilities: £58,144
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £310,376
Creditors One Year Total Current: 58144
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £258,573
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 303711
Funds Restricted: 6665
Funds Total: 310376
Count Employees: 5
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 7839
Income Other Trading Activities: 259888
Income Charitable Activities: 277607
Income Investments: 360
Income Other: 87
Income Total Income And Endowments: 545781
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £97
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £447,140
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 447237
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £292,333
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £428,061
Assets Total Liabilities: £22,181
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £405,880
Creditors One Year Total Current: 22181
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £335,236
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 292339
Funds Restricted: 113541
Funds Total: 405880
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Wirral
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Merseyside
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cheshire West & Chester
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Conwy
Welsh Ind: Yes

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cheshire East
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Gwynedd
Welsh Ind: Yes

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Denbighshire
Welsh Ind: Yes

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Wrexham
Welsh Ind: Yes

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: Dee Trust
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2009-02-11T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 JULY 2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 20 NOVEMBER 2008 as amended on 03 Mar 2026
Charitable Objects: (A) TO SECURE THE CONSERVATION, REHABILITATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THERIVER DEE, ITS TRIBUTARIES, STREAMS AND WATERCOURSES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION AND OF THEBANKS, RIPARIAN LANDS AND ALL AREAS COMPRISING THE CATCHMENT OF THE RIVER IN ALLTHEIR ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS.(B) TO SECURE THE CONSERVATION (AND WHERE APPROPRIATE) THE REHABILITATION OF ALL THEINDIGENOUS SPECIES OF BIRD, ANIMAL, FISH AND PLANT LIFE IN THE SAID RIVER.(C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF RIVERS AND THE NEEDFOR A HEALTHY RIVER IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN ANIMAL, FISH AND PLANT LIFE THEREIN.(D) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE RIVER BANK ANDITS ANIMAL AND PLANT LIFE AND THE NEED FOR CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OFENVIRONMENTS OF THE RIVER AND THE RIVER BANK.(E) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE NEED FOR THE PROPER MANAGEMENT OFWATER.
Area Of Benefit: RIVER DEE

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 367037
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE WELSH DEE TRUST

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures