ESSEX AND SUFFOLK RIVERS TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 9 June 2014
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 08834787
Financial period: 1 June 2024 – 31 May 2025
Latest income: £963,493
Latest expenditure: £277,276
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Essex & Suffolk Rivers Trust, Red Gables, Ipswich Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1BE

Website recorded by the regulator: www.essexsuffolkriverstrust.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To conserve, protect, rehabilitate and improve the rivers,streams,watercourses,groundwaters and water impoundments of the catchments comprising the rivers in Essex and Suffolk,including adjacent estuarine and coastal areas.To advance the education of the public, or any institution.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 2 March 2026
Date Accounts Received: 2 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £963,493
Total Gross Expenditure: £277,276

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 9 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 9 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £323,449
Total Gross Expenditure: £211,513

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 28 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 28 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £269,677
Total Gross Expenditure: £166,559

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 24 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 24 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £158,875
Total Gross Expenditure: £137,115

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 30 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 30 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £57,239
Total Gross Expenditure: £46,952

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Received Date: 2 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £963,493
Total Gross Expenditure: £277,276
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £333,499
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: 75

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Received Date: 9 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £323,449
Total Gross Expenditure: £211,513
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £111,500
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: 14

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Received Date: 28 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £269,677
Total Gross Expenditure: £166,559
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Received Date: 24 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £158,875
Total Gross Expenditure: £137,115
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Received Date: 30 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £57,239
Total Gross Expenditure: £46,952
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Received Date: 2 March 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 963112
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 381
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 963493
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £277,276
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 277276
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 12492
Expenditure Support Costs: 39250
Expenditure Depreciation: 300
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £51,535
Assets Total Fixed: 2722
Assets Own Use: 2722
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £959,180
Assets Total Liabilities: £4,380
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £957,522
Creditors One Year Total Current: 4380
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £404,252
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 54257
Funds Restricted: 903265
Funds Total: 957522
Count Employees: 5
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cambridgeshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Suffolk
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Essex
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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

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

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

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ESSEX AND SUFFOLK RIVERS TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2014-06-09T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/01/2014 as amended on 14 Oct 2025
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE: -1. TO CONSERVE, PROTECT, REHABILITATE AND IMPROVE THE RIVERS, STREAMS, WATERCOURSES, GROUND-WATERS AND WATER IMPOUNDMENTS OF THE CATCHMENTS COMPRISING THE RIVERS IN ESSEX AND SUFFOLK, INCLUDING ADJACENT ESTUARINE AND COASTAL AREAS, FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OR IMPROVEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, OR ANY ASSOCIATION, INSTITUTION, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION, COMPANY, LOCAL AUTHORITY, ADMINISTRATIVE OR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR PUBLIC BODY OR REPRESENTATIVE BODY IN: -(A) THE UNDERSTANDING OF RIVERS, RIVER CORRIDORS AND RIVER CATCHMENTS, INCLUDING THEIR FAUNA, FLORA, BIODIVERSITY, ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL ACTIVITY, AND RIVER CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT.(B) THE NEED FOR, AND BENEFITS OF, CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures