River Holme Connections — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 7 October 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £639,774
Latest expenditure: £582,013
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: River Holme Connections, Unit 4 Honley Business Hub, 13-15 Westgate, Honley, HOLMFIRTH, HD9 6AA

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.riverholmeconnections.org/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

River Holme Connections (RHC) aims to open up access to the River Holme from its origins to its junction with the River Colne for the benefit of local people and visitors to the Holme Valley. It also undertakes practical tasks to improve the river environment and to educate people about the river's environmental importance.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 18 May 2026
Date Accounts Received: 18 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £639,774
Total Gross Expenditure: £582,013

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: 21 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £542,269
Total Gross Expenditure: £578,397

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: 20 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 20 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £330,729
Total Gross Expenditure: £333,316

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: 10 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 10 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £263,627
Total Gross Expenditure: £176,732

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: 20 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 20 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £237,327
Total Gross Expenditure: £216,481

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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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 18 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £639,774
Total Gross Expenditure: £582,013
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £460,400
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 21 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £542,269
Total Gross Expenditure: £578,397
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £449,748
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: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 20 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £330,729
Total Gross Expenditure: £333,316
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 183726
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: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 10 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £263,627
Total Gross Expenditure: £176,732
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 58268
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 20 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £237,327
Total Gross Expenditure: £216,481
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £128,139
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

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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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 18 May 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 54828
Income Other Trading Activities: 4503
Income Charitable Activities: 577345
Income Investments: 3098
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 639774
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £25,309
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £556,704
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 582013
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 18138
Expenditure Support Costs: 132653
Expenditure Depreciation: 8270
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £87,386
Assets Total Fixed: 9814
Assets Own Use: 9814
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £380,044
Assets Total Liabilities: £124,299
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £265,559
Creditors One Year Total Current: 124299
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £369,628
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 189531
Funds Restricted: 76028
Funds Total: 265559
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 21 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 32072
Income Other Trading Activities: 4331
Income Charitable Activities: 503703
Income Investments: 2163
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 542269
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,129
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £576,268
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 578397
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3798
Expenditure Support Costs: 69171
Expenditure Depreciation: 8669
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £72,361
Assets Total Fixed: 14401
Assets Own Use: 14401
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £327,660
Assets Total Liabilities: £134,263
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £207,798
Creditors One Year Total Current: 134263
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £320,998
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 151108
Funds Restricted: 56690
Funds Total: 207798
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Kirklees
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Yorkshire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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

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

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

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: River Holme Connections
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2015-10-07T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Foundation Registered 07 Oct 2015 as amended on 08 Jun 2020 as amended on 27 Oct 2021
Charitable Objects: 1. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE RIVER HOLME CORRIDOR AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE RIVER HOLME CORRIDOR AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 559898
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: RIVER 2015

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management