01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received Late
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 25 November 2021
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £1,177,767
- Latest expenditure
- £1,142,658
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: RIVERVIEW, THE EMBANKMENT BUSINESS PARK, HEATON MERSEY, STOCKPORT, SK4 3GN
Website recorded by the regulator: www.merseyrivers.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Mersey Rivers Trust is a charity working in partnership with all those interested in improving our local rivers and waterways. As a member of the national Rivers Trust movement, it is the Rivers Trust for the River Mersey and its catchment. The Trust covers a large area of the North West River Basin District and includes the rivers Alt, Crossens, Irwell, Tame, Goyt, Bollin, Weaver and more.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 February 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,177,767
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,142,658
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £974,798
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £843,371
- Fin Period Start Date
- 21 June 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £683,053
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £655,243
- Fin Period Start Date
- 25 November 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 20 June 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 20 April 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £936,662
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,130,897
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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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 18 February 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,177,767
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,142,658
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £22
- Income From Government Grants
- £808,704
- 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
- 156
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 6 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £974,798
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £843,371
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £25
- Income From Government Grants
- £554,174
- 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
- 210
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 21 June 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 13 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £683,053
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £655,243
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £10
- Income From Government Grants
- £158,170
- 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
- 262
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 25 November 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 20 June 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 20 April 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 23 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £936,662
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,130,897
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £6
- Income From Government Grants
- £140,760
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 179
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 18 February 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 5991
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1161983
- Income Investments
- 9793
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1177767
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,142,658
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1142658
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 5640
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 249657
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £228,503
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,164,588
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £613,810
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £550,778
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 613810
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,022,796
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 343003
- Funds Restricted
- 207775
- Funds Total
- 550778
- Count Employees
- 24
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 6 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 967367
- Income Investments
- 7431
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 974798
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £843,371
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 843371
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 21253
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 130548
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £243,943
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £649,050
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £133,381
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £515,669
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 133381
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £480,744
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 99415
- Funds Restricted
- 416254
- Funds Total
- 515669
- Count Employees
- 15
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 21 June 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 13 November 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 27500
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 652826
- Income Investments
- 2727
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 683053
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £655,243
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 655243
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 71284
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £199,412
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £858,995
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £474,753
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £384,242
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 474753
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £614,925
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 331484
- Funds Restricted
- 52758
- Funds Total
- 384242
- Count Employees
- 14
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 25 November 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 20 June 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 20 April 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 23 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 936130
- Income Investments
- 532
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 936662
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,130,897
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1130897
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 93319
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £16,270
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £840,391
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £483,959
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £356,432
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 483959
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £840,391
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 134671
- Funds Restricted
- 221761
- Funds Total
- 356432
- Count Employees
- 13
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- MERSEY RIVERS TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2021-11-25T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- MERSEY RIVERS TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-01-19T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 3950707
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1073152
- Assoc Charity Name
- MERSEY RIVERS TRUST
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 25 Nov 2021
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND WHERE APPLICABLE DELIVER PROJECTS FOR THE PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, AND DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN AND RURAL WATERWAYS AND THEIR ENVIRONS, INCLUDING ADJACENT ESTUARINE AND COASTAL AREAS AS DEFINED IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT AND ITS WILDLIFE. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES RELATING TO SECURING, IMPROVING AND MAINTAINING SUCH URBAN AND RURAL WATERWAYS AND THEIR ENVIRONS. TO PROMOTE AND WHERE APPLICABLE DELIVER PROJECTS FOR THE USE OF AND ACCESS AND TO SUCH URBAN AND RURAL WATERWAYS AND WATERSIDES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE PUBLIC.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures