SOUTH EAST WALES RIVERS TRUST

Charity Number: 1145724
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Trust works in the former South East Wales Industrial Valleys. It Curently works with Wild Life Trusts, Councils as well as Schools and environmental Bodies such as Groundwork and Natural Resources Wales. Current Activities include the Running of School programes on River habitat and it's importance to the community as well as the important work of improving access to fish over man made weirs

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £250,143
Total expenditure: £184,948

People

7 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Blaenau Gwent
  • Caerphilly
  • Cardiff
  • Merthyr Tydfil
  • Rhondda Cynon Taff
  • Torfaen
  • Vale Of Glamorgan

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 February 2012: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • SEWRT (Working name)
Company number:
06339974 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Richard Williams Trustee 25 March 2019
None on record
James Gregory Trustee 15 December 2014
None on record
DENNIS BAYNHAM Trustee 01 February 2012
None on record
JONATHAN IAN MEAD Trustee 01 February 2012
None on record
JONATHAN DAVIDSON TAYLOR Trustee 15 November 2011
None on record
Anthony Rees MBE Trustee 15 November 2011
None on record
PROFESSOR ROBERT JOHN WILLIAMS Trustee 15 November 2011
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £204.28k £303.63k £212.05k £157.33k £250.14k
Total expenditure £92.92k £216.22k £187.25k £291.33k £184.95k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £1.41k N/A £171.20k N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 20 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 20 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 14 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 14 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 15 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 15 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 14 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 14 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 14 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 14 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10/08/2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 27/01/2012

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE: (A) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE RIVERS, STREAMS, WATER COURSES AND WATER IMPOUNDMENTS IN THE RIVERS TAFF, ELY, RHYMNEY, EBBW, AND SIRHOWY TOGETHER WITH THEIR CATCHMENT AREAS IN ALL THEIR ASPECTS IN SOUTH EAST WALES AND ADJACENT AREAS OF THEIR BANKS AND RIPARIAN LANDS (B) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, REHABILITATION AND PROTECTION OF THE INDIGENOUS SPECIES OF ANIMAL AND PLANT LIFE OF THE RIVERS, STREAMS, WATER COURSES AND WATER IMPOUNDMENTS IN THE RIVERS TAFF, ELY, RHYMNEY, EBBW, AND SIRHOWY TOGETHER WITH THEIR CATCHMENT AREAS IN ALL THEIR ASPECTS IN SOUTH EAST WALES AND ADJACENT AREAS OF THEIR BANKS, RIPARIAN LANDS AND THEREBY ENHANCE THE BIODIVERSITY IN THE SOUTH EAST WALES AREA. (C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF AQUATIC HABITATS, THEIR RELATED CATCHMENT AREAS AND THEIR ANIMAL AND PLANT LIFE AND THE NEED FOR THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF SUCH ENVIRONMENTS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

SOUTH EAST WALES

Contact information

Address:
13 ALEXANDRA AVENUE
MERTHYR TYDFIL
CF47 9AE
Phone:
07702435021
Email:
tony.rees@sewrt.og
Website:

www.sewrt.org Open in new window