RIVER THAME CONSERVATION TRUST

Charity number: 1156118
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To conserve, protect, rehabilitate and improve the rivers, streams, watercourses and water impoundments of the catchments comprising the River Thame and its Catchment and other nearby rivers and their catchments for the advancement of environmental protection or improvement for the benefit of the public

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £474,601
Total expenditure: £508,930

Total income includes £244,863 from 7 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

92 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1

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

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Oxfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 March 2014: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • RTCT (Working name)
Company number:
08399778 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
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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 does not own and/or lease 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
BENJAMIN STEPHEN PIPER Chair 19 April 2016
None on record
Paul Michael Boone Trustee 18 February 2025
None on record
Sian Cattell Trustee 28 November 2023
SHABBINGTON VILLAGE COMMUNITY TRUST
Received: On time
Jennifer Jane Jackson Trustee 20 May 2021
None on record
DAVID ARTHUR WALES Trustee 19 April 2016
None on record
NICHOLAS MARRINER Trustee 13 January 2016
None on record
CHARLES OLIVER PEERS Trustee 15 October 2015
THE JACK PEERS TRUST
Received: On time
KEITH GRAHAM MCCULLAGH Trustee 11 December 2014
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 £291.98k £335.85k £312.40k £481.16k £474.60k
Total expenditure £335.63k £354.80k £312.34k £457.59k £508.93k
Income from government contracts N/A £88.36k £94.49k £64.06k N/A
Income from government grants £291.14k £246.96k £110.06k £318.17k £244.86k

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 04 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 04 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 16 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 16 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 10 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 10 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 12 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 12 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 12 FEB 2013 as amended on 05 Jan 2022

Charitable objects

1. TO CONSERVE, PROTECT, REHABILITATE AND IMPROVE THE RIVERS, STREAMS, WATERCOURSES AND WATER IMPOUNDMENTS OF THE CATCHMENTS COMPRISING THE RIVER THAME AND ITS CATCHMENT AND OTHER NEARBY RIVERS AND THEIR CATCHMENTS 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.

Contact information

Address:
Unit 16
Wheatley Business Centre
Old London Road
Wheatley
OXFORD
Phone:
07858113705
Email:
enquiries@riverthame.org
Website:

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