YORKSHIRE DALES RIVERS TRUST

Registered charity 1107918 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q8055704 · Wikipedia

River catchment conservation measures for the Yorkshire Dales Rivers, namely the Wharfe, Nidd, Ure and Swale. The YDRT also supports and sponsors research and education to inform the public of the importance river habitat conservation for supporting biodiversity, for improving water quality and for oublic recreation and enjoyment.

Objects

(A) TO CONSERVE, PROTECT, REHABILITATE AND IMPROVE THE RIVERS, STREAMS, WATERCOURSES AND WATER IMPOUNDMENTS OF THE CATCHMENTS OF THE RIVERS WHARFE, NIDD, URE, AND SWALE AND ASSOCIATED RIVER SYSTEMS THAT MAY INFLUENCE THE WATER QUALITY, FAUNA AND FLORA OF THE YORKSHIRE DALES RIVERS. (B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, OR ANY ASSOCIATION, COMPANY, LOCAL AUTHORITY, ADMINISTRATIVE OR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR PUBLIC BODY OR REPRESENTATIVE BODY IN THE COUNTRYSIDE AND THE TOWNSHIPS OF THE YORKSHIRE DALES IN: (1) THE UNDERSTANDING AND ENJOYMENT OF RIVERS, RIVER CORRIDORS AND CATCHMENTS, INCLUDING THEIR FAUNA, FLORA AND ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL ACTIVITY, AND RIVER CATCHMENTS MANAGEMENT (2) THE NEED FOR, AND BENEFITS OF, CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS.

Area of benefit: YORKSHIRE DALES

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £85,814, which the Trustees believe is sufficient to meet foreseeable financial requirements and unexpected obligations in line with their policy. The charity reported a net income surplus of £38,567 for the year and confirmed it is operating on a going concern basis with adequate resources.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 05220147
• Trading subsidiary: RIVER BAIN HYDRO LIMITED Companies House IP030881

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• HALL, Robert Edward — director, appointed 12/11/2025on trustee list
• ADAMSON, Douglas Alexander — director, appointed 15/05/2024on trustee list
• MARTIN, Bethan Jane — director, appointed 15/05/2024not on trustee list
• BRIANT, Alexander Charles — director, appointed 16/12/2023on trustee list
• WARNEKEN, Jonathan Francis Ellery — director, appointed 16/12/2023not on trustee list
• MIDDLEMISS, David — director, appointed 16/12/2023on trustee list
• PAGE, Jonathan Christopher — director, appointed 16/11/2022on trustee list
• FACER, Jonathan Mark — director, appointed 09/03/2017on trustee list
• ROBERTS, James Anthony Denby — director, appointed 04/06/2015not on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jamie Robertschair
• Alexander Charles Briant
• Bethan Jane Stones
• David Middlemiss
• Douglas Alexander Adamson
• JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER PAGE
• Jonty Warneken · trustee of 1 other charity
• MR Mark Facer
• Robert Edward Hall

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Darlington · Leeds City · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EAST YORKSHIRE RIVERS TRUST.

• EAST YORKSHIRE RIVERS TRUST income £147k
• THE YORKSHIRE DALES SOCIETY income £156k
• TYNE RIVERS TRUST income £1.4m
• YORKSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST income £13.3m
• THE RIVERS TRUST income £10.5m
• RIVER THAME CONSERVATION TRUST income £600k

Side by side with its peers

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