THAMES CHASE TRUST
Registered charity 1115627 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Environmental regeneration
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £56,251 for the year ended 31st March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £933,762. The trustees' report notes that the charity remains heavily reliant on donations and fundraising to supplement grant income, which is subject to fluctuation. Per the reserves policy, the board aims to hold sufficient unrestricted reserves to cover up to twelve months of operating costs.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: twelve months of the Trust's operating costs (held: £934k)
“the Board considers it prudent to aim to hold sufficient reserves of unrestricted funds to cover up to twelve months of the Trust's operating costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Clemence Hoar Cummings. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Thames Chase Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Cleanaway Havering Riverside Trust — “All of these projects were supported by the Cleanaway Havering Riverside Trust through the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme.” (source page)
- Forestry Commission — “The Forestry Commission also supports Thames Chase through advice, research and training expertise, plus it is currently the principal sourc…” (source page)
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.
- BIGDEN, David John — director, appointed 04/03/2026on trustee list
- PLUMB, Stephen Robert — director, appointed 04/03/2026on trustee list
- PIRIE, Ian Michael — director, appointed 28/11/2024on trustee list
- CANTLE, Stephen Michael — director, appointed 25/05/2023on trustee list
- LANGLEY, David Walters — director, appointed 06/10/2022on trustee list
- LANGLEY, Nicholas Walters — director, appointed 06/10/2022on trustee list
- BARKWITH, Martin John — director, appointed 21/11/2013on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £200k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£32k
Reported reserves equal ~7.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (86% 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: 2.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- David John Bigden
- David Walters Langley
- Ian Michael Pirie
- John Philip Meehan
- Martin John Barkwith · trustee of 1 other charity
- Nathaniel Owen McMahon
- Nicholas Walters Langley
- Stephen Michael Cantle
- Stephen Robert Plumb
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · Essex · Havering · Thurrock
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THAMES CHASE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £56,251 for the year ended 31st March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £933,762. The trustees' report notes that the charity remains heavily reliant on donations and fundraising to supplement grant income, which is subject to fluctuation. Per the reserves policy, the board aims to hold sufficient unrestricted reserves to cover up to twelve months of operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Clemence Hoar Cummings.
Who funds THAMES CHASE TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THAMES CHASE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST.
Known funders
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