Dee Trust

Registered charity 1127999 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WELSH DEE TRUST

Securing the preservation,protection,development and improvement of the rivers,streams,watercourses and water bodies in the Welsh Dee catchment. Advancing the education of the public in the management of water and the wider environment.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell to £274,251 from £310,377 in the prior year due to project implementation, though the trustees believe this remains an appropriate level for the foreseeable future. The charity reported a net expenditure of £36,126 against total income of £800,275, with the CEO confirming the Trust is in a strong position for 2025 with fully funded projects. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accuracy or compliance of the financial statements.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 06635114

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Welsh Dee 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.

• ROBERTS, Andre Michael — director, appointed 04/03/2026on trustee list
• JOHNSON, Ella Hyde — director, appointed 02/03/2026on trustee list
• VINEER, Hannah Rose — director, appointed 10/12/2024on trustee list
• ROBINSON, Stuart Mark, Mr. — director, appointed 10/12/2024on trustee list
• MOORES, Jonathan — director, appointed 01/06/2024on trustee list
• DAWSON, Caroline Jane — director, appointed 28/03/2022on trustee list
• JENKINS, Nicolaus Stuart — director, appointed 28/03/2022on trustee list
• LUCAS, Richard Michael, Doctor — director, appointed 06/08/2009not on trustee list

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (58% 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

• DR RICHARD MICHAEL LUCAS MBBSchair
• Andre Michael Roberts
• Caroline Jane Dawson
• Ella Hyde Johnson
• GARETH HUW EVANS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Hannah Rose Vineer
• Jonathan Moores
• Stuart Mark Robinson
• nicolaus stuart Jenkins · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Conwy · Denbighshire · Gwynedd · Wirral · Wrexham

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

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

• WEST WALES RIVERS TRUST income £884k
• THE RIVERS TRUST income £8.8m
• DON CATCHMENT RIVERS TRUST income £623k
• RIBBLE RIVERS TRUST LIMITED income £3.8m
• THE TRENT RIVERS TRUST income £1.9m
• THE LUNE RIVERS TRUST income £490k

Side by side with its peers

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