TEES RIVERS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1128953 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£2.0m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group received total income of £2,001,842 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant decrease from the previous year's £6,964,831. Despite this drop, the charity reports a net movement in funds of £722,524, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £790,687 and total group reserves of £7,257,300. The trustees confirm the charity is in a strong financial position with adequate resources to continue operations.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £65,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
One employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 in both the current year and the prior year. — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
One employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 in both the current year and the prior year. — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: a year’s operating cost (held: £791k)
The Trust' policy is to ensure that there are adequate funds to cover funding claims made in arrears, redundancies and a year’s operating cost. — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Prior year transaction only
In the prior year, M Hannaford, a trustee of the Charity, provided contract spraying services totalling £9,713. No such transactions occurred during the current year. — page 28
In the year, income of £800 (2024: 600) was received from a company in which one of the Charity’s trustees is a director, in respect of environmental consultancy services. — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Current year transaction
In the prior year, M Hannaford, a trustee of the Charity, provided contract spraying services totalling £9,713. No such transactions occurred during the current year. — page 28
In the year, income of £800 (2024: 600) was received from a company in which one of the Charity’s trustees is a director, in respect of environmental consultancy services. — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Nature Based Solutions Limited
The financial statements consolidate the results of the charity and its wholly owned subsidiary, Nature Based Solutions Limited, on a line-by-line basis. — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£2.0m
Total spending
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£791k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~7.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Darlington · Durham · Hartlepool · Middlesbrough · North Yorkshire · Redcar And Cleveland · Stockton-on-tees

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.0m£1.3m
31/03/2024£7.0m£1.1m
31/03/2023£1.4m£1.4m
31/03/2022£741k£620k
31/03/2021£611k£432k

Common questions

Is TEES RIVERS CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the group received total income of £2,001,842 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant decrease from the previous year's £6,964,831. Despite this drop, the charity reports a net movement in funds of £722,524, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £790,687 and total group reserves of £7,257,300. The trustees confirm the charity is in a strong financial position with adequate resources to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of TEES RIVERS CHARITABLE TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £65,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/12/2024£2.6m"Tees Invasive Species Project (TISP)"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/08/2020£10k"COVID 19 - Tees Rivers Trust"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/03/2017£422k"Tees Operation Hogweed (TOPHOG)"