DON CATCHMENT RIVERS TRUST
Registered charity 1134414 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DCRT
The Trust was formed to promote good practice in the conservation and improvement to the habitats of the rivers, wetlands and water bodies within the catchments of the rivers Don, Rother and Dearne.
Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £132,608 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £398,828 to £266,220. The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for preparing financial statements and keeping accounting records in accordance with the Companies Act 2006. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: none
“The Trust is very grateful to have been awarded a total of £416,897 grants and donations during the year, the main ones of which were as follows: - Environment Agency £97,094 Yorkshire Water £119,176 National Lottery Heritage £110,990” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)
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 (98% 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).
- DAVID WILLIAM ROWLEYchair
- Andrew James Newton
- CHRISTOPHER JOHN FIRTH MBE
- Carys Hutton
- Dr Paul Nicholas Gaskell
- Dr William Brown
- Peter Worrall
- Robert Sedgwick
- Simon Paul Firth
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Barnsley · Derbyshire · Doncaster · Rotherham · Sheffield City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is DON CATCHMENT RIVERS TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £132,608 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £398,828 to £266,220. The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for preparing financial statements and keeping accounting records in accordance with the Companies Act 2006. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
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