BRISTOL AVON RIVERS TRUST

Registered charity 1154348 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BART

BART aims to protect and improve the health of rivers and streams and their bankside environment within the Bristol Avon catchment area. BART achieves this by using the knowledge of its volunteers and by forming partnerships with other interested parties such as Wildlife Trusts, and by engaging with land owners, community groups and river users such as anglers and walkers.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £395,067, which the Trustees consider to be at an appropriate level given their policy of maintaining reserves equivalent to twelve to eighteen months of expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £57,806 for the year, driven by increased income from charitable activities and donations, while maintaining a healthy cash balance of £735,131.

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 6 of 6 completeness components.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Reported reserves equal ~5.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (91% 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

• Alex Foster
• David William Atkin
• Dr Julian Bradley Greaves
• Katherine Thackray
• Peter Chapple Coleman-Smith
• Professor Richard Arthur Skeffington
• Thomas Rodding Kjeldsen

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

Operates in: Bristol City · Somerset · South Gloucestershire · Wiltshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

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