EAST MERCIA RIVERS TRUST
Secured a years funding to recruit a Project Officer.Secured funding to carry out a number of river restoration projects on the Witham.Delivered Riverfly and Eels in Classroom projects.Attended the county shows and undertook Work Party events with our volunteers.took a lead role in the steering group for the Catchment Based Approach.Hosted the Rivers Trust Spring Conference.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £31,010 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £965,515 and total expenditure of £934,505. The trustees report that the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £307,293, which exceeds its stated policy target of one year's reserves. The financial statements were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit.
What the accounts disclose
“EMRT maintains a minimum of one year’s reserves (unrestricted funds) that are freely available to spend on the charity's purposes.” — page 8
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (10/05/2023)
Trustees
- ANDREW STUART MORRISSchair
- Benjamin Shrive
- James Stuart Birch
- John Kenneth Leventhall
- Martin James Ballard
- Matthew Bills
- Peter James Holland
- Rachel Dyson
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £966k | £935k |
| 31/03/2024 | £972k | £764k |
| 31/03/2023 | £445k | £400k |
| 31/03/2022 | £412k | £551k |
| 31/03/2021 | £326k | £192k |
Common questions
Is EAST MERCIA RIVERS TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £31,010 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £965,515 and total expenditure of £934,505. The trustees report that the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £307,293, which exceeds its stated policy target of one year's reserves. The financial statements were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 10/11/2022 | £25k | "Rivers Academy" |
| UK government | 01/04/2022 | £10k | PGW 0837-CF1727-Lincoln Habitat Improvements (Brayford Pool) |
| UK government | 01/04/2022 | £15k | WEIF9602 22/23-Witham |
| UK government | 01/04/2022 | £12k | PGW 0838-CF1726-Mid Witham Habitat Improvement 2223***adv to be evidenced*** |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 20/07/2020 | £6k | "COVID19 Lincolnshire Rivers Trust" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 24/05/2019 | £80k | "Reconnecting the Witham" |
| UK government | 01/04/2019 | £15k | WEIF9602-19/20- WITHAM - WFD CRF GRANT PAYMENTS TO CHARITIES |
| UK government | 01/04/2018 | £15k | ALB - Environment Agency - WFD CRF GRANT PAYMENTS TO CHARITIES |
| UK government | 01/04/2018 | £17k | ALB - Environment Agency - Papermill Weir River Restoration Project 18/19 |
| UK government | 01/04/2018 | £18k | ALB - Environment Agency - Papermill Weir River Restoration Project 18/19 |
| UK government | — | £15k | Witham |