DEADWATER VALLEY TRUST

Registered charity 1160737 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DVT

Management and conservation of the local Nature Reserve and also Bordon and Hogmoor Inclosures in Whitehill, Bordon and surrounding area.

Objects

A.TO PRESERVE, ENHANCE, CONSERVE, RESTORE AND PROMOTE THE NATURAL AND MAN-MADE FEATURES OF THE DEADWATER VALLEY LOCAL NATURE RESERVE AND NEIGHBOURHOOD AREAS RELEVANT TO THEIR ECOLOGY, GEOLOGY, ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY.B.TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP INTEREST, RESEARCH, APPRECIATION AND KNOWLEDGE RELATING TO THE DEADWATER VALLEY LOCAL NATURE RESERVE AND NEIGHBOURHOOD AREAS FOR THE EDUCATION AND BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£245k

Latest spending

£207k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust's income of £245,473 exceeded its expenses of £206,783, resulting in a net surplus that allowed reserves to build to £233,781. The Chair's letter confirms the Trust remains in a stable financial position with modest reserves, while the notes indicate no debts other than short-term amounts owing to staff and suppliers.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 13 weeks expenditure (held: £234k)

“The Trustees look to keep 13 weeks expenditure in an easily accessible bank account.” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The Accounts do not reflect any contingent liabilities that might arise if the DVT were to no longer be a going concern.” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Register events

Received assets from another charity (14/07/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Angela Glass
Anthony Michael Dean
Bev Edwards
Bill Wain · trustee of 1 other charity
Debbie Curnow-Ford
John Bradstreet
John Wilderspin
Paul Charman
Simon Brice
Stefan Michal

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£245k	£207k
31/03/2024	£281k	£251k
31/03/2023	£170k	£169k
31/03/2022	£142k	£137k
31/03/2021	£123k	£129k

Common questions

Is DEADWATER VALLEY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust's income of £245,473 exceeded its expenses of £206,783, resulting in a net surplus that allowed reserves to build to £233,781. The Chair's letter confirms the Trust remains in a stable financial position with modest reserves, while the notes indicate no debts other than short-term amounts owing to staff and suppliers. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS	1	£119k
THE FALCONER FAMILY TRUST	1	£45k
FAT FACE FOUNDATION	1	£30k
THE CHARLES LITTLEWOOD HILL TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WHITEHILL AND BORDON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

WHITEHILL AND BORDON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £194k
DOWNLANDS TRUST income £557k
HOW HILL TRUST income £427k
BARNSTAPLE & YEO VALLEY RAILWAY TRUST income £66k
Dee Trust income £800k
EAST DEVON PEBBLEBED HEATHS CONSERVATION TRUST income £163k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DEADWATER VALLEY TRUST	£245k	—	above	—	noted
WHITEHILL AND BORDON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£194k	—	unclear	—	noted
DOWNLANDS TRUST FY2024	£557k	—	above	—	no doubt
HOW HILL TRUST FY2024	£427k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BARNSTAPLE & YEO VALLEY RAILWAY TRUST FY2025	£66k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Dee Trust FY2024	£800k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.