NENE RIVERS TRUST CIO
Registered charity 1199701 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NRT
Nene Rivers Trust works for the protection and enhancement of the River Nene and its catchment (predominantly Northamptonshire). The Trust does this through activities that support conservation, protection and enhancement of the river and its catchment and through the advancement of public education, engagement and awareness raising.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £152,360 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £258,004. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, indicating no material uncertainty regarding its going concern status.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: sufficient unrestricted funds to support emergency operations of a core team for a full year and to cover all closure associated costs including staff redundancy payments and contract closure costs (held: £258k)
“The Trust has a reserves policy which calls for the retention of sufficient unrestricted funds to support emergency operations of a core team for a full year and to cover all closure associated costs including staff redundancy payments and contract closure costs.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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).
- Sharn Matthewschair
- Benjamin James Walton Smith MSc
- Clive Frederick Hallam
- John Griffiths-Elsden DL
- John Mitchell Sinclair
- Marian Cameron BSc MSc
- Nicholas Hammond
- Oliver Burke · trustee of 1 other charity
- Simon Toseland
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Northamptonshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NENE RIVERS TRUST CIO financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £152,360 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £258,004. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, indicating no material uncertainty regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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