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THE RIVER STOUR TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 257806 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The restoration and conservation of the Suffolk and Essex River Stour Navigation for the education and benefit of the public.

Objects

To preserve, maintain in good order, improve and develop the navigable Essex and Suffolk River Stour (hereinafter called the navigation) and the works relating thereto and any craft or buildings or structures now or previously associated therewith

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£211k
Latest spending
£249k
Registered
1969
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased from £903,189 to £864,425, driven by a net movement in funds of £8,594 against a previous year's deficit. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £717,367, which the trustees believe are sufficient to cover perceivable risk factors and allow operation for a number of months.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level to ensure the charity can run efficiently and cover perceivable risk factors that may arise (held: £717k)
“The trustees have reviewed the charity's needs for reserves in line with the guidance issued by the Charity Commission and believe that reserves should be at a level to ensure the charity can run efficiently and cover perceivable risk factors that may arise. Funds are regularly transferred to a holding deposit account which is ring fenced as a reserve fund. The balance in that account at 31 December 2024 was £113,854 (2023 - £100,602) which would allow the charity to operate under normal circumstances for a number of months.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Thames Electric Launch Co. (Owned by a Trustee) The Trust incurred costs to the value of £10,126 (2023 - £1,843) from The Thames Electric Launch Co., a company owned by Mr E Barrell, a Trustee. No profits were made on the transactions. At the balance sheet date the amount due to/from The Thames Electric Launch Co. was £Nil (2023 - £Nil).
“The Trust incurred costs to the value of £10,126 (2023 - £1,843) from The Thames Electric Launch Co., a company owned by Mr E Barrell, a Trustee. No profits were made on the transactions. At the balance sheet date the amount due to/from The Thames Electric Launch Co. was £Nil (2023 - £Nil). Mr S Durham (Trustee) The Trust incurred costs to the value of £401 from Mr S Durham, a Trustee. No profits were made on the transactions. At the balance sheet date the amount due from Mr S Durham was £39 (2023 - £Nil). Page 18” — page 21
“The Trust incurred costs to the value of £10,126 (2023 - £1,843) from The Thames Electric Launch Co., a company owned by Mr E Barrell, a Trustee. No profits were made on the transactions. At the balance sheet date the amount due to/from The Thames Electric Launch Co. was £Nil (2023 - £Nil). Mr S Durham (Trustee) The Trust incurred costs to the value of £401 from Mr S Durham, a Trustee. No profits were made on the transactions. At the balance sheet date the amount due from Mr S Durham was £39 (2023 - £Nil). Page 18” — page 21
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mr S Durham (Trustee) The Trust incurred costs to the value of £401 from Mr S Durham, a Trustee. No profits were made on the transactions. At the balance sheet date the amount due from Mr S Durham was £39 (2023 - £Nil).
“The Trust incurred costs to the value of £10,126 (2023 - £1,843) from The Thames Electric Launch Co., a company owned by Mr E Barrell, a Trustee. No profits were made on the transactions. At the balance sheet date the amount due to/from The Thames Electric Launch Co. was £Nil (2023 - £Nil). Mr S Durham (Trustee) The Trust incurred costs to the value of £401 from Mr S Durham, a Trustee. No profits were made on the transactions. At the balance sheet date the amount due from Mr S Durham was £39 (2023 - £Nil). Page 18” — page 21
“The Trust incurred costs to the value of £10,126 (2023 - £1,843) from The Thames Electric Launch Co., a company owned by Mr E Barrell, a Trustee. No profits were made on the transactions. At the balance sheet date the amount due to/from The Thames Electric Launch Co. was £Nil (2023 - £Nil). Mr S Durham (Trustee) The Trust incurred costs to the value of £401 from Mr S Durham, a Trustee. No profits were made on the transactions. At the balance sheet date the amount due from Mr S Durham was £39 (2023 - £Nil). Page 18” — page 21
Per its FY2024 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — River Stour Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£211k£249k
31/12/2023£168k£141k
31/12/2022£149k£128k
31/12/2021£116k£98k
31/12/2020£114k£98k

Common questions

Is THE RIVER STOUR TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased from £903,189 to £864,425, driven by a net movement in funds of £8,594 against a previous year's deficit. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £717,367, which the trustees believe are sufficient to cover perceivable risk factors and allow operation for a number of months. Its FY2024 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST2£61k
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST2£7k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION1£394k
THE HDH WILLS 1965 CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION1£5k
THE LINDER FOUNDATION1£3k
THE YORKSHIRE DALES MILLENNIUM TRUST1£2k
SKELTON BOUNTY1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ESSEX AND SUFFOLK RIVERS TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE RIVER STOUR TRUST LIMITED£211k—0above—no doubt
ESSEX AND SUFFOLK RIVERS TRUST FY2025£963k—0above—no doubt
THE CHESTERFIELD CANAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.0m—0above—no doubt
RIBBLE RIVERS TRUST LIMITED FY2025£3.8m——unclear—no doubt
EAST MERCIA RIVERS TRUST FY2025£966k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ALDE & ORE ESTUARY TRUST FY2024£108k—0unclear—no doubt

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