THAMES RIVERS TRUST

Registered charity 295138 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THAMES RIVERS RESTORATION TRUST, THAMES SALMON TRUST

To conserve, protect and rehabilitate the habitat and waters that constitute the River Thames catchment, for the benefit of all indigenous species (including Atlantic salmon and migratory trout).To advance the education of the public in the understanding of river environments on watercourses throughout the River Thames catchment.

Objects

1. TO CONSERVE , PROTECT AND REHABILITATE THE HABITAT AND WATERS THAT CONSTITUTE THE RIVER THAMES CATCHMENT, FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL INDIGENOUS SPECIES (INCLUDING ATLANTIC SALMON AND MIGRATORY TROUT).2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF RIVER ENVIRONMENTS ON WATERCOURSES THROUGHOUT THE RIVER THAMES CATCHMENT.

Area of benefit: THAMES WATER AUTHORITY'S FISHERIES AREA

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: St Albans, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £25,701 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £50,765. This amount is below the trustees' stated policy target of £80,000 (six months of expenditure), representing approximately 3.7 months of operational costs. Despite this, the trustees maintain a going concern basis, citing a positive cash position, no debt, and secured funding pipelines.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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 policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Thames Restoration Fund — “Thames Restoration Fund administered a small grants funding scheme for projects in the Thames River Basin.” (source page)

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (20/12/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Timothy David Parrchair
• Benedicta Ekua Ann Clarice Moxon
• Cecylia Maria Watrobska
• Dr Hester Mary Wain · trustee of 2 other charities
• Dr Ian Bull
• Francis Chidiebere Anyaegbu
• Iain Rodney McDougall · trustee of 1 other charity
• Katherine Evans
• LESLIE JONES OBE
• Lou Kizwini
• Nigel John Davenport

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Hampshire · Hertfordshire · Oxfordshire · Reading · Surrey · Throughout London · West Berkshire · Wiltshire · Windsor And Maidenhead

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RIVER THAME CONSERVATION TRUST.

• RIVER THAME CONSERVATION TRUST income £600k
• RIVER THAMES SOCIETY income £49k
• COTSWOLDS RIVERS TRUST income £47k
• THE RIVERS TRUST income £10.5m
• THE TRENT RIVERS TRUST income £1.9m
• THE THAMES FESTIVAL TRUST income £452k

Side by side with its peers

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