Overview
South Cumbria Rivers Trust Limited's network
12 people6 organisationsi12 listed on the board. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is South Cumbria Rivers Trust Limited. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
12 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Gardner | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| David George Muir Kelly | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| David John Cleaver | Trustee | ||
| Diana Devenish | Trustee | 2015 | 11 yrs |
| Dickon Peter Richard Knight | Trustee | ||
| HAL Bagot | Trustee | ||
| Julius Armstrong Barratt | Trustee | ||
| Lord Cavendish of Furness Richard Hugh Cavendish DL | Trustee |
Subsidiaries
1 companyiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.Lakes and Rivers Environmental Services Ltd 15832925 Subsidiary Active iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 05763380, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Scrt as a corporate owner of this company, notified 11 July 2024. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Scrt as a corporate owner of this company, notified 11 July 2024. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares and votes, appoints directors (notified 11 July 2024)
Current directors
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Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.
Board
The board
12 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Gardner | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| David George Muir Kelly | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| David John Cleaver | Trustee | ||
| Diana Devenish | Trustee | 2015 | 11 yrs |
| Dickon Peter Richard Knight | Trustee | ||
| HAL Bagot | Trustee | ||
| Julius Armstrong Barratt | Trustee | ||
| Lord Cavendish of Furness Richard Hugh Cavendish DL | Trustee | ||
| Nigel Wilkinson | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Richard Hines | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Stephen Anthony Benn | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Tracey Dawn Griffiths | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Subsidiaries
1 companyiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.Lakes and Rivers Environmental Services Ltd 15832925 Subsidiary Active iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 05763380, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Scrt as a corporate owner of this company, notified 11 July 2024. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Scrt as a corporate owner of this company, notified 11 July 2024. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares and votes, appoints directors (notified 11 July 2024)
Current directors
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Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.
Board DNA
iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.Average tenure
4.1y
median 3y
Longest tenure
11y
since 2015
Years in governance
13.8y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
10
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
4
of 7 on the board
12 trustees on the board
- Andrew Gardner since 2023
- David John Cleaver
- Diana Devenish since 2015
- Dickon Peter Richard Knight
- David George Muir Kelly since 2024
- HAL Bagot
- Julius Armstrong Barratt
- Lord Cavendish of Furness Richard Hugh Cavendish DL
- Nigel Wilkinson since 2021
- Richard Hines since 2024
- Stephen Anthony Benn since 2022
- Tracey Dawn Griffiths since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Diana Devenish since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (12)
- Andrew Gardner since 2023
- David John Cleaver
- Diana Devenish since 2015
- Dickon Peter Richard Knight
- David George Muir Kelly since 2024
- HAL Bagot
- Julius Armstrong Barratt
- Lord Cavendish of Furness Richard Hugh Cavendish DL
- Nigel Wilkinson since 2021
- Richard Hines since 2024
- Stephen Anthony Benn since 2022
- Tracey Dawn Griffiths since 2024
Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Animals 12Education/training 12Environment/conservation/heritage 12
Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Business services 10Manufacturing 3Professional services 3
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Network
Network
iThe large node is South Cumbria Rivers Trust Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.Most connected
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Finances
6 financial years held, 2020 to 2025, years ending 31 December.
Income and expenditure
6 years · years end 31 DecemberiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000, so some years show the totals only.
Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | ||||||
| Total income | £731.84k | £487.14k | £987.44k | £523.80k | £653.28k | £663.15k |
| Total expenditure | £646.09k | £496.38k | £916.59k | £503.78k | £683.82k | £586.96k |
| Government income | ||||||
| Government contracts | £272.89k | Not reported | Not reported | £143.78k | £50.24k | Not reported |
| Government grants | £272.89k | £273.18k | £750.67k | Not reported | £252.50k | £223.65k |
| Income by source | ||||||
| Donations and legacies | £37.86k | Not reported | £11.60k | £21.20k | £43.51k | £20.72k |
| Legaciespart of donations and legacies | £0 | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Charitable activities | £666.89k | Not reported | £972.68k | £491.11k | £586.43k | £457.39k |
| Other trading activities | £0 | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 | £161.19k |
| Investments | £316 | Not reported | £1.16k | £11.50k | £23.34k | £23.86k |
| Endowments | £0 | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other income | £26.78k | Not reported | £2.00k | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Expenditure by type | ||||||
| Charitable activities | £646.05k | Not reported | £915.84k | £503.63k | £683.82k | £585.88k |
| Raising funds | £41 | Not reported | £750 | £149 | £0 | £1.09k |
| Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities | £0 | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Governance | £0 | Not reported | £0 | £15.09k | £33.76k | £19.51k |
| Investment management | £0 | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other expenditure | £0 | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Definitions
- Total income
- Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
- Total expenditure
- Everything the charity spent in the year.
- Government contracts
- Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
- Government grants
- Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
- Donations and legacies
- Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
- Legacies
- Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
- Charitable activities (income)
- Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
- Other trading activities
- Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
- Investments
- Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
- Endowments
- New endowment funds received in the year.
- Charitable activities (expenditure)
- Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
- Raising funds
- The cost of fundraising and trading.
- Grants to institutions
- Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
- Governance
- The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
- Investment management
- The cost of managing the charity's investments.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2020 from the register extract of 18 October 2026.
Assets and liabilities
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own use assets | £472 | £4.55k | £4.82k | £3.44k | £1.43k |
| Long-term investments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other assets | £658.59k | £885.86k | £922.90k | £779.36k | £776.05k |
| Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total liabilities | £147.98k | £317.72k | £335.01k | £220.62k | £139.11k |
| Net assetsassets minus liabilities | £511.09k | £572.69k | £592.72k | £562.18k | £638.37k |
Definitions
- Own use assets
- Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
- Long-term investments
- Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
- Other assets
- Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
- Defined benefit pension scheme
- The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
- Total liabilities
- What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
- Net assets
- Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2020 from the register extract of 18 October 2026.
Funds and reserves
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds | £210.74k | £298.14k | £314.91k | £324.58k | £367.17k |
| Restricted funds | £300.34k | £274.55k | £277.80k | £237.60k | £271.20k |
| Endowment funds | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total funds | £511.09k | £572.69k | £592.72k | £562.18k | £638.37k |
| Reservesas declared by the charity | £210.74k | £298.14k | £314.91k | £324.58k | £367.17k |
| Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts | £658.59k | £885.86k | £922.90k | £779.36k | £776.05k |
Definitions
- Unrestricted funds
- Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
- Restricted funds
- Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
- Endowment funds
- Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
- Total funds
- All funds together. Equal to net assets.
- Reserves
- The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
- Assets besides buildings
- Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2020 from the register extract of 18 October 2026.
Accounts and annual returns
Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Reporting up to date
On time for the last 3 years. 3 earlier years arrived late.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | 23 October 2026 | 23 October 2026 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | 31 October 2025 | 31 October 2025 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | 10 July 2024 | 10 July 2024 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | 6 December 202336 days late | 6 December 202336 days late | Late by 36 days | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | 22 November 202222 days late | 22 November 202222 days late | Late by 22 days | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 December 2020 | 31 October 2021 | 11 November 202111 days late | 11 November 202111 days late | Late by 11 days | Accounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
Accounts filed at Companies House
Company 05763380 has made 20 accounts filings since 2007. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.
| Made up to | Filed on | Type | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 9 August 2026 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)29 pages |
| 31 December 2024 | 25 June 2025 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages |
| 31 December 2023 | 19 July 2024 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)28 pages |
| 31 December 2022 | 5 July 2023 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages |
| 31 December 2021 | 21 June 2022 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages |
| 31 December 2020 | 28 July 2021 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages |
| 31 December 2019 | 31 July 2020 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 31 December 2018 | 14 June 2019 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)24 pages |
| 31 December 2017 | 16 May 2018 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages |
| 31 December 2016 | 9 May 2017 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)21 pages |
| 31 December 2015 | 13 July 2016 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)21 pages |
| 31 December 2014 | 29 September 2015 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages |
| 31 December 2013 | 30 September 2014 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages |
| 31 December 2012 | 6 June 2013 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)18 pages |
| 31 December 2011 | 26 July 2012 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages |
| 31 December 2010 | 20 May 2011 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages |
| 31 December 2009 | 27 July 2010 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages |
| 31 December 2008 | 3 June 2009 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)14 pages |
| 31 December 2007 | 13 November 2008 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)13 pages |
| 31 December 2006 | 13 June 2007 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)12 pages |
Definitions
- Annual return
- The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
- Accounts
- The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
- On time
- Received on or before the due date.
- Late
- Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
- Overdue
- Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
- Qualified accounts
- The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.
Grants
Funding received
26 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 28 June 2012 to 23 January 2025.Total from published grants
£1.6m
£1,595,326
Grants
26
published to 360Giving
Funders
4
distinct funders
Latest grant
Jan 2025
23 January 2025
By year
iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.£10k2012
£865k2015
£20k2017
£20k2018
£20k2019
£81k2020
£45k2021
£489k2022
£20k2023
£20k2024
£5k2025
Funders
4 funders| Funder | Grants | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 1 | £865,400 | 2015 |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 23 | £714,926 | 2017 to 2024 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 1 | £10,000 | 2012 |
| SHAREGIFT | 1 | £5,000 | 2025 |
Grants
newest first| Date | Funder | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 January 2025 | SHAREGIFT | Disribution ID43 | £5,000 |
| 1 April 2024 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | CHF_WEIF3301-2425 | £5,000 |
| 1 April 2024 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | CHF_WEIF9701-2425 | £15,000 |
| 1 April 2023 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | WEIF6702a-CF2064 | £5,000 |
| 1 April 2023 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | WEIF3301a-CF2083 | £15,000 |
| 1 April 2022 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Countryside Stewardship Transferred to DEFRA NSA P2 | £468,752 |
| 1 April 2022 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | WEIF6702 22/23-South West Lakes | £5,000 |
| 1 April 2022 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | WEIF3301 22/23-Kent and Leven | £15,000 |
| 1 April 2021 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | PGW0575-CF1228 - Coniston Copper Mines 2021 extended into 21/22 | £5,699 |
| 1 April 2021 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | PGW0575-CF1480 - Coniston Copper Mines 2021 extended into 21/22 | £8,968 |
| 1 April 2021 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | PGW0816-CF1586 - Windermere Water is Life | £10,350 |
| 1 April 2021 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | WEIF6702_2122 - South West Lakes - Catchment Host Funding | £5,000 |
| 1 April 2021 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | WEIF3301-2122 - Kent and Leven - Catchment Host Funding | £15,000 |
| 15 May 2020 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | WEIF6702-20/21 - South West Lakes | £5,000 |
| 15 May 2020 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | WEIF3301-20/21 - Kent and Leven | £15,000 |
| 1 April 2020 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | PGW0575-CF1143 - Coniston Copper Mines 2021 | £30,121 |
| 1 April 2020 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | PGW0636-CF1020 - South Cumbria Rivers trust-low Risk Barriers | £5,906 |
| 1 April 2020 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | PGW0568-CF1024 - Windermere water is life project | £25,131 |
| 1 April 2019 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | WEIF6702- 19/20 (SOUTH WEST LAKES - DUDDON VALLEY) WFD GRANT PAYMENTS TO CHARITIES. | £5,000 |
| 1 April 2019 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | WEIF3301-19/20 (KENT/LEVEN BECKS TO BAY) WFD GRANT PAYMENTS TO CHARITIES | £15,000 |
| 1 April 2018 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | ALB - | £5,000 |
| 1 April 2018 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | ALB - | £15,000 |
| 1 April 2017 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Kent/Leven | £15,000 |
| 1 April 2017 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | South West Lakes | £5,000 |
| 2 June 2015 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | "Conserving Coniston & Crake: caring for water from mountain to shore" | £865,400 |
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Who published this data
Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.
- Cabinet Office (23 grants) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
- ShareGift (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- The National Lottery Community Fund (1 grant) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund (1 grant) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
About
Purposes and governing document
Register page (opens in a new tab)Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.
1
What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Local authority: Cumbria
- Area of benefit
- SOUTH
CUMBRIA as filed - Governing document
- MEMORANDUM
AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 30 MARCH 2006 as amended on 11 Jun 2024 as filed - Register history
- 15 June 2006Registered
- Working name
- SCRT
Policies the charity says it has
Governing documents at Companies House
- 11 July 2024Statement of the company's objects
- 11 July 2024Memorandum and articles
- 30 March 2006Incorporation documents
Read them in the filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), and Companies House filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
- Website
- www.scrt.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- South Cumbria Rivers Trust Limited
- Registered
- 2006