The River Restoration Centre

	Registered number
	02904139

	The River Restoration Centre
	Unaudited Accounts
	for the year ended
	31 March 2025

The River Restoration Centre Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025
	Notes		2025 £		2024 £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets	3		933		1,382
			933		1,382

Current assets
Debtors		261,942		313,450
Cash at bank and in hand		740,972		567,376
		1,002,914		880,826

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year		(568,759)		(447,134)

Net current assets / (liabilities)			434,155		433,692

Total assets less current liabilities			435,088		435,074

Provisions for liabilities			(0)		(0)

Total net assets (liabilities)			435,088		435,074

Reserves
Profit and loss account			435,088		435,074
Members' funds			435,088		435,074

These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors have not delivered a copy of the company's Profit and Loss account as permitted by s444(5A) of the Companies Act 2006.

For the year ending 31 March 2025 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

Signed on behalf of the board of directors

...............................

M Murphy

Director

Approved by the board on 14 October 2025

Company Number: 02904139 (a Private company limited by guarantee exempt under section 60 registered in England and Wales)

Registered Office:

2nd Floor Ziggurat Vincent Building 52a
Cranfield
Bedford
MK43 0AL
England

1.	Accounting policies
	Basis of preparation of financial statements These financial statements have been prepared under the historic cost convention in accordance with the accounting policies set out below and with section 1A of FRS 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and the Companies Act 2006. The presentation currency is sterling.

	Revenue recognition
	Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable. Income is derived from agreements, membership subscriptions, conferences, projects, training courses and sales. Agreements receivable (i) Specific projects Agreements received for specific projects are credited against costs as incurred and any unused surplus carried forward. (ii) General purposes Agreements receivable for general purposes are credited on receipt. Subscriptions Subscriptions are received throughout the year and are payable in advance for one year. The amounts prepaid at the 31 March 2025 of £23445 (2024 - £22028) are carried forward to be set against future costs. Grants Grants are recognised when The River Restoration Centre has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.

Revenue recognition

Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable. Income is derived from agreements, membership subscriptions, conferences, projects, training courses and sales.

Agreements receivable
(i) Specific projects
Agreements received for specific projects are credited against costs as incurred and any unused surplus carried forward.
(ii) General purposes
Agreements receivable for general purposes are credited on receipt.

Subscriptions
Subscriptions are received throughout the year and are payable in advance for one year. The amounts prepaid at the 31 March 2025 of £23445 (2024 - £22028) are carried forward to be set against future costs.

Grants
Grants are recognised when The River Restoration Centre has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.

Tangible fixed assets depreciation policy

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Depreciation is provided, after taking account of any grants receivable, at rates calculated to write off the cost of fixed assets, less the estimated residual value, over their estimated useful lives.

Office equipment

33.3% Straight Line

	Leases and hire purchase contracts
	Rentals applicable to operating leases where substantially all of the benefits and risk of ownership remain with the lessor are charged against profit on a straight line basis over the lease term.

	Other accounting policies
	Designated Funds Redundancy reserve Under an agreement with Cranfield University The River Restoration Centre is required to maintain a redundancy reserve sufficient to cover all redundancy costs that might arise should staff employed by the University and seconded to the River Restoration Centre no longer be required by the River Restoration Centre. At 31 March 2025 the required reserve was £97875 (2024 - £99293). Bridging provision As resolved by the RRC Board at the meeting on 28 March 2024 the Bridging provision was agreed at six months Cranfield salaries and overhead costs, with the option to reduce this by up to 3 months when necessary. Funds have been designated from the reserves as follows:- Redundancy reserve 2025 £97875 2024 £99293 Bridging provision 2025 £265000 2024 £265000 Total provision 2025 £362875 2024 £364293

Other accounting policies

Designated Funds
Redundancy reserve
Under an agreement with Cranfield University The River Restoration Centre is required to
maintain a redundancy reserve sufficient to cover all redundancy costs that might arise should
staff employed by the University and seconded to the River Restoration Centre no longer be
required by the River Restoration Centre. At 31 March 2025 the required reserve was £97875 (2024 - £99293).

Bridging provision
As resolved by the RRC Board at the meeting on 28 March 2024 the Bridging provision was
agreed at six months Cranfield salaries and overhead costs, with the option to reduce
this by up to 3 months when necessary.
Funds have been designated from the reserves as follows:-
Redundancy reserve 2025 £97875 2024 £99293
Bridging provision 2025 £265000 2024 £265000
Total provision 2025 £362875 2024 £364293

Employees
	2025	2024
Average number of employees during the period	0	0

Tangible fixed assets
	Office equipment	Total
Cost or valuation	£	£
At 1 April 2024	17,927	17,927
Additions	1,061	1,061
At 31 March 2025	18,988	18,988
Depreciation
At 1 April 2024	16,545	16,545
Charge for the period	1,510	1,510
At 31 March 2025	18,055	18,055
Net book value
At 31 March 2025	933	933
At 31 March 2024	1,382	1,382

6.	Company limited by guarantee
	SHARE CAPITAL The company is a company limited by guarantee not having a share capital. At the 31 March 2025 every member of the company undertook to contribute such amount as may be required (not exceeding £10) to the company's assets should it be wound up.

5.	Related party disclosures
	Controlling party During the year the company paid expenses to the directors as follows: 2025 2024 P. J. Boon £625 £427 F. J. Bowles £573 £349 E. H. R. Clear Hill £87 £3491 M. P. Murphy £596 £653 C. L. Rodgers £127 £92 C. A. Skinner £388 £462 C. J. Tipping £89 Totals £2396 £2563 As resolved by the RRC Board at the meeting on 17 June 2017 the Chair, in recognition of additional work over and above what is expected of directors be remunerated with an award of £3000 per annum to a maximum of £5000 per annum. The award payable in respect of the year ended 31 March 2025 is £3000 (2024 - £3000). At 31 March 2025 £3000 was owing to the Chair for the current year.

	Commitments, guarantees and contingencies
	Notes Commitments Lease commitment - operating lease (licence to occupy) At the 31 March 2025 the company had an annual commitment of £5000 (2024 - £5000) under an operating lease with Cranfield University which does not have an expiry date and is subject to not less than 90 days notice by either party. Capital, Pension and Other financial commitments guarantees and contingencies The company did not have any capital, pension, or other financial commitments guarantees and contingencies on the 31 March 2025 (2024 - Nil).

Commitments, guarantees and contingencies

Notes

Commitments Lease commitment - operating lease (licence to occupy) At the 31 March 2025 the company had an annual commitment of £5000 (2024 - £5000) under an operating lease with Cranfield University which does not have an expiry date and is subject to not less than 90 days notice by either party. Capital, Pension and Other financial commitments guarantees and contingencies The company did not have any capital, pension, or other financial commitments guarantees and contingencies on the 31 March 2025 (2024 - Nil).

7.	Other information
	The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of the development of river restoration as an integral part of sustainable water management. Sponsors The following sponsored the company during the year ended on the 31 March 2025. DFI Rivers, Environment Agency Natural Resources Wales, NatureScot CORPORATE MEMBERS AECOM , Agma (Israel), APEM , Aquamaintain , Arcadis Consulting (UK), Arup , Atkins , Binnies , Cranfield University, Five Rivers , Forestry England, Geogrow , Greenfix , HaskoningDHV , Jacobs (Halcrow Group) , JBA Consulting, Loughs Agency, Mott MacDonald , National Trust, RJ Bull , RSPB, Salix , South East Water, Southern Water Stantec , Stonbury , WSP UK ORGANISATION MEMBERS Affinity Water, Aire Rivers Trust, Atlantic Salmon Trust, Baker Consultants, Beaver Plants Ltd, Blackdown Hills National Landscape, Bristol Avon Rivers Trust, Cain Bio-Engineering, Calder Rivers Trust, Cambridge Water, Cameron + Ross cbec Eco-Engineering , Central Bedfordshire Council, Chilterns Chalk Streams Project, Clyde River Foundation, Cooper Resilience Consulting Ltd, Cornwall Wildlife Trust, Craig Brakes, Dartmoor National Park Authority, DEFA Isle of Man, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Devon Wildlife Trust, Doddington Farms LLP, Drake & Alder, East Mercia Rivers Trust, Ecologic Consultants, Ecology Resources, Ecosulis Ltd , Eden Rivers Trust, Envirocentre Ltd, Esk Rivers & Fisheries Trust, Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust, Fairhurst, Fathom Ecology Ltd, Fishtek Consulting , For the Love of Water (FLOW) CIC, Forth Rivers Trust, Freshwater Biological Association, Friends of St Nicholas Fields, Galloway Fisheries Trust, George Prior-Palmer Ltd, Godalming Angling Society, Groundwork NE & Cumbria, Groundwork South - Thames Valley, Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust, Hydro-Morph Ltd (Jane Moon), Inishowen Rivers Trust (Ireland), Jackson Civil Engineering Group ltd, Kaya Consulting, KJWilderscapes, Maydencroft Limited, McGowan Environmental Engineering, Metis Consultants, Nene Rivers Trust, Nith Catchment Fishery Trust, North Wales Rivers Trust, Northumbrian Water Group (Essex & Suffolk Water), Northumbrian Water Limited, Norwegian Environment Agency, Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust, Phlorum, Piscatorial Society, Practicality Brown Ltd, Queen Mary University of London, Radnorshire Wildlife Trust, Rebalance Earth, Ridgeway Rockbags, River Dee Trust, RPS Consulting, Sanctus, Severn Rivers Trust, Shropshire Wildlife Trust, Smals Dredging UK, South Downs National Park Authority, South East Rivers Trust, Spey Catchment Initiative, Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, Steven Chamberlain, Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) (Ireland), Sweco, Terra Ecology, Thames21, The Coal Authority, The Upper Axe CIC, Thomas Mackay, TM Lindsay Ltd, Trent Rivers Trust, Tyne Rivers Trust, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, Water Environment Ltd Waterman Infrastructure & Environment, Wear Rivers Trust, Welsh Dee Trust, Wessex Rivers Trust, Wessex Water, West Cumbria Rivers Trust, Westcountry Rivers Trust, Western Sussex Rivers Trust (formerly Arun & Rother), Wild Environmental, Wild Trout Trust ORGANISATION MEMBERS Letcombe Brook Project, LJR Environmental Ltd, Lucy Shuker (HydroMorph UK), Lympstone Water Quality Group, Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, Wyre Rivers Trust, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust NON-MEMBER SPONSORS Rainbow Professional , Riskaware , Scalgo * Denotes Conference Sponsor

Other information

The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of the development of river restoration as an integral part of sustainable water management.

Sponsors
The following sponsored the company during the year ended on the 31 March 2025.
DFI Rivers, Environment Agency Natural Resources Wales, NatureScot
CORPORATE MEMBERS
AECOM *, Agma (Israel), APEM *, Aquamaintain *, Arcadis Consulting (UK), Arup *, Atkins *, Binnies *, Cranfield University, Five Rivers *, Forestry England, Geogrow , Greenfix *, HaskoningDHV *, Jacobs (Halcrow Group) *, JBA Consulting, Loughs Agency, Mott MacDonald *, National Trust, RJ Bull *, RSPB, Salix *, South East Water, Southern Water
Stantec *, Stonbury *, WSP UK *
ORGANISATION MEMBERS
Affinity Water, Aire Rivers Trust, Atlantic Salmon Trust, Baker Consultants, Beaver Plants Ltd, Blackdown Hills National Landscape, Bristol Avon Rivers Trust, Cain Bio-Engineering, Calder Rivers Trust, Cambridge Water, Cameron + Ross
cbec Eco-Engineering *, Central Bedfordshire Council, Chilterns Chalk Streams Project, Clyde River Foundation, Cooper Resilience Consulting Ltd, Cornwall Wildlife Trust, Craig Brakes, Dartmoor National Park Authority, DEFA Isle of Man, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Devon Wildlife Trust, Doddington Farms LLP, Drake & Alder, East Mercia Rivers Trust, Ecologic Consultants, Ecology Resources, Ecosulis Ltd *, Eden Rivers Trust, Envirocentre Ltd, Esk Rivers & Fisheries Trust, Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust, Fairhurst, Fathom Ecology Ltd, Fishtek Consulting *, For the Love of Water (FLOW) CIC, Forth Rivers Trust, Freshwater Biological Association, Friends of St Nicholas Fields, Galloway Fisheries Trust, George Prior-Palmer Ltd, Godalming Angling Society, Groundwork NE & Cumbria, Groundwork South - Thames Valley, Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust, Hydro-Morph Ltd (Jane Moon), Inishowen Rivers Trust (Ireland), Jackson Civil Engineering Group ltd, Kaya Consulting,
KJWilderscapes, Maydencroft Limited, McGowan Environmental Engineering, Metis Consultants, Nene Rivers Trust, Nith Catchment Fishery Trust, North Wales Rivers Trust, Northumbrian Water Group (Essex & Suffolk Water), Northumbrian Water Limited, Norwegian Environment Agency, Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust, Phlorum, Piscatorial Society, Practicality Brown Ltd, Queen Mary University of London, Radnorshire Wildlife Trust, Rebalance Earth, Ridgeway Rockbags, River Dee Trust, RPS Consulting, Sanctus, Severn Rivers Trust, Shropshire Wildlife Trust, Smals Dredging UK, South Downs National Park Authority, South East Rivers Trust, Spey Catchment Initiative, Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, Steven Chamberlain, Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) (Ireland), Sweco, Terra Ecology, Thames21, The Coal Authority, The Upper Axe CIC, Thomas Mackay, TM Lindsay Ltd, Trent Rivers Trust, Tyne Rivers Trust, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, Water Environment Ltd
Waterman Infrastructure & Environment, Wear Rivers Trust, Welsh Dee Trust, Wessex Rivers Trust, Wessex Water, West Cumbria Rivers Trust, Westcountry Rivers Trust, Western Sussex Rivers Trust (formerly Arun & Rother), Wild Environmental, Wild Trout Trust
ORGANISATION MEMBERS
Letcombe Brook Project, LJR Environmental Ltd, Lucy Shuker (HydroMorph UK), Lympstone Water Quality Group, Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, Wyre Rivers Trust, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
NON-MEMBER SPONSORS
Rainbow Professional *, Riskaware *, Scalgo *
* Denotes Conference Sponsor