Save our Lands and River CIC

CIC 34 Community Interest Company Report

	Company Name in full			Save our Lands and River CIC
	Company Number			15543638
	Year Ending			31 March 2026

This template illustrates what the Regulator of Community Interest Companies considers to be best practice for completing a simplified community interest company report. All such reports must be delivered in accordance with section 34 of the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004 and contain the information required by Part 7 of the Community Interest Company Regulations 2005.
PART 1 – GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY’S ACTIVITIES AND IMPACT
In the space provided below, please insert a general account of the company’s activities in the financial year to which the report relates, including a description of how they have benefited the community.
During the financial year, Save Our Lands and River (SOLAR) CIC continued its mission to protect and enhance the environmental quality of local lands, green spaces, and the River Thames corridor across Richmond, Kingston, and Hounslow. The year was defined by the campaign against Thames Water’s proposed Teddington Direct River Abstraction (TDRA) scheme, with SOLAR leading community engagement, environmental advocacy, and public awareness initiatives to ensure local voices were represented throughout the decision-making process. Advocacy and Scrutiny:A significant focus was providing expert-led scrutiny of the TDRA proposal. We engaged directly with Thames Water, Government departments, regulators, and elected representatives to challenge the scheme’s environmental impact, financial value, and long-term sustainability. SOLAR provided residents with guidance to understand the proposals and support in responding to Thames Water’s statutory consultation. These efforts were instrumental in achieving a record 14,000 responses to the public consultation, with the overwhelming majority stemming from SOLAR-led engagement. Beyond consultation, we challenged Government ministers on policy inconsistencies and pressed the Environment Agency for transparency regarding PFAS testing and treatment standards. Community Mobilisation and Awareness:Community engagement remained the bedrock of our activities. We helped residents navigate Thames Water’s land-interest questionnaires and coordinated high-profile actions, including a major gathering at The Wharf in Teddington attended by over 200 residents, local businesses, and councillors. Collaborative demonstrations of opposition alongside local MPs and councillors further amplified our reach.To boost public understanding, SOLAR utilised media platforms including BBC London News and LBC to reach wider audiences. We also promoted the Independent Water Commission’s review of the water sector by Cunliffe to highlight the need for policy reform. Educational efforts included the "Thames in Teddington" event and the unveiling of Withering Time, a collaborative art installation with Richmond upon Thames College students that highlighted the threats to the river corridor. Partnerships and Governance:Working collaboratively with environmental groups, river users, and community organisations remains core to our approach. Throughout the year, we supported the campaign for official bathing water status for the Ham and Kingston stretch of the Thames and contributed to the "Mayors for a Drinkable Thames" initiative.The Board maintained high standards of corporate governance, ensuring all statutory filings, financial reporting, and director verification obligations were completed transparently. As a CIC, our activities provided a tangible community benefit by enabling residents to engage meaningfully in environmental policy, fostering civic participation, public health, and the long-term stewardship of the River Thames.

PART 2 – CONSULTATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS
A “stakeholder” is any person or organisation affected by the company’s activities.

Please indicate who the company’s stakeholders are:
– The company’s stakeholders are the members of the community who will be affected by the Thames Water TDRA proposals. Throughout the year they have been consulted via a steering Group has been in place with representatives from across the local area, developing and coordinating activities, A WhatsApp community has been established which now has over 200 participants able to link in and ask questions, A monthly e-newsletter is in place with over 1,000 subscribers, this holds news and activities on campaign news and activities. STakeholders are invited to feedback, raise concerns and ask questions, A website with a regular news section exists which updates and invites members to send in questions and ideas, Members of the campaign team attend local events as well as organise SOLAR community events are held to engage with the wider community

Please indicate how the stakeholders have been consulted [or leave blank if there has been no consultation]:


Please indicate what action the company has taken in response to feedback from its consultations [or leave blank if there has been no consultation]:


If there has been no consultation you must state ‘There has been no stakeholder consultation held’ below:


PART 3 – DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION
Please indicate below any remuneration the directors have received.


Alternatively if you have provided full details in your accounts then you do not need to disclose it here but you must explain in the space below where they are found within the accounts.

If no remuneration was received you must state that “no remuneration was received by the directors” below.
Other than reclaiming minor, reasonable expenses (website / company house costs), no remuneration was made to any of the Directors.
PART 4 – TRANSFERS OF ASSETS OTHER THAN FOR FULL CONSIDERATION
Please insert full details of any transfers of assets other than for full consideration to an asset locked body or for the benefit of the community. This must include the amount, or contain a fair estimate of the value, of such transfer.
At the year end,the CIC had only cash assets amounting to £1,762, no transfer of assets other than for full consideration has been made

If this does not apply you must state that “no transfer of assets other than for full consideration has been made” below.

PART 5 – SIGNATORY
The original report must be signed by a director of the company.		Signed		Richard James		Date	13 October 2026

You do not have to give any contact information in the box opposite but if you do, it will help the Registrar of Companies to contact you if there is a query on the form. The contact information that you give will be visible to searchers of the public record.		Richard James
		19 Dysart Ave
		Kingston KT2 5QZ
		Email	info@saveourlandsandriver.org.uk			Tel	7824384234
		DX Number			DX Exchange