SMART WORK FROM RIVERS CHAMPION

One of the country's 15 river trusts, this growing young charity has built upon clever beginnings to protect salmon in its two rivers with an apparently effective combination of lobbying and practical action. The year's upbeat annual report - more informative than the previous year, and of a very high standard for such a small charity - gives proof of several achievements, not least an increase in salmon numbers in the Wye.

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QUALITY OF REPORTING

What is this? 		77%
How much info does the charity want to share? This score, taken from our search for 43 key points in the annual report, gives the answer. Top mark is 100%. Anything over 70% is a good effort.

SIZE OF CHARITY...

What is this? 		Small
We only profile the largest charities in England & Wales, and our sizes are relative to the largest and smallest among them. So where we describe a charity as 'Small', it is still much larger than the national average.

HIGHEST SALARY

What is this? 		Under £60k
Taken from the vague bandings given in annual reports; note that 'Under £60k' could be £9k or £59k. Nonetheless the number of bars should roughly correlate with the 'Size of charity' bars.

RESERVES WOULD LAST...

What is this? 		0 months
If income dried up, how long could work continue? 3-12 months is normal. Less may be precarious. 12+ months may be over-cautious (or if very high, may represent the value of the charity's property).

ETHICAL INVESTMENT POLICY

What is this? 		No investments
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Reviewed: 2006-10-27     Accounts ending: 2005-12-31

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IN SHORT

Who/what it helps

  • Rivers Usk & Wye
  • Fish (especially salmon & trout)
  • Other animals e.g. otter, crayfish, riverine ecology

Where

  • Central England
  • Wales

Providing

  • Public education
  • Protection and conservation of the Wye and Usk rivers

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VITAL STATISTICS

ANNUAL EXPENDITURE
£875,291
What is this?
Of all the charities we profile...
- Less than £1m is tiny
- £1m to £5m is small
- £6m to £10m is medium
- £11m to £50m is large
- Above that is very rare
SPENT ON CHARITABLE WORK
99%
The rest usually goes into raising more income. A little covers legal requirements.


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Reader's comments

Accusations
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 09/01/2008 - 11:32am.

Do you have any proof of this, and can you tell us what it is? Without it your assertion is utterly worthless.


LOL
Submitted by Martin Davies (not verified) on Wed, 09/01/2008 - 11:24am.

I'm laughing over this.
Every company, every charity and every school will use an element of spin. Pushing the information that makes them look good, not pushing less attractive information.

Many organisations like to claim credit for the work they are doing making THE difference in some change. Often its a combination of factors, maybe out of the control of the organisation anyway.

The question should be - have salmon numbers in the Wye changed at all, and if so have they gone up or down.

Martin


wyeusk Foundation.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 08/01/2008 - 10:25pm.

Just because the charity annual report tells you something, such as the fact it has improved salmon numbers in the River Wye, does not necessarily mean it is true. Spin is alive and well in this organisation.


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