Severn Gorge Countryside Trust

Analysis

Severn Gorge Countryside Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Telford. It was registered in October 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02647374). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Severn Gorge Countryside Trust reported income of £489k and spending of £379k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £288k to £489k (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Severn Gorge Countryside Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mineralogical Society of the United Kingdom and Ireland (£487k), The Lune Rivers Trust (£490k) and Great Yarmouth Preservation Trust (£486k).