Ribble Rivers Trust Limited

Analysis

Ribble Rivers Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in July 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03498691). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Ribble Rivers Trust Limited reported income of £3.8m and spending of £2.3m, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £3.8m (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ribble Rivers Trust Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Buglife the Invertebrate Conservation Trust (£3.7m), The Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust Limited (£3.8m) and Accounting for Sustainability (£3.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and donations and legacies 4.7%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £694k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.