The South East Rivers Trust

Analysis

The South East Rivers Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leatherhead. It was registered in March 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03969688). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The South East Rivers Trust reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.6m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £2.5m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The South East Rivers Trust 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cisv International Limited (£2.5m), The T. S. Eliot Foundation (£2.5m) and Awards for Young Musicians (£2.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93% and donations and legacies 6.3%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £329k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 34 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.