South Cumbria Rivers Trust Limited

Analysis

South Cumbria Rivers Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Grange-Over-Sands. It was registered in June 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05763380). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, South Cumbria Rivers Trust Limited reported income of £663k and spending of £587k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £487k to £663k (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, South Cumbria Rivers Trust Limited sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Manchester and Salford Branch (£660k), RSPCA Bridlington, Driffield & District Branch (£676k) and F.a.i.t.h. (For Animals in Trouble There's Hope) (£660k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 69%, trading 24%, investments 3.6% and donations and legacies 3.1%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £367k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.