Action for the River Kennet

Analysis

Action for the River Kennet is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Marlborough. It was registered in August 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Action for the River Kennet reported income of £559k and spending of £513k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £313k to £559k (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 185%. 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, Action for the River Kennet sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Downlands Trust (£557k), Friends of Tewkesbury Abbey (£562k) and Dartmoor Preservation Association (£556k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 86%, donations and legacies 7.7% and investments 3.3%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.5%. Reserves of £120k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.