The Eden Rivers Trust

Analysis

The Eden Rivers Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in April 2008, 18 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 06460807). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Eden Rivers Trust reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.3m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £906k to £1.4m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Eden Rivers Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (£1.4m), West Somerset Railway Association (£1.4m) and The Kelmarsh Trust (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and donations and legacies 4.8%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £180k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.