North Wales Rivers Trust Ltd

Analysis

North Wales Rivers Trust Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gwynedd. It was registered in January 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06100324). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, North Wales Rivers Trust Ltd reported income of £836k and spending of £736k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £221k to £836k (+279%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 166%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, North Wales Rivers Trust Ltd sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Nucleo Project (£831k), Hythe Cricket & Squash Club (£839k) and Bath Cricket Club (£825k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99% and trading 1.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £28k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.