Severn Rivers Trust

Analysis

Severn Rivers Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcester. It was registered in February 2010, 16 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 06642409). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Severn Rivers Trust reported income of £2.9m and spending of £2.7m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £2.9m (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Severn 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 Chichester Community Development Trust (£2.8m), Hawk Conservancy Trust Limited (£2.9m) and The Great Dixter Charitable Trust (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 71% and trading 29%. Charitable activities took 77% of spending and raising funds 23%. Reserves of £257k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.