Westcountry Rivers Trust

Analysis

Westcountry Rivers Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Callington. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06545646). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Westcountry Rivers Trust reported income of £4.6m and spending of £4.3m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3.2m to £4.6m (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Westcountry Rivers Trust 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Forest of Marston Vale Trust (£4.3m), The Veolia Environmental Trust (£4.7m) and Campaign to Protect Rural England (£4.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 84% and donations and legacies 16%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £364k. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 74 people.