The Aire Rivers Trust

Analysis

The Aire Rivers Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford. It was registered in January 2012, 14 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 07464227). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Aire Rivers Trust reported income of £476k and spending of £532k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £318k to £476k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Aire Rivers Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Langland Conservation Ltd (£473k), Earth Balance 2000 (£477k) and Spetchley Gardens Charitable Trust (£473k).