Norfolk Rivers Trust

Analysis

Norfolk Rivers Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Holt. It was registered in February 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07803739). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Norfolk Rivers Trust reported income of £2.8m and spending of £2.4m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £913k to £2.8m (+203%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Norfolk 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 The Tree Council (£2.8m), The Great Dixter Charitable Trust (£2.8m) and Durham Wildlife Trust (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 77%, trading 22% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 8.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £124k. Reserves of £891k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 33 people.