River Waveney Trust

Analysis

River Waveney Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in November 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08189846). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, River Waveney Trust reported income of £380k and spending of £338k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7,913 to £380k (+4699%), an average of +163% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 1438%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, River Waveney Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wensleydale Railway Trust (£378k), Sustainability First (£381k) and The Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway Company (1983) Limited (£377k).