Cotswolds Rivers Trust

Analysis

Cotswolds Rivers Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in January 2013, 13 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 07568224). It says it provides human resources, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cotswolds Rivers Trust reported income of £47k and spending of £110k, spending 232% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £18k to £47k (+162%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 1407%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Cotswolds Rivers Trust sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Tyneside Steam Railway Association (£47k), Devon Diesel Society Limited (£47k) and The World Federation of Rose Societies (£47k).