Rivertree Trust

Analysis

Rivertree Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Huddersfield. It was registered in July 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08542544). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Rivertree Trust reported income of £518k and spending of £467k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £407k to £518k (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Rivertree Trust sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Melcren Limited (£518k), Weavers' Almshouse Charities (£518k) and Durham Freemasons Charity (£517k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 75%, trading 10%, charitable activities 9.3% and investments 4.9%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 49 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.