Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust

Analysis

Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stowmarket. It was registered in June 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08834787). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust reported income of £963k and spending of £277k, leaving 71% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £57k to £963k (+1583%), an average of +103% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2025, when income rose by 198%. Over the whole period it spent 47% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The National Museum of Computing (£955k), The Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (£964k) and Chiltern Open Air Museum Limited (£952k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £52k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.