The River Wey Trust
Analysis
The River Wey Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liphook. It was registered in April 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The River Wey Trust reported income of £26k and spending of £24k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £802 to £26k (+3191%), an average of +140% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 922%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The River Wey Trust sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aston Clinton Combined School Association (£26k), St Polycarps School Parent Teacher Association (£26k) and 1st Lingfield and Dormansland Scout Group (£26k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The Trust is active on the Southern Branch of the River Wey (and tributaries) in Hampshire, Surrey and West Sussex, from its source to its confluence with the Northern Wey at Tilford.It carries out conservation work, education and interpretation, covering the ecology, archaeology and history, landscape and the quality of the river itself.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Clinton Combined School Association | Buckinghamshire | £26k |
| St Polycarps School Parent Teacher Association | Farnham | £26k |
| 1st Lingfield and Dormansland Scout Group | Lingfield | £26k |
| Turn Around | Orpington | £26k |