Yeo Rivers Community Trust
Analysis
Yeo Rivers Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Yeovil. It was registered in November 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Yeo Rivers Community Trust reported income of £83k and spending of £62k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £42k to £83k (+97%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 219%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Yeo Rivers Community Trust sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade (£83k), Reduce Our Carbon Charitable Foundation (£83k) and Wild Camel Protection Foundation (£83k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The key activities are to promote, protect, restore and create natural and constructed blue infrastructure, e.g. ponds, rivers and sustainable drainage features, to provide multiple benefits for the public and wildlife to combat climate change, deliver enhanced and resilient ecosystems and natural capital for amenity, biodiversity, educational, wellbeing, aesthetic and conservation purposes.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade | South Shields | £83k |
| Reduce Our Carbon Charitable Foundation | Frome | £83k |
| Wild Camel Protection Foundation | London | £83k |
| John Longwill's Agricultural Scheme | Leicester | £84k |