The Sheaf and Porter Rivers Trust

Analysis

The Sheaf and Porter Rivers Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in February 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Sheaf and Porter Rivers Trust reported income of £49k and spending of £34k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income fell from £61k to £49k (-19%), an average of -6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Sheaf and Porter Rivers Trust sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% 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 The Northern Ceramic Society (£49k), Dungeness Bird Observatory Trust (£50k) and Transition Wilmslow (£49k).