Waterlife Recovery Trust

Analysis

Waterlife Recovery Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Horsham. It was registered in March 2022, 4 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, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Waterlife Recovery Trust reported income of £999k and spending of £922k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2026, income grew from £136k to £999k (+632%), an average of +94% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 433%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Waterlife Recovery 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 Institution of Lighting Professionals (£994k), The Royal Forestry Society (£1.0m) and Foundation Rachel and Pamela Schiele (£988k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 52% and donations and legacies 47%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £341k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.