The Great Ouse Rivers Trust

Analysis

The Great Ouse Rivers Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Huntingdon. It was registered in January 2023, 3 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 advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Great Ouse Rivers Trust reported income of £244k and spending of £40k, leaving 83% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2023 to March 2026, income grew from £500 to £244k (+48642%), an average of +2108% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 9838%. Over the whole period it spent 14% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Great Ouse Rivers Trust sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Midlands Historic Buildings Trust (£244k), Wimborne Minster Model Town (£245k) and Ecological Continuity Trust (£244k).