The River Stour Trust Limited

Analysis

The River Stour Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sudbury. It was registered in February 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00938670). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The River Stour Trust Limited reported income of £164k and spending of £166k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £116k to £164k (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The River Stour Trust Limited sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greenfield Valley Trust (£164k), The Brighton West Pier Trust (£164k) and East Devon Pebblebed Heaths Conservation Trust (£163k).