SEVERN GORGE COUNTRYSIDE TRUST

Registered charity 1004508 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SGCT

The Trust manages land in the Ironbridge Gorge for the benefit of local people and for the benefit of visitors to the Gorge to balance public access, landscape, nature conservation, safeguarding historic and cultural features, with public engagement and developing awareness and knowledge of the Trust and its work.

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Latest income
£412k
Latest spending
£376k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net income of £36,134 and total funds of £1,513,410, having avoided the need to draw on reserves despite a budgeted deficit. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the next twelve months, with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors regarding its going concern status.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year's operational costs (held: £510k)
As of 31 March 2025, the Trust estimates that a reserve of £350,000 is required to meet its ongoing obligations.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Muras Baker Jones Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Property (HM Land Registry)

35 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Shropshire · Telford & Wrekin

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£412k£376k
31/03/2024£346k£339k
31/03/2023£328k£364k
31/03/2022£288k£328k
31/03/2021£308k£319k

Common questions

Is SEVERN GORGE COUNTRYSIDE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net income of £36,134 and total funds of £1,513,410, having avoided the need to draw on reserves despite a budgeted deficit. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the next twelve months, with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Muras Baker Jones Limited.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/07/2020£10k"COVID19 Severn Gorge Countryside Trust"
Sport England24/04/2015£28kReplacement of damaged fishing platforms at Ironbridge
The National Lottery Community Fund16/02/2009£10kVolunteers Improving Access to the Rotunda in Ironbridge
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/02/2009£10k"A Project By This Charity Based In Ironbridge, Telford To Improve Access To An Historical Site In The Local Area. The Aim Is To Make The Sit"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund26/05/2006£23k"Access and management of Workhouse Coppice"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/09/2005£300k"Volunteering in the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/09/2003£22k"The Workers' Walks"

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with IRONBRIDGE GORGE MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SEVERN GORGE COUNTRYSIDE TRUST£412k0unclearno doubt
IRONBRIDGE GORGE MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED FY2024£9.2munclearmaterial uncertainty
SEVERN RIVERS TRUST FY2023£2.9m0unclearno doubt
HEREFORDSHIRE AND GLOUCESTERSHIRE CANAL TRUST LIMITED FY2024£195k0unclearno doubt
SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED FY2024£1.6m0unclearno doubt
THE IRON BRIDGE TRUST FY2024£390k0unclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.