CLEAN RIVERS TRUST

Registered charity 1037414 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

All aspects of pollution clean up and education

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO INLAND AND ESTUARY WATERS AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: South Derbyshire, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£58k
Latest spending
£65k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased to £57,715 from £71,550 in the prior year, while total payments increased to £65,195, resulting in a net expenditure. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves fell from £41,556 to £33,676, though the trustees maintain that finances remained adequate for the charity's activities during the period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Unrestricted Grants and Donations (76% of income)
“Unrestricted Grants and Donations 43,715”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/11/2025

  • Volunteers: 75

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/11/2024

  • Volunteers: 75

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/11/2023

  • Volunteers: 72

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2025£58k£65k
30/11/2024£72k£49k
30/11/2023£42k£52k
30/11/2022£76k£74k
30/11/2021£37k£41k

Common questions

Is CLEAN RIVERS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased to £57,715 from £71,550 in the prior year, while total payments increased to £65,195, resulting in a net expenditure. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves fell from £41,556 to £33,676, though the trustees maintain that finances remained adequate for the charity's activities during the period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CLEAN RIVERS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CLEAN RIVERS TRUST as a grant recipient include CHK Foundation, THE NORTHWICK TRUST, JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MARY KINROSS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CHK FoundationFY2024£90k
THE NORTHWICK TRUSTFY2022£25k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE NORTHWICK TRUSTFY2023£10k
CHK FoundationFY2022£10kGrants to charitable institutions
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£9k
THE MARY KINROSS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5kMiscellaneous
THE MARY KINROSS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5kSmall grant
THE MARY KINROSS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5kMiscellaneous
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5kConservation and Environment
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5kConservation and Environment
THE MICHAEL MARKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2022£4kConservation and Heritage
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kConservation and Environment
G M C TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2024£3k
LANGDALE TRUSTFY2024£3k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2024£3kConservation and the Environment
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
M J CAMP CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1kCharitable Donation
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1kGeneral charitable purposes
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1kGeneral charitable purposes
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1kCharitable Donation
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2023£1kConservation and the Environment
DUMBRECK CHARITYFY2023£500Miscellaneous
DUMBRECK CHARITYFY2026£500Miscellaneous
G M C TRUSTFY2024amount not stated

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE RIVERS TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CLEAN RIVERS TRUST£58k—0unclear—no doubt
THE RIVERS TRUST FY2025£10.5m——above—no doubt
THE AIRE RIVERS TRUST FY2025£476k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LIVING WATERS TRUST FY2025£128k—0unclear—no doubt
THE RIVER TRUST FY2025£75k—0above—no doubt
HOLY RIVER COMMUNITY FY2025£118k—0unclear—no doubt

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