CLEAN RIVERS TRUST
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.
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.
What the accounts disclose
“Unrestricted Grants and Donations 43,715”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
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
Funders the charity credits
Trustees
- DR Matt Johnson
- DR Sally Little
- Dr Samantha Bryan
- LAWRENCE CECIL VAN KAMPEN-BROOKS
- Laura Bishop
- PAUL SOUTHBY
- PETER JONES OBE
- RODNEY GILMOUR
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE ALEXANDER MOSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £450k |
| THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION | 1 | £384k |
| THE AURUM CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £300k |
| THE SCHRODER FOUNDATION | 1 | £90k |
| THE WOODLAND TRUST | 1 | £85k |
| THE FUNDING NETWORK | 1 | £20k |
| THE PORTRACK CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £15k |
| BRAMPTON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £12k |
Charities like this
- THE RIVERS TRUST
- THE AIRE RIVERS TRUST
- THE LIVING WATERS TRUST
- THE RIVER TRUST
- HOLY RIVER COMMUNITY
- COTSWOLDS RIVERS TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLEAN RIVERS TRUST | £58k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE RIVERS TRUST | £10.5m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| THE AIRE RIVERS TRUST | £476k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE LIVING WATERS TRUST | £128k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE RIVER TRUST | £75k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| HOLY RIVER COMMUNITY | £118k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |