WEST WALES RIVERS TRUST
Registered charity 1105663 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PEMBROKESHIRE RIVERS TRUST
Through community partnership inititives secure the conservation, protection, rehabilitation and improvement of the rivers, lakes & wetlands of Pembrokeshire.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £80,303 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £581,484 to £501,181. The trustees' report indicates that the organization aims to hold reserves equivalent to approximately one year of running costs to manage volatile grant funding, but the current unrestricted reserves of £261,557 are not explicitly compared to this target in the financial statements. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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).
- Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund — “We’re delighted that we have been awarded £46,673 by the Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund for our Valleys River Restorers project.” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (12/09/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (13/04/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Carmarthenshire · Ceredigion · City Of Swansea · Neath Port Talbot · Pembrokeshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WEST WALES RIVERS TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £80,303 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £581,484 to £501,181. The trustees' report indicates that the organization aims to hold reserves equivalent to approximately one year of running costs to manage volatile grant funding, but the current unrestricted reserves of £261,557 are not explicitly compared to this target in the financial statements. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds WEST WALES RIVERS TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WEST WALES RIVERS TRUST as a grant recipient include The Neath Port Talbot Community Voluntary Service Limited, The Ashley Family Foundation.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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