THE EDEN RIVERS TRUST
Registered charity 1123588 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The Eden Rivers Trust is a conservation charity based in Penrith with two main objectives: - To conserve, protect and improve the River Eden, its tributaries and the flora and fauna in and adjacent to them.- To increase public awareness of the importance of the River Eden and its catchment through education.These aims are met through our research, conservation and education projects.
Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £200,455, which is above the trustees' stated minimum policy target of £180,000. The charity reported a net income of £120,228 and confirmed it is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £180,000 (held: £200k)
“At the end of the year, the Trustees agreed that minimum reserves of £180,000 was necessary.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity has one trading subsidiary, Eden Source to Sea Ltd.
“The charity has one trading subsidiary, Eden Source to Sea Ltd. The Trust works with other rivers trusts, the umbrella organisation (The Rivers Trust). All relationships are conducted at an arm’s length basis, and where required a standard Memorandum of Understanding or contract is negotiated.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Eden Source to Sea Ltd
“The charity has one trading subsidiary, Eden Source to Sea Ltd.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by FCSC Audit Services 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).
- National Lottery Heritage Fund — “This year’s activities have been organised as part of our ‘Action Against Invasives project’, part of the Access to Eden: breaking barriers,…” (source page)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund — “We have just been awarded £218,685 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to develop our Reconnecting and Reviving the Caldew project.Made …” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£944
Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- David Edmund John Unwin
- India Tuer
- John Norman Quinton
- Juliet Alexandra Lack
- Mark Robert Barrow
- Nicola Renison
- Ruari Martin
- Sandra Cherry Bradney · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cumbria
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE EDEN RIVERS TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £200,455, which is above the trustees' stated minimum policy target of £180,000. The charity reported a net income of £120,228 and confirmed it is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by FCSC Audit Services Limited.
Who funds THE EDEN RIVERS TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE EDEN RIVERS TRUST as a grant recipient include E C GRAHAM'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST.
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