North Wales Rivers Trust Ltd

Registered charity 1127415 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CLWYD AND CONWY RIVERS TRUST, THE CLWYD CONWY AND GWYNEDD RIVERS TRUST

The Clwyd and Conwy Rivers Trust aims to promote the conservation, protection, rehabilitation and improvement of the rivers, streams, water courses and water impoundments in the Clwyd and Conwy catchments and in the counties of Denbighshire, Conwy and Gwynedd amd adjacent areas of their banks, riparian lands and catchment areas in all their aspects.

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Latest income
£836k
Latest spending
£736k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £359,301, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of six months of core operating costs. The charity reported a net income of £99,982 for the year, with total income of £835,867 and total expenditure of £735,885, indicating a positive financial position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of core operating costs (held: £359k)
“The North Wales Rivers Trust aims to maintain unrestricted reserves at a level equivalent to six months of core operating costs.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£836k
Total spending
£736k
Reserves (reported)
£28k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Conwy · Denbighshire · Gwynedd

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£836k£736k
31/03/2024£840k£547k
31/03/2023£315k£190k
31/03/2022£242k£297k
31/03/2021£221k£205k

Common questions

Is North Wales Rivers Trust Ltd financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £359,301, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of six months of core operating costs. The charity reported a net income of £99,982 for the year, with total income of £835,867 and total expenditure of £735,885, indicating a positive financial position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/02/2026£20kLab Dwr Hwb
The National Lottery Heritage Fund01/08/2023£249k"Prosiect Torgoch"