SEVERN RIVERS TRUST
Registered charity 1134096 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SRT
Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts
The accounts state that total income increased to £2,297,546, with unrestricted funds rising to £555,573. The charity reports a surplus for the year and maintains adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Reserves have grown significantly from the previous year, supported by increased trading income from its subsidiary.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: suitable to manage the risks of the Trust (held: £946k)
“The objective of the Trust is to have a working reserve suitable to manage the risks of the Trust.” — page 12
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Severn Rivers Ecology Limited
“The Severn Rivers Trust is the sole shareholder of the not-for-profit subsidiary, Severn Rivers Ecology Limited (SRE), company number 10081868.” — page 12
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Ormerod Rutter Limited.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Joe Pimblett — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Tony Harvey — Chair of Trustees (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£620k
Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Trustees
- Anne Eliza Botham
- Antony Stuart Harvey
- Dr David Bradley
- Grant Charles Peters
- IAN GORDON · trustee of 1 other charity
- Louise Kerr Mcfadzean
- Penelope Ann Cameron Watt
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SEVERN RIVERS TRUST financially healthy?
The accounts state that total income increased to £2,297,546, with unrestricted funds rising to £555,573. The charity reports a surplus for the year and maintains adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Reserves have grown significantly from the previous year, supported by increased trading income from its subsidiary. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Ormerod Rutter Limited.
Who funds SEVERN RIVERS TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SEVERN RIVERS TRUST as a grant recipient include THE HDH WILLS 1965 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE LINDER FOUNDATION.
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