WESTCOUNTRY RIVERS TRUST

Registered charity 1135007 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income

£4.6m

Latest spending

£4.3m

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2022

Financial health, per its FY2022 accounts

The accounts state that the group held unrestricted reserves of £1,361,426 and net current assets of £2,057,331 as of 31 December 2022. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing adequate resources for the foreseeable future. The charity noted that reliance on project funding remains a key financial risk, particularly due to delays in receiving payments for EU-funded projects.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,000 - £79,999 — below the median for charities its size (£76k)

“One employee had employee benefits in excess of £60,000 (2021: one) falling within the following bands: £70,000 - £79,999” — page 35

Per its FY2022 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee had employee benefits in excess of £60,000 (2021: one) falling within the following bands: £70,000 - £79,999” — page 35

Per its FY2022 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Polly Couldrick, wife of the CEO, is employed by the charity on a zero hours contract.

“Polly Couldrick, wife of the CEO, is employed by the charity on a zero hours contract.” — page 36

Per its FY2022 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PKF Francis Clark.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Westcountry Rivers Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£4.6m

Total spending

£4.3m

Cost of raising funds

£27k

Reserves (reported)

£1.6m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (01/08/2011) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees

Andrew Southallchair
Andrew John Gray
Andrew Martin Blundell
DR A. TORRANCE
Dr Sarah Bunney
Ian Nicholas Thompson
Jonathan Mark Phillips · trustee of 1 other charity
Joseph Leslie Sutton
Yvonne Kay Penney

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

Operates in: Cornwall · Devon · Dorset · Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£4.6m	£4.3m
31/12/2024	£4.0m	£4.1m
31/12/2023	£3.4m	£3.4m
31/12/2022	£3.7m	£3.6m
31/12/2021	£3.2m	£2.8m

Common questions

Is WESTCOUNTRY RIVERS TRUST financially healthy?

What does the highest-paid employee of WESTCOUNTRY RIVERS TRUST earn?

Per its FY2022 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,000 - £79,999 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds WESTCOUNTRY RIVERS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WESTCOUNTRY RIVERS TRUST as a grant recipient include VISCOUNT AMORY'S CHARITABLE TRUST, WILFRID AND CONSTANCE CAVE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount
VISCOUNT AMORY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£15k
WILFRID AND CONSTANCE CAVE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£2k
WILFRID AND CONSTANCE CAVE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£2k
WILFRID AND CONSTANCE CAVE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	12/11/2025	£137k	"Sound Rivers Discovery Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	15/04/2008	£45k	"Cornwall Wet Feet Programme"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	01/03/2006	£5k	"The Group Will Develop And Advertise A New Internet Portal To Promote Educational And Environmental Services Available To Interested Groups"