WESTCOUNTRY RIVERS TRUST
Registered charity 1135007 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Farm visits and educate farmers to adopt sustainable practices; conferences and work with institutions to educate the public about resource protection issues; catchment restoration to restore rivers and improve land management; research based on habitat protection and species conservation including fish stocks and migration; liaise with policy makers to benefit the public through conservation.
Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity maintained a strong financial position with unrestricted reserves of £1,689,160 and net current assets of £2,078,352. The trustees confirmed that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity aims to maintain cash reserves equivalent to approximately six months of operating costs, targeting £1,600,000 based on the 2026 budget.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: six months of operating costs (held: £1.6m)
“The Charity aims to maintain unrestricted cash reserves equivalent to approximately six months of operating costs, which based on the 2026 budget is £1,600k” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: In the prior year, the charity paid a grant of £1,050 to Stoodleigh Moor Farm, owned by trustee Andy Torrance.
“During the prior year, the charity paid a grant of £1,050 to Stoodleigh Moor Farm, owned by Andy Torrance, as part of the Upstream Thinking initiative. Andy Torrance is a trustee of the charity.” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by PKF Francis Clark. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Westcountry Rivers Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£27k
Reported reserves equal ~4.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (84% 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: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (01/08/2011) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- 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
Common questions
Is WESTCOUNTRY RIVERS TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained a strong financial position with unrestricted reserves of £1,689,160 and net current assets of £2,078,352. The trustees confirmed that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity aims to maintain cash reserves equivalent to approximately six months of operating costs, targeting £1,600,000 based on the 2026 budget. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PKF Francis Clark.
Who funds WESTCOUNTRY RIVERS TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WESTCOUNTRY RIVERS TRUST as a grant recipient include VISCOUNT AMORY'S CHARITABLE TRUST, The A and J Charitable Trust, WILFRID AND CONSTANCE CAVE FOUNDATION.
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