THE AIRE RIVERS TRUST

Registered charity 1145609 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Improving the state of the River Aire and its tributaries, educating the public and other bodies about the water environment and improving/promoting access to same,

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £55,453 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total fund balances from £462,423 to £406,970. Despite this deficit, the trustees state that free reserves of £266,749 are in line with their stated policy target of three months' operating costs (£120,000). The accounts confirm the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Billy Joe Coburn
• Ian Andrews
• JEREMY HUGH RODWAY RIX
• KEVIN SUNDERLAND
• Kimberley Jennings
• Thomas Granville Davies
• Wendy Susan Robinson
• alex fraser

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

Operates in: Bradford City · City Of Wakefield · Leeds City · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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