NORFOLK RIVERS TRUST
Registered charity 1145854 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NRT
The organisation will conserve rehabilitate and improve the rivers streams watercourses and water impoundments of the catchments comprising the rivers of Norfolk including adjacent estuarine and coastal areas for the advancement of environmental protection and improvement for the benefit of the public.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £891,065 at the year end, which the trustees assessed as covering approximately 8 months of labour and overhead costs. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £891k; policy: 1 year's labour and overhead costs)
“At the year end unrestricted reserves equate to approximately 8 months of such costs.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant paid to Whitlingham Charitable Trust, a trustee of which is NR Savory, a trustee of the Charity.
“During the year a grant of £1,490 was paid to the Whitlingham Charitable Trust (2024 - £Nil), NR Savory is also a Trustee of Whitlingham Charitable Trust.” — page 43
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Rivers Ecology Limited
“The Charity has one trading subsidiary, Rivers Ecology Limited.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by MA Partners Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Norfolk Rivers Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£200k
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 (77% 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: 7.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Thomas James Deardschair
- Alison Elizabeth Robinson
- Benjamin Steward
- Dr Geoffrey Brighty
- Dr Richard Cooper
- Gareth Frank Allen Mears
- Kerry Anne Foster
- Robert John Cooke · trustee of 1 other charity
- Simon Learmount · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Norfolk
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NORFOLK RIVERS TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £891,065 at the year end, which the trustees assessed as covering approximately 8 months of labour and overhead costs. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MA Partners Audit LLP.
Who funds NORFOLK RIVERS TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NORFOLK RIVERS TRUST as a grant recipient include BELVEDERE TRUST, THE AYLSHAM AGRICULTURAL SHOW ASSOCIATION LIMITED.
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