RIVER WAVENEY TRUST

Registered charity 1149960 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Conservation of the River Waveney, its tributaries and natural habitats. Education of the public and other organisations supporting the charitable objects.

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

Latest income
£380k
Latest spending
£338k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £88,877, which the trustees confirm is held at a minimum of three months' running costs. Net assets increased to £190,201 from the previous year, supported by a 96% growth in income. The trustees identify the lack of multi-year funding and low earned income as the main financial risks to the charity.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of running costs (held: £89k)
“Liquidity and reserves are both held at a minimum 3-months running costs, with a maximum of 6-months held in reserves.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£380k£338k
31/03/2024£194k£189k
31/03/2023£169k£178k
31/03/2022£122k£117k
31/03/2021£8k£30k

Common questions

Is RIVER WAVENEY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £88,877, which the trustees confirm is held at a minimum of three months' running costs. Net assets increased to £190,201 from the previous year, supported by a 96% growth in income. The trustees identify the lack of multi-year funding and low earned income as the main financial risks to the charity. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds RIVER WAVENEY TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RIVER WAVENEY TRUST as a grant recipient include THE LIMBOURNE TRUST, SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LIMBOURNE TRUSTFY2025£10k
SCHRODER CHARITY TRUSTFY2025£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/09/2025£243k"River Access for All"
Sport England18/06/2024£0COVID19 - Active Together (Crowdfunding)
UK government01/04/2024£20kLW_000029-CF0018
UK government01/04/2024£530LW_000029-CF0018
UK government01/04/2024£26kLW_000029-CF0022
UK government01/04/2024£11kLW_000029-CF0025
UK government01/04/2024£11LW_000029-CF0022
UK government01/04/2024£30kPGW 1163-CF2475
Postcode Lottery01/05/2023£10kProject Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund03/12/2021£5kRiver Waveney Trust Volunteer Groups
The National Lottery Community Fund15/10/2021£8kNatural Flood Management in the River Waveney Catchment
The National Lottery Community Fund19/08/2014£10k"The Waveney - Waterway to the Future"