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RIVER ACTION UK

Registered charity 1194995 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To raise awareness on river pollution and apply pressure on industrial and agricultural producers to take greater responsibility for remedying the adverse environmental impact their supply chains are having on the health of our UK rivers.

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Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total assets decreased to £426,600, with unrestricted reserves of £340,423. The trustees report that these unrestricted reserves are slightly above the policy target of three months of operational costs (£300,000). The charity generated a net deficit of £77,569 for the period but reports a healthy surplus for the next year based on successful fundraising.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“1 employee earned between £70,000 and £80,000” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“1 employee earned between £70,000 and £80,000” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of operational costs (£300k) (held: £340k)
“River Action UK aims to maintain unrestricted reserves equivalent to three months of operational costs (£300k at current period levels)” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A trustee, Emma Mosely, is the chair of the Alexander Mosely Charitable Trust which donated £150,000 in both the current and prior period.
“A trustee, Emma Mosely, is the chair of the Alexander Mosely Charitable Trust which donated £150,000 in both the current and prior period.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2025 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — River Action (matched by registered charity number).

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

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

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£120k
Reserves (reported)
£300k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 11.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.1m£1.1m
31/03/2025£1.5m£1.5m
31/03/2024£929k£727k
31/03/2023£485k£304k
31/03/2022£278k£211k

Common questions

Is RIVER ACTION UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total assets decreased to £426,600, with unrestricted reserves of £340,423. The trustees report that these unrestricted reserves are slightly above the policy target of three months of operational costs (£300,000). The charity generated a net deficit of £77,569 for the period but reports a healthy surplus for the next year based on successful fundraising. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of RIVER ACTION UK earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds RIVER ACTION UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RIVER ACTION UK as a grant recipient include THE AURUM CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ALEXANDER MOSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SCHRODER FOUNDATION, THE FUNDING NETWORK, C A REDFERN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE AURUM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£300k
THE ALEXANDER MOSLEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£300knull
THE ALEXANDER MOSLEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£150k
THE SCHRODER FOUNDATIONFY2023£90k
THE FUNDING NETWORKFY2024£20k
C A REDFERN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
FRANK BRAKE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
C A REDFERN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023—

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
ARCADIA24/02/2026£500kTowards core costs
ARCADIA19/06/2023£75kTowards River Action UKs core costs

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION1£384k
THE WOODLAND TRUST1£85k
The Neath Port Talbot Community Voluntary Service Limited1£35k
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDON1£20k
THE HDH WILLS 1965 CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
THE PORTRACK CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k
BRAMPTON CHARITABLE TRUST1£12k
THE G C GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£11k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RIBBLE RIVERS TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RIVER ACTION UK£1.1m£70,001 - £80,0001above—no doubt
RIBBLE RIVERS TRUST LIMITED FY2025£3.8m——unclear—no doubt
ACTION FOR THE RIVER KENNET FY2025£559k£40,000 - £50,0000unclear—no doubt
THE RIVERS TRUST FY2024£8.8m——above—no doubt
WEST WALES RIVERS TRUST FY2025£884k—0unclear—no doubt
SEVERN RIVERS TRUST FY2025£2.9m——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.