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FRIENDS OF THE UPPER WYE

Registered charity 1198234 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Friends of the River Wye

Our purpose:The conservation, protection and improvement of the River Wye and tributaries for the benefitof the wildlife and public through a programme of volunteer river monitoring and by theadvancement of the education of the public in the understanding of the importance of riverquality on biodiversity, economic and social activity.

Objects

THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE RIVER WYE AND TRIBUTARIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE WILDLIFE AND THE PUBLIC THROUGH A PROGRAMME OF VOLUNTEER RVER MONITORING AND BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF RIVER QUALITY ON BIODIVERSITY, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ACTIVITY.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Registered contact address: Herefordshire, County of, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£52k
Latest spending
£28k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £24,173 for the year, with total receipts of £52,268 against operating expenses of £28,095. Unrestricted reserves stood at £46,667, significantly exceeding the trustees' policy target of £7,000 (equivalent to three months' expenditure). The accounts state the charity has sufficient funds to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Swire Charitable Foundation (36% of income)
“Our largest single donor in the year was the Swire Charitable Foundation, which gave £18,690” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months’ expenditure (reserves figure: £47k)
“The trustees aim to maintain unrestricted reserves equivalent to at least three months’ expenditure. They estimate that for the year ending 31 March 2026 that would be £7,000.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 150

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 130

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 130

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Operates in: Herefordshire · Monmouthshire · Powys

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£52k£28k
31/03/2024£24k£35k
31/03/2023£47k£12k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF THE UPPER WYE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £24,173 for the year, with total receipts of £52,268 against operating expenses of £28,095. Unrestricted reserves stood at £46,667, significantly exceeding the trustees' policy target of £7,000 (equivalent to three months' expenditure). The accounts state the charity has sufficient funds to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FRIENDS OF THE UPPER WYE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FRIENDS OF THE UPPER WYE as a grant recipient include The Ashley Family Foundation, THE MILLICHOPE FOUNDATION, C A REDFERN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
The Ashley Family FoundationFY2025£2k
THE MILLICHOPE FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k
C A REDFERN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025amount not stated

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
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION1£120k
THE WOODLAND TRUST1£85k
LANCASHIRE ENVIRONMENTAL FUND LIMITED1£30k
THE PORTRACK CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k
BRAMPTON CHARITABLE TRUST1£12k
THE BATCHWORTH TRUST1£10k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST1£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WYRE RIVER TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FRIENDS OF THE UPPER WYE£52k—0unclear—no doubt
WYRE RIVER TRUST FY2025£2.1m—0unclear—no doubt
THE WYE AND USK FOUNDATION FY2025£1.7m—2unclear—no doubt
PHILIP WAYRE UPLAND TRUST FY2025£73k——unclear—no doubt
THE RIVERS TRUST FY2025£10.5m——above—no doubt
FRIENDS OF THE RIVER FROME FY2025£56k——unclear—no doubt

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