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THE GREAT OUSE RIVERS TRUST

Registered charity 1201688 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Great Ouse Rivers Trust works for the protection and enhancement of the River Great Ouse and its catchment. The Trust does this through activities that support conservation, protection and enhancement of the river and its catchment and through the advancement of public education, engagement and awareness raising.

Objects

(1) TO CONSERVE, PROTECT, AND IMPROVE THE RIVERS, STREAMS, WATERCOURSES AND WATERIMPOUNDMENTS OF THE CATCHMENTS COMPRISING THE RIVER GREAT OUSE FROM SOURCE TO SEA INCLUDING ADJACENT ESTUARINE AND COASTAL AREAS, FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OR IMPROVEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, OR ANY ASSOCIATION, INSTITUTION, VOLUNTARYORGANISATION, LOCAL AUTHORITY, ADMINISTRATIVE OR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR PUBLIC BODY ORREPRESENTATIVE BODY IN: -(A) THE UNDERSTANDING OF RIVERS, RIVER CORRIDORS AND RIVER CATCHMENTS, INCLUDING THEIR FAUNA, FLORA,BIODIVERSITY, ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL ACTIVITY, AND RIVER CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT.(B) THE NEED FOR, AND BENEFITS OF, CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS.

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

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

Latest income
£50k
Latest spending
£821
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £31.49 for the year, with total income of £49,691.57 and expenditure of £49,660.08. Per the trustees' report, the charity aims to hold at least three months' operating costs as its reserves policy target, though the actual unrestricted reserves are not explicitly stated as a separate figure in the summary.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' operating costs (held: £49k)
“Based on identified needs, we aim to hold at least three months' operating costs as the target for our Reserves Policy.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Great Ouse Rivers Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bedford · Buckinghamshire · Cambridgeshire · Central Bedfordshire · Norfolk · Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£50k£821
31/12/2023£500£480

Common questions

Is THE GREAT OUSE RIVERS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £31.49 for the year, with total income of £49,691.57 and expenditure of £49,660.08. Per the trustees' report, the charity aims to hold at least three months' operating costs as its reserves policy target, though the actual unrestricted reserves are not explicitly stated as a separate figure in the summary.