wear rivers trust

The charity supports the general public. Wear Rivers Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Durham and operates in Sunderland and Durham.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Objects of the Company are to conserve, protect, rehabilitate and improve the landscape, rivers, streams, watercourses and water impoundments of the Wear catchment To advance the education in:- (1) The understanding of rivers and river catchment management. (2) The need for, and benefits of, conservation, protection, rehabilitation and improvement of aquatic environments.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Sunderland Durham

Financial Information

Latest Income

£579,839

Latest Expenditure

£615,060

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 106.1%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 100.0%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 0.4%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £31,962

Charitable Activities £544,381

Other Trading £0

Investments £3,496

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £615,060

Raising Funds £0

Governance £2,280

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£579,839	£615,060	£615,060	£118,981	£46,916	15 / 70
2023	£484,188	£544,032				0 / 100
2022	£462,845	£440,156				0 / 200
2021	£327,701	£434,882				0 / 200
2020	£351,734	£337,217				0 / 200