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westcountry rivers trust

The charity supports children and young people and the general public. Westcountry Rivers Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Callington and operates in Cornwall, Devon, and various other locations.


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

Farm visits and educate farmers to adopt sustainable practices; conferences and work with institutions to educate the public about resource protection issues; catchment restoration to restore rivers and improve land management; research based on habitat protection and species conservation including fish stocks and migration; liaise with policy makers to benefit the public through conservation.

Fundraising

See where Westcountry Rivers Trust is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£4,004,141
Latest Expenditure
£4,081,787

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 101.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.9%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £154,918
Charitable Activities £3,806,775
Other Trading £697
Investments £37,334
Other Income £4,417

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £4,078,848
Raising Funds £2,939
Governance £34,707
Grants to Institutions £436,680
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£4,004,141£4,081,787£4,078,848£2,125,830£1,424,69274 / 762
2023£3,413,397£3,378,087£3,366,491£2,215,978£1,367,03173 / 613
2022£3,656,078£3,588,052£3,527,998£2,180,653£1,238,10473 / 1242
2021£3,161,785£2,759,788£2,658,402£2,112,643£1,104,96160 / 484
2020£2,524,791£2,579,392£2,401,771£1,710,570£996,72253 / 140

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers