North Wales Rivers Trust Ltd
What it does
The Clwyd and Conwy Rivers Trust aims to promote the conservation, protection, rehabilitation and improvement of the rivers, streams, water courses and water impoundments in the Clwyd and Conwy catchments and in the counties of Denbighshire, Conwy and Gwynedd amd adjacent areas of their banks, riparian lands and catchment areas in all their aspects.
Its charitable purposes
(A) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THERIVERS, STREAMS, WATER COURSES AND WATER IMPOUNDMENT'S IN THE CLWYD AND CONWYCATCHMENTS AND IN THE COUNTY'S OF DENBIGHSHIRE, CONWY AND GWYNEDD, AND ADJACENTAREAS OF THEIR BANKS, RIPARIAN LANDS AND CATCHMENT AREAS IN ALL THEIR ASPECTS.((B) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, REHABILITATION AND PROTECTION OF THE INDIGENOUS SPECIES OF ANIMAL AND PLANT LIFE OF THE RIVERS, STREAMS, WATERCOURSES AND WATER IMPOUNDMENTS IN THE COUNTIES OF DENBIGHSHIRE, CONWY, GWYNEDD AND ANGLESEY AND ADJACENT AREAS OF THEIR BANKS, RIPARIAN LANDS AND CATCHMENT AREAS AND THEREBY ENHANCE THE COUNTIES’ BIODIVERSITY.(C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF AQUATIC HABITATS,THEIR RELATED CATCHMENT AREAS AND THEIR ANIMAL AND PLANT LIFE AND THE NEED FOR THECONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF SUCH ENVIRONMENTS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Amateur sport
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
Where it works
- In Wales
- Conwy
- Denbighshire
- Gwynedd
Area of benefit in its governing document: Denbighshire, Conwy and Gwynedd,
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £835,867 and spent £735,885.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £835,867 | £735,885 | 5 | 1,045 |
| 31 March 2024 | £840,026 | £546,635 | 5 | 58 |
| 31 March 2023 | £315,389 | £190,140 | Not reported | 135 |
| 31 March 2022 | £241,792 | £296,947 | Not reported | 8 |
| 31 March 2021 | £220,635 | £204,624 | Not reported | 3 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 279%, from £220,635 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £835,867 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 88% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 28% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£235,628).
- Largest funder
- Wales Council for Voluntary Action gave £514,960 in the year to 31 March 2025, 62% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £194,228 from 1 grant. Government contracts: £41,400 from 1 contract.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £194,228 from 1 grant | £41,400 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2024 | £195,781 from 1 grant | £531,473 from 3 contracts |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £241,692 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £180,403 from 4 grants | £11,038 from 1 contract |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£826,455
- Trading and fundraising£9,412
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 5 funders who gave £807,843 between them. £613,614 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales Council for Voluntary Action | Other public body | £514,960 | £485,463 | |
| SAF Grants | Trust, company or other | £194,228 | ||
| National Lottery | National Lottery | £57,254 | £9,800 | |
| Isle of Anglesey County Council | Council | £41,400 | £46,010 | £21,500 |
| Esmee Fairbairn | Trust, company or other |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 6 grants to this charity since 2022, worth at least £783,000.
By funder
- Esmée Fairbairn Foundation£488,700, 3 grants
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund£249,300, 1 grant
- Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000, 1 grant
- The National Lottery Community Fund£20,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb 2026 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £20,000 |
| 17 Dec 2024 | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | £425,700 |
| 16 Oct 2024 | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | £5,000 |
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Avril Heather Gartside
- Christopher John White
- Nuala Anne Dunn
- Philip Ferguson
- Roger Thomas
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 19 December 2025, 43 days early | Received 19 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 8 January 2025, 23 days early | Received 8 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 16 December 2023, 46 days early | Received 16 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 26 August 2022, 158 days early | Received 26 August 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 9 September 2021, 144 days early | Received 9 September 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1127415
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 8 January 2009
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13/01/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/03/2013AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 10/04/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10/04/2013 as amended on 20 Jun 2019
- Company number
- 06100324This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.northwalesriverstrust.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Gwynedd
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.