Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 5
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

WYRE RIVER TRUST

The conservation, protection, restoration and improvement of the River Wyre and surrounding area from its source to the Irish Sea including its flora and fauna for the public benefit.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£591£509£82£0£449£481.1590
31/03/22£235£284£-48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£545£322£223£0£415£461.7310
31/03/20£253£211£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£87£209£-123n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£253£194£59n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£275£97£179n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£82£70£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 11%
Reserves/Spending: 1.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 3.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 10 years
(12 years as a company)

www.wyreriverstrust.org.uk

info@fellgrills.co.uk

01704 500299

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
  • Lancashire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - RTP0005-CF1032 - Wyre RTP Project
£24,100 02/10/2020
The purpose of the funding is to deliver tree planting in England in 2020/21, contributing towards national efforts to increase tree planting across the UK to 30,000 hectares per year by 2025
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Wyre Rivers Trust
£80,000 17/06/2020
24
Towards unrestricted core costs to identify and develop projects in the Wyre valley, delivering a range of outcomes including restoring nature and reducing flooding, securing a combination of grant and investment funding
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - WEIF9901-20/21 - Wyre
£15,000 15/05/2020
Defras Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) Policy published in June 2013, defined a framework to encourage the adaptation of an integrated catchment based approach to improving the quality of our water environment. Defra has supported civil society ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - NFM0002-CF840 - Wyre NFM
£5,445 01/04/2020
To provide capital and revenue egrants to third sector organisations to deliver projects in Natural Flood Management (NFM) technique. Schemes will aim to improve our understanding of NFM technique and their contribution to flood risk
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - NFM0002-CF900 - Wyre NFM
£16,493 01/04/2020
To provide capital and revenue egrants to third sector organisations to deliver projects in Natural Flood Management (NFM) technique. Schemes will aim to improve our understanding of NFM technique and their contribution to flood risk
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - NFM0002-CF1036 - Wyre NFM
£4,001 01/04/2020
To provide capital and revenue egrants to third sector organisations to deliver projects in Natural Flood Management (NFM) technique. Schemes will aim to improve our understanding of NFM technique and their contribution to flood risk
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - PGW0606-CF1149 - WYRE WWNP Project
£30,000 01/04/2020
Partnership Grants for England (PG) is a payment mechanism enabling us to provide capital and revenue grants to third sector organisations for projects which protect and enhance the water environment
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Wyre NFM
£10,857 01/04/2019
Natural Flood Management Programme Grant 2019/20
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Wyre NFM
£25,334 01/04/2019
Natural Flood Management Programme Grant 2019/20
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Wyre NFM
£17,769 01/04/2019
Natural Flood Management Programme Grant 2019/20
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - WEIF9901-19/20 - WYRE - WFD CRF GRANT PAYMENTS TO CHARITIES
£15,000 01/04/2019
Water Environment Improvement Fund - Catchment Partnership Action Fund (CPAF) 2019/20
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - ALB - Environment Agency - WFD CRF GRANT PAYMENTS TO CHARITIES
£15,000 01/04/2018
Water Envronment Improvement Fund Hosting for Catchment Partnership for 1819
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Lancaster Canal Aqueduct and Canal Offtake Fish Passage 3D Modelling and Feasibility Project
£10,000 01/04/2017
To provide capital and revenue grants to third sector organisations to deliver projects to protect and enhance the water environment and deliver other EA objectives
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Lancaster Canal Aqueduct and Canal Offtake Fish Passage 3D Modelling and Feasibility Project
£10,000 01/04/2017
To provide capital and revenue grants to third sector organisations to deliver projects to protect and enhance the water environment and deliver other EA objectives
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Wyre
£15,000 01/04/2017
Water Envronment Improvement Fund Catchment Based Approach National Support Group Work Programme 1718
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 57-78
  • ALAN EDNEY Appointed: 2012, Occupation: None
  • DEREK STEPHEN AINSCOUGH Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired
  • DR ANDREW MARTIN FOLKARD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: University Lecturer
  • GRAEME COOK Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Engineer
  • JEAN WILSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director
  • MICHAEL JAMES GORNALL Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • PHILIP ROBSON (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: None
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/05/2015, number: 1161776
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/03/2012, number: 08008486
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

FellGrills
40 HOGHTON STREET
SOUTHPORT
PR9 0PQ

Objectives

THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, RESTORATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE RIVER WYRE AND SURROUNDING AREA FROM ITS SOURCE TO THE IRISH SEA INCLUDING ITS FLORA AND FAUNA FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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