WESTCOUNTRY RIVERS TRUST
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Cash
£4.6m
+270.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.4m
+13.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
74
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,413,397 | £3,806,775 | £3,826,725 | +0.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £35,325 | -£77,598 | £287,260 | +470.2% | |
| Cash | £1,342,965 | £1,250,946 | £4,635,227 | +270.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,215,978 | £2,138,380 | £2,425,640 | +13.4% | |
| Net assets | £2,215,978 | £2,138,380 | £2,425,640 | +13.4% | |
| Equity | £2,215,978 | £2,138,380 | £2,425,640 | +13.4% | |
| Average employees | 73 | 74 | 74 | 0% | |
| Wages | £1,957,854 | £2,205,782 | £2,318,998 | +5.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 1.0% | -2.0% | 7.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 26.0% | 61.8% | |
| Current ratio | 5.92x | 3.70x | 1.53x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees have reviewed the financial position of the Charity and Group, including consideration of downside scenarios and potential pressures arising from the funding environment and wider economic conditions. Based on this assessment, the Trustees consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of preparation and are satisfied that, based on current forecasts and available resources, no material uncertainties exist that would cast significant doubt on the Charity's or Group's ability to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- WESTCOUNTRY RIVERS TRUST · parent
- Westcountry Rivers Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Allen Improvements - this work on the river Allen a tributary of the river Camel is funded through an Enforcement Undertaking and has funded river habitat improvements in the catchment.”
- “Atlantic Salmon Conservation in the Teign - An Enforcement Undertaking to support the removal of 1-2 barriers to migration on the River Teign as part of a larger programme of works to strategically improve fish passage on the Teign.”
- “Open Rivers Programme Projects - this funding was awarded as key match funding to fully remove Chipley Mill weir in July 2025, with additional funds to progress the removal of Bradley weir to shovel ready status.”
- “Rapid Response Catchments* - funding from Devon County Council for the Devon Resilience Innovation Project (DRIP). The project will develop and test approaches to improve flood resilience in 10 small rapid response type catchments, covering 8 communities, and working to find local solutions to the impacts of climate change including Nature Based Solutions.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOWE, Sarah Louise | Secretary | 2022-07-05 | — | — |
| BLUNDELL, Andrew Martin | Director | 2024-06-13 | Feb 1960 | British |
| BUNNEY, Sarah Louise, Dr | Director | 2025-06-12 | Aug 1975 | British |
| GRAY, Andrew John | Director | 2015-10-30 | Dec 1965 | British |
| PENNEY, Yvonne Kay | Director | 2025-09-25 | Feb 1958 | British |
| PHILLIPS, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2022-05-12 | Oct 1968 | British,Canadian |
| SOUTHALL, Andrew Charles | Director | 2016-10-14 | Jun 1959 | British |
| SUTTON, Joseph Leslie | Director | 2026-04-27 | Feb 1973 | British |
| THOMPSON, Ian Nicholas | Director | 2020-11-27 | Sep 1953 | British |
| TORRANCE, Andrew Graham, Dr | Director | 2009-06-05 | Apr 1961 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HYLAND, Lynne | Secretary | 2008-03-27 | 2014-05-29 |
| SIVORN, Kelly Marie | Secretary | 2014-05-29 | 2022-07-05 |
| ALLAN, Nicholas Timothy | Director | 2010-10-22 | 2014-07-01 |
| ARNOTT, Paul | Director | 2013-07-11 | 2022-05-12 |
| BOTSFORD, David | Director | 2008-03-27 | 2012-06-15 |
| BUTLER, David, Professor | Director | 2016-10-14 | 2025-12-04 |
| CLINTON, Gerard Nevile Mark, Lord | Director | 2009-06-05 | 2022-05-12 |
| CONSTANTINE, Robert London | Director | 2009-06-05 | 2017-02-05 |
| DARWALL, William Robert Thomas | Director | 2015-10-30 | 2024-06-13 |
| DAY, Simon James, Sir | Director | 2009-06-05 | 2022-05-12 |
| FOX-EDWARDS, Adam | Director | 2010-10-22 | 2023-06-28 |
| GRAHAM, Thomas Oliver | Director | 2024-06-13 | 2026-03-31 |
| HART, Graeme Manson | Director | 2017-11-23 | 2022-05-12 |
| HEATHCOTE AMORY, Michael Fitzgerald | Director | 2008-07-14 | 2010-10-22 |
| HILL, Kenneth Leslie | Director | 2008-03-27 | 2014-10-31 |
| HOARE, David John, Sir | Director | 2009-06-05 | 2022-05-12 |
| HOOD, William Nicholas | Director | 2009-06-05 | 2014-06-06 |
| HUNTINGTON-WHITELEY, Charles Andrew | Director | 2008-03-27 | 2024-06-13 |
| INGHAM CLARK, Jenny | Director | 2011-06-17 | 2020-11-27 |
| LANCASTER, Keith, Dr | Director | 2013-07-17 | 2025-04-11 |
| LASCELLES, Rupert John Orlando | Director | 2009-06-05 | 2011-06-17 |
| LLEWELLYN, Henry | Director | 2008-07-14 | 2020-11-27 |
| LOPES, Massey John Henry, Hon | Director | 2009-06-05 | 2015-10-30 |
| LOPES, Sarah Violet, Hon Mrs | Director | 2010-10-22 | 2018-10-19 |
| MARTIN, Michael Douglas | Director | 2008-03-27 | 2019-06-07 |
| MORRIS, Deborah Amanda | Director | 2020-11-27 | 2025-03-20 |
| POLE CAREW, Christopher Gerald | Director | 2009-06-05 | 2013-07-23 |
| SIMPSON, Richard Alexander Edward Shuldham | Director | 2009-06-05 | 2022-05-12 |
| VOSS-BARK, Anne | Director | 2008-03-27 | 2010-10-22 |
| WHITSON, Rachael Mary | Director | 2020-11-27 | 2025-09-25 |
| WILSON, Mark | Director | 2009-06-05 | 2015-06-02 |
| WOOD, John Humphrey Askey | Director | 2009-06-05 | 2014-06-06 |
| WYLDBORE-SMITH, William Francis | Director | 2009-06-05 | 2023-06-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.