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home >> charity search >> ouse & adur rivers trust
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

OUSE & ADUR RIVERS TRUST

The Trust aims to conserve and improve the rivers, streams and other waterbodies of the Sussex Ouse and Adur catchments, and elsewhere as deemed appropriate in the Environment Agency's South East region, for the advancement of environmental protection or improvement for the benefit of the public, including through education and participation in research and a range of appropriate projects.
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Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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£381£350£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£463£418£44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£332£330£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£801£735£66£0£191£911.5496
31/12/18£62£106£-44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£167£168£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£178£158£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£100£93£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£171£173£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£58£52£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£199£150£49n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11*£139£76£63n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£55£41£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£6£7£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£9£6£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07*£6£5£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£6£4£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£5£4£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£4£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 24 years

www.oart.org.uk

info@oart.org.uk

01273 921040

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • East Sussex, West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Heritage Fund£155,664
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs£41,977
Sussex Community Foundation£16,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust
£155,664 30/11/2022
Adur Community Wetlands
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust
£16,000 13/05/2021
5
Funding was provided to install volunteer facilities on the site at Sompting.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - WEIF101-20/21 - Adur & Ouse
£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 - PGW0523-CF805 - Herrings Stream restoration Project (£30K 2021, £30K 2122)
£7,500 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 - PGW0523-CF949 - Herrings Stream restoration Project (£30K 2021, £30K 2122)
£19,477 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
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust
£18,993 18/11/2019
11
Funding was provided towards running costs.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Teville Stream Restoration 18/19
£20,000 01/04/2019
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 - WEIF101-19/20 (ADUR & OUSE)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 - FD 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 - ALB - Environment Agency - Teville Stream Restoration 18/19
£70,000 01/04/2018
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 and deliver other EA objectives
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Adur & Ouse
£15,000 01/04/2017
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National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust
£939,300 01/03/2017
Enhancing Places, Inspiring Communities (EPIC)
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 51-79
  • DAVID RICHARD BROWN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired University Lecturer
  • DR JOHN ST PIERRE Appointed: 2015
  • DR JAMES EDWARD EBDON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: University Lecturer/ Scientist
  • PHILIP STEPHEN EVANS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Acoustics Consultant
  • ROBIN JOHN AKERS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired
  • RODERICK GEORGE YUILL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • RUTH ALEXANDRA WALLIS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Manager
  • SIMON TURNER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/09/2000, number: 1082447
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/09/1999, number: 03839870
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR11: 23 days late, AR07: 95 days late,
Main office

The Old Saw Shed
The Sawyard
Parham Park
Pulborough
West Sussex
RH20 4HS

Objectives

I. TO CONSERVE, PROTECT, RESTORE AND IMPROVE THE RIVERS, STREAMS AND OTHER WATER BODIES OF THE SUSSEX OUSE AND ADUR CATCHMENTS AND OTHER RIVERS, TRIBUTARIES AND WATER BODIES IN SUSSEX AND ELSEWHERE WHERE DEEMED APPROPRIATE.II. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE MANAGEMENT OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, CONSERVATION, REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT AND IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF RIVERS, THEIR BASINS AND ECOLOGY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE EAST SUSSEX

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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