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.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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

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	£31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£463	£418	£44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£332	£330	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20?		£801	£735	£66	£0	£191	£91	1.5	4	96
31/12/18		£62	£106	£-44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17		£167	£168	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16		£178	£158	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15		£100	£93	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14		£171	£173	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13		£58	£52	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12		£199	£150	£49	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11	*	£139	£76	£63	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/10		£55	£41	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/09		£6	£7	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/08		£9	£6	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/07	*	£6	£5	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/06		£6	£4	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05		£5	£4	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04		£4	£3	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/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 Wales

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 significant 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	£34,993

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 ....more 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 organisations to establish and maintain partnerships across Englands catchments.
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 ....more 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	[Placeholder]
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust
£939,300	01/03/2017	Enhancing Places, Inspiring Communities (EPIC)

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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