OUSE & ADUR RIVERS TRUST

Charity number: 1082447
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £277,196
Total expenditure: £260,554

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • East Sussex
  • West Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 September 2000: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • SOCS (Working name)
  • SUSSEX OUSE CONSERVATION SOCIETY ( S O C S ) (Previous name)
Company number:
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Ruth Alexandra Wallis Trustee 31 January 2024
None on record
Roderick George Yuill Trustee 21 September 2022
None on record
Philip Stephen Evans Trustee 24 April 2019
None on record
Simon Turner Trustee 05 December 2017
None on record
Dr James Edward Ebdon Trustee 22 April 2015
None on record
DR JOHN ST PIERRE Trustee 22 April 2015
None on record
DAVID RICHARD BROWN Trustee 04 April 2014
None on record
ROBIN JOHN AKERS Trustee 04 April 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £800.93k £332.44k £462.57k £380.77k £277.20k
Total expenditure £735.33k £330.11k £418.39k £350.25k £260.55k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £618.27k £282.08k £254.98k £205.98k £152.83k
Income - Donations and legacies £11.76k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £97 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £788.91k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment £159 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £735.33k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £2.10k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 28 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 28 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 16 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 16 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
The Old Saw Shed
The Sawyard
Parham Park
Pulborough
West Sussex
RH20 4HS
Phone:
01273 921040