OUSE & ADUR RIVERS TRUST

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 includes £152,829 from 4 government grant(s)
People

8 Trustee(s)
50 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Children/young People
- The General Public/mankind
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- East Sussex
- West Sussex
Governance
- 16 September 2000: Standard registration
- SOCS (Working name)
- SUSSEX OUSE CONSERVATION SOCIETY ( S O C S ) (Previous name)
- 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
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)
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Ruth Alexandra Wallis | Trustee | 31 January 2024 |
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Roderick George Yuill | Trustee | 21 September 2022 |
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Philip Stephen Evans | Trustee | 24 April 2019 |
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Simon Turner | Trustee | 05 December 2017 |
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Dr James Edward Ebdon | Trustee | 22 April 2015 |
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DR JOHN ST PIERRE | Trustee | 22 April 2015 |
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DAVID RICHARD BROWN | Trustee | 04 April 2014 |
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ROBIN JOHN AKERS | Trustee | 04 April 2014 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £800.93k | £332.44k | £462.57k | £380.77k | £277.20k | |
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Total expenditure | £735.33k | £330.11k | £418.39k | £350.25k | £260.55k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | £618.27k | £282.08k | £254.98k | £205.98k | £152.83k | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £11.76k | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £97 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £788.91k | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Investment | £159 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Other | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £735.33k | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £2.10k | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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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 |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10 SEP 1999 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21 JUN 2000 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 08 MAR 2011 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13 APR 2016
Charitable objects
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.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE EAST SUSSEX
Contact information
- Address:
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The Old Saw Shed
The Sawyard
Parham Park
Pulborough
West Sussex
RH20 4HS
- Phone:
- 01273 921040
- Email:
- info@oart.org.uk
- Website:
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