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ouse & adur rivers trust

The charity supports children and young people and the general public. Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in West Sussex and operates in East Sussex and West Sussex.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

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.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£277,196
Latest Expenditure
£260,554

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 91.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £11,759
Charitable Activities £788,910
Other Trading £97
Investments £159
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £735,333
Raising Funds £0
Governance £2,100
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£277,196£260,5540 / 50
2023£380,770£350,2500 / 50
2022£462,568£418,3880 / 50
2021£332,443£330,1100 / 50
2020£800,925£735,333£735,333£191,246£91,4554 / 96

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers