Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust
Analysis
Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in September 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03839870). It says it provides human resources, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust reported income of £434k and spending of £430k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £332k to £434k (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Theatre Development Trust (£434k), The Courtauld Institute of Art Fund (£434k) and The Elmley Foundation (£433k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
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.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Theatre Development Trust | London | £434k |
| The Courtauld Institute of Art Fund | London | £434k |
| The Elmley Foundation | Devon | £433k |
| The International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works | London | £435k |