# WESTCOUNTRY RIVERS TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1135007
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** March 17, 2010
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1135007


## Contact

- **Address:** Westcountry Rivers Trust, Rain Charm House, Kyl Cober Parc, Stoke Climsland, Callington
- **Postcode:** PL17 8PH
- **Phone:** 01579372140
- **Email:** info@wrt.org.uk
- **Website:** www.wrt.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** A) TO CONSERVE, PROTECT, REHABILITATE AND IMPROVE THE RIVERS, STREMS, WATERCOURSES AND WATER IMPOUNDMENTS OF THE CATCHMENTS COMPRISING THE RIVERS WITHIN THE WESTCOUNTRY, INCLUDING ADJACENT ESTUARINE AND COASTAL AREAS.B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, OR ANY ASSOCIATION, COMPANY, LOCAL AUTHORITY, ADMINISTRATIVE OR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR PUBLIC BODY OR REPRESENTATIVE BODY IN:1) THE UNDERSTANDING OF RIVERS, RIVER CORRIDORS AND CATCHMENTS, INCLUDING THEIR FAUNA, FLORA AND ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL ACTIVITY, AND RIVER CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT2)  THE NEED FOR, AND BENEFITS OF, CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS.

**Activities:** Farm visits and educate farmers to adopt sustainable practices; conferences and work with institutions to educate the public about resource protection issues; catchment restoration to restore rivers and improve land management; research based on habitat protection and species conservation including fish stocks and migration; liaise with policy makers to benefit the public through conservation.

**Area of benefit:** THE WESTCOUNTRY,




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cornwall
- Devon
- Dorset
- Somerset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £4004141 | £4081787 | £2125830 | 74 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £3413397 | £3378087 | £2215978 | 73 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £3656078 | £3588052 | £2180653 | 73 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £3161785 | £2759788 | £2112643 | 60 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £2524791 | £2579392 | £1710570 | 53 |



## Trustees

- **Andrew Southall** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 14, 2016
- Andrew John Gray — appointed Oct. 30, 2015
- Andrew Martin Blundell — appointed June 13, 2024
- DR A. TORRANCE
- Dr Sarah Bunney — appointed June 12, 2025
- Ian Nicholas Thompson — appointed Nov. 27, 2020
- Jonathan Mark Phillips — appointed May 12, 2022
- Joseph Leslie Sutton — appointed April 27, 2026
- Yvonne Kay Penney — appointed Sept. 25, 2025