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Mersey Gateway Environmental Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1138743
Status
Registered
Registered
Nov. 1, 2010
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
The Upper Mersey Estuary

Address

Address
9 Howard Court
Manor Park
WA7 1SJ

Contact

Activities

The MGET has been set up to monitor and manage the environmental disciplines associated with the Mersey Gateway Project. The Trust vision is to promote for the benefit of the public the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment of the Upper Mersey Estuary and related areas. This includes the ability for the Trust to bid for additional resources.

Objects: 4. THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE UPPER MERSEY ESTUARY AND RELATED AREAS AND FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT (AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE ABOVE) SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:4(1)(A) TO PROMOTE SALTMARSH MANAGEMENT FOR NATURE CONSERVATION PURPOSES, INCLUDING GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT BY LIVESTOCK GRAZING AND CUTTING, POOL AND CREEK MANAGEMENT AND ANNUAL MAINTENANCE WORK4(1)(B) TO ASSIST IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MERSEY GATEWAY BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT PLAN4(1)(C) TO MANAGE LAND AS A LOCAL NATURE RESERVE4(1)(D) TO MONITOR FISH MOVEMENTS 4(1)(E) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE BIODIVERSITY OF THE UPPER MERSEY ESTUARY4(1)(F) TO PROMOTE, ORGANISE AND ENCOURAGE STUDY AND RESEARCH FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE OF BIODIVERSITY IN THE UPPER MERSEY ESTUARY.4(1)(G) TO BECOME A GRANT MAKING BODY TO OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS4(2) IN THESE OBJECTS THE -ÇÿUPPER MERSEY ESTUARY-ÇÖ MEANS THAT PART OF THE RIVER MERSEY FROM THE AETHELFREDA RAILWAY BRIDGE AT RUNCORN GAP TO ITS TIDAL LIMIT AT HOWLEY WEIR IN WARRINGTON INCLUDING THE AREA UP TO THE MEAN HIGH WATER MARK OF THE RIVER.4(3) IN THESE OBJECTS -ÇÿRELATED AREAS-ÇÖ MEAN THE FLOOD PLAIN ABOVE THE MEAN HIGH WATER MARK OF THE RIVER MERSEY WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER MERSEY ESTUARY TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED (BUT NOT NECESSARILY CONTIGUOUS OR ADJACENT) ESTUARINE HABITATS OF KNOWN NATURE CONSERVATION VALUE INCLUDING SALTMARSH, REEDBED AND OPEN WATER AND OTHER WATERCOURSES.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Halton, Warrington

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £217,938 £167,972
March 31, 2024 £251,987 £200,233
March 31, 2023 £291,742 £302,399
March 31, 2022 £341,819 £319,631
March 31, 2021 £306,761 £367,831

Trustees

Name Appointed
Liz Newton (Chair)
Andrew Darron Feb. 1, 2023
David Boyer Aug. 3, 2022
David Inman May 8, 2019
Euan Hall Feb. 1, 2023
Professor David Norman
Paul Nolan May 16, 2025
Susan Bentley May 8, 2019