# WESTERN SUSSEX RIVERS TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1147477
- **Other names:** ARRT, THE ARUN & ROTHER RIVERS TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** May 28, 2012
- **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=1147477


## Contact

- **Address:** Walnut Tree Yard, Lower Street, Fittlewoth
- **Postcode:** RH20 1JE
- **Phone:** 07421 125804
- **Email:** info@wsrt.org.uk
- **Website:** www.wsrt.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) TO CONSERVE, PROTECT, RESTORE AND IMPROVE THE RIVERS, STREAMS AND OTHER WATERBODIES OF THE ARUN AND WESTERN ROTHER CATCHMENTS AND OTHER RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES IN SUSSEX AND ELSEWHERE IN THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY'S SOUTH EAST REGION AS MAY BE DEEMED APPROPRIATE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OR IMPROVEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, OR ANY ASSOCIATION, INSTITUTION, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION, COMPANY, LOCAL AUTHORITY, ADMINISTRATIVE OR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR PUBLIC BODY OR REPRESENTATIVE BODY IN:(A) THE UNDERSTANDING OF RIVERS, RIVER CORRIDORS AND RIVER CATCHMENTS, INCLUDING THEIR FAUNA, FLORA, BIODIVERSITY, ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL ACTIVITY AND RIVER CATCHMENT B) THE NEED FOR, AND BENEFITS OF, CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS.

**Activities:** Western Sussex Rivers Trust (WSRT)  is dedicated to the environmental protection and enhancement of the Western Rother, the Arun and Western Streams including their tributaries. WSRT works with local people & communities, farmers, landowners and the statutory bodies to conserve and improve local rivers.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- East Sussex
- Hampshire
- Surrey
- West Sussex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £323697 | £348189 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £284516 | £254159 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £398348 | £158247 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £198664 | £174074 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £204136 | £144426 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **CHARLIE BAKER LVO** (Chair) — appointed April 30, 2012
- ANDREW LEE — appointed Dec. 22, 2025
- DAVE BROWN — appointed April 30, 2012
- DAVID GREEN — appointed April 26, 2021
- David Cooper — appointed July 28, 2023
- David Johnson — appointed Sept. 22, 2025
- Nick Zoltowski — appointed Feb. 24, 2026
- Sian MacLeod — appointed April 30, 2024
- TONY WHITBREAD — appointed April 30, 2012