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TRUST FOR THE YEARLYDED31 MARCH2 I& cRED(s1 AM0iTNfsYALLINCDUEwma4 07Q ISAR 2025 Trade oreditt)ts Swtftl &ecurity atyl (thls 8.(>71 5,151 lJ49 3,250 688 13.145 1.50(V Due £v 6.798 24,045 N¢t A(1.424 infiu)ts fv7¥18 UMte%trletedfuttd$ G¢n¢rdl fund 5fj.80 (4&655) 47,7(17 51,852 &UdithouLT&Rif 21tth)ersbam.RiveE RoYhÈrFjthPWe PgDi¢ct & Wesrn Streams Catchent PA[thebEp-Wat.£uvt0meT Io)PE04vtiEnÉ 202&JJ25 Bzrnbb*nRiteComtnlliJityProjeEt Catd)oeot Systems TlJÉth"n8CfY)pes¥tiYe Catc7ent SY$fr$ Iliokin8 Phts 37.616 IIL903) 25,713 (3J27) 359 SJ118 9,03(1 9,33D (3.030) £3J04) 505 56,580 255,337 120387) 353 [2.737) Q3206) 353 (2.676) 18.438 61 18.438 Ford & BToJkfjtiag Fami 1.413 6,775 (1499) 54.819 33278 ll4)pe Fami LÉssNatUfAIFJwdlWthgem¢ttt RiverEffiN2023 RotherPthmhip RivetCleauUps-litterPickntig (968) 5.3S8 5,807 67 59)24 (4.6751 3.I3D 685 4Y& RothcrTr¢all¢y FattLtrs Gkonp Faellitl0 F21822I R%verLavant SouthetnWater//Snw & We8tethSts'&tts' (3.130J 20,074 20.IP4 21,Dg3 (13587) 9,955 (3,914) (1,996) 5,510 11,027 Su5WBlafjkPJ Wcsttm Str&ThOthII Safari Wcstab strals Waltt QllttlityTcstitig (6,64l) 3,70S i80.841 22.163 (47.7117) 353,297 (24.492) 407.149 P4ge 13 conlirtTlt&..
WEsfERN SU KS TRUST ROYHE TRUS NOTES TO VOR THE y£AREhED31 MaRCH2025 IX MOVEMENT IN FtrNA)S.¢ok6kual Net movcmetttiELfulld4 ioclTEdediorfkakn,t areal follows: tnwmitkg RwrceB Movemellt twow¢oq eYPtttd¢xl ir4 fimd& UyR5trieted futtd¥ 19,312 (65967} (46,655) Iknstriet¢d fakntls AtdtDgbovrn¢litfr RivR(e[]sPasS1g¢ 81 (11984) (11,903> Pmievt An& Wostaxstrells Cai¢hwgnt P•tre£%bip. Wa(eEFuirytoment ImpmvemtniFwnd 20242025 catdJttts]]tSySt¢tt ThinlangC(K>peraiive Catehrwnt Systterns Th[l]ng L(y)peratiYe Ekmo Pl& Cl5rn¥ttRcsili¢p1a1rOths D0kn5 to th¢ 8¢a Hambrook FloPrfatK I,i&sNatLtral Fb)t)d "v¢rEtys 20?3 ROth¢rPtrtSp c1U- Litt&Pickng FABiipmellt RiverLm 8vUdmWaLylAllwMgjreWll LarchtstrntPtstl1$blp $¢xBlw,k Popl#T WteOu1f&ASEfft. 15¢ (5.067) {.1,527) 15.000 63.919 (11982) (13J65) 50,554 1637 123.O?4) Q95) .970 j {l79) {4J65) {2.499] (43580) 134221) (120J87) 353 G,737) 1233 1,592 11,340 6,775 (2,499) 54,819 3.1278 98,399 67,499 498 20,074 29.999 {9925) {13.f 87) (45} (3.9.34) (13587) 9,955 (3934) io(K)o 304.385 1281222) 22.163 TOTALvuf4DS .123.697 (348.189) (24.4921 Pag¢ 14
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Wc8tcrn Susscx Rivcrs 'l"riist Annual Report 2024-25
The Western Sussex Rlvcrs Trust (WSRT) Annu21 Report 2024-2S The Westorn Sussex Rivers TrLlSt (formerly known as tha Arun and Rother Rivers Trust) is 8 member of the Rlvers Trust network in England 8nd Wales, one of 65 regional Trusts supported by the national umbrella body Thé Rivers Trust. The Western Sussex Rivers Trust IWSRT) covers the1600km catchment of the 'Arun and Westem Streams. _ the Rivers Arun and Rother and the coastal streams which feed Paghem end Chichester Harbours. WSRT works with farmers and landowners. statutory agencies, anglers and other recreational users. community groups and NGOS. By applying for funding, working in partnership and offerinÈ advice and practical support we help promote local action to look after and to improve our rivors and their associated riverscapes. WSRT was formally launthed at a public event in Pulborough, Wpst Sussex. on15th June 2011, under the name of the Arun and Rother Rivers Trust IARRT). when the ori 12 Trustees signed a Memorandurn of Understandin¢ and Articles of Association. A was registered in EnÈl8nd & Wales as a Company Lirnited by Guarantee on18th November 2011, Company Registration No: 7853698. It became a Charity when it register6d with the Charty Commission for England and Walo6. entergd on thg Rggist9r of Charities on 28th May 2012 88 Registered Charity No:1147477. ARRT'S Registered Office is c/0 The Barlavington Estats Off ica. Dun¢ton Mill. Dye House Lane. Duncton. Petworth, West Sussex GU28 OLF. On W December 2024 ARRT officially changed its name to the Western Sussex Rlvers Trust. inal The Articles of Associatlon set out the Objects for which the Charfty is established: (i) ro conserve, protec¢ restore and improve the rivers, stream4 and other w8terbOds of the Arun and Western Rother catchments and other rivers and tributarie5 in Sussex andelsewhere in the EnvironmentAg8nGy's Southeastregion 8s mayb6) deemedappropnale, for the advancement of enronMenta/proteeti0n or improyement for the benefit of the public. f2} lo advancg the educafyon of the public, orony associafyon, institution, Voluntary organisatson, companyi IoGal authority. administrative orgovernm8ntslagency orpublic body orrepresontativ8 bodyin." _ lal The understanding of rivers. nver Gorridors andriv8r catchments. including thr fauna, flora, biodivgrsity, econtyni¢ or social actiyity. and river catchment management. fbl The need for. andben&fyts of conservation. prot8cbon. rehabiftiation and improvement of aquabc enronrnl9nts. WSRT is governed by its Trustees. who ara Members of the Company and constitute the Board of Trustees of the Chartiy.
As et Sist March 2025, the Trustees of WSRT ware.. CPÈarlie Baker- Chairman Nicholas Stewart Cross - Vice Ch911 Dave Brown David Green Andrew L Sian MacLtrod Davld Cooper Tony Whltbread Trusteé & Staff Changes Trustee Changes Trustee Resign8tlons: Martin Willing- April 2024 trustee Appointments: Si8n MacLeod - 30ib April 2024 Staff Changes Qn 22nd April 2024 we welcomed Mandy PhyFFereon as our new Admin and Finance Manager, replacing Tracy Thurlow who has moved to a new role as Pro"ect Manager. We thank Tracy for all her work as Businass Maneger to the Trust. WSR¥ welcomod Chloe Clarke on 9th September 2024 as Rother P&rtnership Coordinator, and on November 2024 Kate Whitton joined WSRT as Chalk Stream Resilience Off icer for the Lavant and Project Officer for the Aldlngbourne Rrfe.
Chairman's Report 2024-2025 marked a year of groyvth for WSRT. Led by Aimee Felus who joined us in July 2023, now with the titte Of Chief Executive. the trust has been successful in project development, fundralslng and in raising the profile of WSRT with the public and the media. Projects along the langth of tho Rother have been put under way under the banner of the Rother Partnership. ably led by Chloe Clark and 888iSted by a mixture of staff. Trustees and volunteers. Citizen science has developed at a terrific rate under the guidance of Keir Smith and the volunteers number over 200. Results of water quality testing are collated to form a picture Of the heaFth or distress of the rivers. WSRT is now one of the most accomplished Trusts in UK at undertaking cit12en science in this wav, Aimee has developed her fundraising skills both with approaches to beneficent trusts and to individuals. On one occasion a kind individual donated a fiva-figure sum following 8ttendance at ong of Aimee's lectures about the activities of WSRT and the conditions of the rivers and rifes. Concentration on core funds has produced very gratifying results. However this success is but a start in the expansion that is naeded to make a difference to oll the sufferinÈ watercourses in West Sussex. WSRT Made a very successful intervention to stop Southern Water pumping untreated sewage into the River Lavant via the village pond in East Dean. The Rlver L8vant is one of our precious ch81k streams and through WSRT alerting the local media the water company changed its practice and began to ro-line the pipes in the village instead. The efforts of WSRT received coverage in the national pres& WSR T will continue these efforts to save and presÈfve our rivers despite all the obstacles thet we meet. Where rivers pass through built-up 8reas, there seems to be an Irresistible urge for some mombers of the public to use them as dumping ground8 for waste material of many kinds. WSRT has developed teams to help people understand the importance of clean rivers. through educational visits with schoo16 and parish councils. There Is a persistent battle against inv8sive non-native species etc. Therg is the constant problem of pollution f rom sewage treatment works, which simply kills life downstream for varied distances. And....there is the ever-present Issue of abstraction to serve clean wster to the ever- growlng housing estste. This ompties the aqulfers which feed the chalk stream8 in the SourhwÈst of the counry and completely atters the balancg of nature in the aquatic world. Many species can no longer exist successfully in our chalk streams as a result It is vital that we can continue to campaign for these rivers to have their share of water for them to live.
Rivers trusts across the18nd ap faced with similar problems. All of them Involve nature coming 58cond to human greed. both personal and corporate. Clearly in areas of low population such problems are lèss severe, but in th8 over-crowded Southeast they get wor8e 8S the population grows 8nd, in some circles, nature gets less respect. WSRT will continue the fight to restoro and rovivg our countryside and help farmers and landowners In their attempts to seve the rivers of West Sussex. Charlie Baker- WSRT Chalrman Chief Executive's Report Aldin bourne Rrfe: We recruited a dedicated stsff member to look 8fter the rife, who made great strides to build re18tions with lendowners and concelve of projects on the rlfe, also implementing several to tackle invasive nan-natives through volunteer days. Arun & Western Streams Catchment P8rmershi As hosts for the Arun and Western Streams Catchment Partnership we have continued to faeilitate regular quartetly meetings as well as field wslts for the members of thè partnership. We have Covered a broad range of topics in these meetings, and engagement f orm partners has been excellenL The new website has been completed, en excellent tool for existing and potential partners and interested p8rties to find out about the work of the partnership. A'weter in the Park. report and subsequent forum. convened by the South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) brought representatives from all Catchment Partnerships in the park together to share best practices and experiences and discuss how we could collaborate more strategic811y. This was useful 8nd enlightening and will be used to inform futurg direction of the partnership. Dlscussions with key partners proved f ruitful with commitments for addltlonal staff resource to be forthcoming. These new staff vvill be hosted by WSRT and recruited in the next financial year. Ambe.rsham: The Ambersham Loop has continued to re-naturalise beautifully after water was allowed back to flow through this previously cut off meander. The necessary parmission wero secured. so WSRT is ready for removal of a sluice and full reconnection of the meander once landowner permissions are in place. CaSTCo: Our CaSTCo (Catchment Systems Thinking Cooperativel project developed f urther, with numbers of Rivgr Guardian volunteers growing significantly. regularly testing water
aiity on their local river. Our Cartographer map was embedded on our website and owind ever growing dats points which can bo interrogated by any interested party. We compiled additional high-level data and associatèd map outputs which will have many useful applicatlons. developing River Health Scorecards which will be used to rget interventions and track th8 health of our rivers over time. ChielExecub've Airtpee Felu8 and lThstee Si8n M8eLeod dtscussfftg our Riwèr Gu8r(*igns lviih 8£lC Brè8kf88treport Our Demo+ soil health proiecL Soilsmart. worked with partners and farmers to co- croate citiz&n science soil health testing. A suite of tssts were used. with results input to an 8pp which will be used to monitor soil health over time. This approach was broadened out to other citizen scientists with our new Soil Guardians programmo. Both our work on solls and River Guardi8ns were disseminated via the national CaSTCo project and beyond to conferences etc.
Stream Re Chichester District Council approved our proposals for their support to fund two Chalk Stream Resllience Off icers to work on the Ems. Hambrook and Lavant - thank you to the council for their support. As a result we wore able to increase our dedic8ted officer time, including recruiting a new Chalk Stream Re8illence officer for the Lavant. On the Ems projects were refined and progressed, Includlng commissloning a feasibility study for river restoration and fish passage improvemer7ts. We continue to be concerned by low flows resutting from abstraction and drought, and are worlang with local groups 8nd national River Trust to increase 8w8reness of this issue and the impact on the Ems in particular. One the Lavant we begin to build positive relations with18ndowners, communities and increasing our volunteers. We tendered for a feasibility study for river restoration on the Lavant which will progress durlng the next year. Downs to the Sea: We were delighted to receive news that the SDNPA'S bid to the National Lottery Heritage Fund was successful, allowing this project to mov8 into the implementation phase. We successfully recruited our two Water Champions who will work with community groups, p8rish couhcils, schools and young people to engage them wlth our rivers and take action to improve them. These new team members will join the team in the next f inancial year. eworth's Climate Resihent Pla round: This project is showcasing raingardens, climate adaptation and nature recovery in the f Irst climate resilient playground in West Sussex. Landscape Architects completed detailed designs, with school staff and students being involved through the design process. Fun workshops engaged children with ecological surveys and baseline monitorlng. rm: Thanks to seedcorn funding from Horsham District Council and landowner contributions we were able to progress plans for this projed to restore a reach of the Arun, including floodplain reconnection and investigation of restoring 8 paleochannel. We liaised with neighbours and carried out important surveys and b8selining to better inform the epproach. Liss NFM: We partnered with e member of the Selborne Landscape Partnership to deliver Natural Flood Management in Empshott, thanks to Community Infrastiucture Levy funding from the SoLrth Downs National Park Authority. Following hedge and tree planting completed
in early 2024. we worked with the landowner to create a series of ponds and scrapes to capture run-off and incre8so biodiversity. (tsr ewpon In mpshott Rother Partnershi Thanks to partners SDNPA South Downs Trust, Southern Water and Chichester Distrtct Coun¢il we recruited our Rother Partnership Coordinator. who began in earnest to invigorate & wide partnership and begin key engagement work to collaboratively develop the Rother Action plan, a shared vision and plan for improving the ecologic81 status of the Western Rother. Sussex Black Po lar: This year's black poplar season was 8 great su¢¢ess with 650 trees planted. Thanks to the South Downs Trust we were awarded a further grant of £10,000 from Trees for the Downs to continue our work to bring Sussex Black Poplar trees back to our riverscapes. We would also like to thank Dur partners Wakehurst Place, Kew, for their support in growing the trees. Fundr isin We have made good progrgss this year in securing grants from trusts and foundations, and raising our profile to attract support from individual donors. We have received
siÈnificant investment from partner organisations, Both our project profile and cor funds have grown significantly throughout the year a6 a result increasing our financial stability. Reserves olic Qur policy is to hold S months running costs in reserves. This year has seen WSRT in a significant growth trajectory. and at year end we were below our target on reserves, largely due to tho increase in National Insurance employer contributions and hi her costs of insurance, fuel and energy. The Board authorised this short-term dip o reserves as part of 8 broader plan addressin¥ full*ost recovery in project budgets and ursuin4 unrestricted Income. We have contsnued to gradually Inrrease our reserve5 y contributsng through full-COSt recovery. and through funders donatinÉ unrestricted funding. Risk management is controlled through our risk register and updated at oach Board meeting. with significant risks discussed. including in project updates vi8 email or in discussion with the Chair betrween Board meetings as tho need arises. ure lans.. Our targeted activities for the year 25-26 includ As hosts, to continue to grow and diversify the Arun and Western Strgams Catchment Partnership. including recruitment of 2 dedicat officers to driva forward pertnershlp projectr. Increase volunteer activity, recruiting new volunteers. increasing our coverage and offerlng a larger suite of activities for volunteers C8STCo will move into the wrapping up and evaluation phase, with our priority on securln funds for die continuation of these posts. In partlcular the citizen science/vo untperirig strands. Expand Soilsmart to new canchments and communities via partner organisations. Pro ress plans for rivèr restoration and improvements to fish passage on our cha k streams, including detsileé design of three schemes. Water Champions work to begin in schools. youth groups, community groups and with parish councils. Tender and beginning of phaged construction of Fittleworth Primary School's climate reEilient playground Continued dgvolopment of plans to restore the 'Lost River of Hope Farm, Continue our work to increase numbers of black poplars and the establishment of black poplar woodland in our catchment Development of the Rother Partnership. includin¥ a Rother Summit and landowner evonts to draw together a shared vision and Rother Action plan Further promotion to a wide range of audiences and fundraising focus, particularly on core and reserves Est8bllsh new methods of communicatlng to our audiences such as an official newsletter and webinars Aimee Felu8 - Chlef Executlve