# BRISTOL AVON RIVERS TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1154348
- **Other names:** BART
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [07986475](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07986475)
- **Registered:** Oct. 28, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1154348


## Contact

- **Address:** The Oakley, Kidderminster Road, Droitwich, Worcestershire
- **Postcode:** WR9 9AY
- **Phone:** 07802 448755
- **Email:** info@bristolavonriverstrust.org
- **Website:** www.bristolavonriverstrust.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO CONSERVE,PROTECT,REHABILITATE AND IMPROVE THE RIVERS,STREAMS,WATERCOURSES AND WATER IMPOUNDMENTS OF THE CATCHMENTS COMPRISING THE RIVERS OF THE BRISTOL AVON,SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE STREAMS,INCLUDING ADJACENT ESTUARINE AREAS,FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF OBJECTS.(1)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 MANAGEMENT.(B)THE NEED FOR,AND BENEFITS OF,CONSERVATION,PROTECTION,REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS.

**Activities:** BART aims to protect and improve the health of rivers and streams and their bankside environment within the Bristol Avon catchment area. BART achieves this by using the knowledge of its volunteers and by forming partnerships with other interested parties such as Wildlife Trusts, and by engaging with land owners, community groups and river users such as anglers and walkers.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Other Finance, Provides Human Resources, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Bristol City
- Somerset
- South Gloucestershire
- Wiltshire





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Foster |  | May 12, 2026 |
| David William Atkin |  | Nov. 8, 2021 |
| Dr Julian Bradley Greaves |  | July 27, 2020 |
| Katherine Thackray |  | April 28, 2025 |
| Peter Chapple Coleman-Smith |  | Aug. 14, 2019 |
| Professor Richard Arthur Skeffington |  | Aug. 12, 2019 |
| Thomas Rodding Kjeldsen |  | Jan. 22, 2024 |




