# SUSSEX OUSE RESTORATION TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1198840
- **Other names:** SORT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** May 5, 2022
- **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=1198840


## Contact

- **Address:** ℅ 4 THE SQUARE, HIGH STREET, LEIGH, TONBRIDGE
- **Postcode:** TN11 8RJ
- **Phone:** 07771930546
- **Email:** info@sort.org.uk
- **Website:** www.sort.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE THE RESTORATION OF STRUCTURES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOCKS, BRIDGES AND WEIRS) ON THE SUSSEX RIVER OUSE NAVIGATION (FROM HAMSEY NEAR LEWES, EAST SUSSEX TO UPPER RYELANDS BRIDGE NEAR BALCOMBE, WEST SUSSEX) WHERE THEIR RESTORATION WOULD BE A BENEFIT TO THE PUBLIC. TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION FROM FURTHER DETERIORATION OF STRUCTURES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOCKS, BRIDGES AND WEIRS) ON THE NAVIGATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND USE OF THE SUSSEX OUSE NAVIGATION AND OTHER CANALS AND WATERWAYS.TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE SUSSEX RIVER OUSE NAVIGATION BY IMPROVING BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY.

**Activities:** The restoration and preservation of appropriate structures on the Sussex River Ouse Navigation. Providing information and education to the general public using the navigation and adjacent footpaths. Maintaining and improving the bio-diversity of the navigation.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- East Sussex
- West Sussex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £2026 | £3091 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £4696 | £2608 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £0 | £0 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **David Alexander Evans** (Chair) — appointed May 5, 2022
- Brian Newbury — appointed May 5, 2022
- Roy Sutton — appointed May 5, 2022