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Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust

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Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage.

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What are the key facts about Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£433,921
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£429,721
Registered charity number
1082447
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
High Cross Farm
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust (number 1082447) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust do?

The Trust aims to conserve and improve the rivers, streams and other waterbodies of the Sussex Ouse and Adur catchments, and elsewhere as deemed appropriate in the Environment Agency's South East region, for the advancement of environmental protection or improvement for the benefit of the public, including through education and participation in research and a range of appropriate projects.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust

Answers Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust's highest-paid staff paid?

Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
03839870 (Companies House)
Also known as
Socs
Previous names on the register
Sussex Ouse Conservation Society ( S O C S )
Where it says it operates
East Sussex · West Sussex

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Services; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust registered for?

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Why is there no Clarity Score for Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust as a registered charity (number 1082447) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust's charity number?
Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust's charity number is 1082447. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1082447?
Search 1082447 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust do?
The Trust aims to conserve and improve the rivers, streams and other waterbodies of the Sussex Ouse and Adur catchments, and elsewhere as deemed appropriate in the Environment Agency's South East region, for the advancement of environmental protection or improvement for the benefit of the public, including through education and participation in research and a range of appropriate projects.
Does Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust?
Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.oart.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust?
The register records Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust's trustees paid?
Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust: Sussex Ouse Conservation Society ( S O C S ).
When was Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust registered as a charity?
Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust was entered on the register on 16 September 2000. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03839870).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.