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Tyne Rivers Trust
2.1 The Objects for which the Company is established (Objects) are:- 2.1.1 to conserve, protect, rehabilitate and improve the rivers, streams, watercourses, lakes and water impoundments of the River Tyne catchment and of the catchments comprising...
- 9 trustees
- Income £1.4m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Professor Charles Richard KirkChair · since 2020
- Anne Marie GardenerTrustee · since 2024
- Christopher LiddleTrustee · since 2019
- David BradshawTrustee · since 2015
- James Andrew WrightTrustee · since 2021
- John HollingsworthTrustee · since 2024
- Jonathan BrownTrustee · since 2023
- Samantha Dawn LeggetTrustee · since 2024
- Thomas David RichardsonTrustee · since 2019
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage and 2 more
- Where
- Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and more
- Website
- www.tyneriverstrust.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Tyne Rivers Trust
- Registered
- 2004
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.4m£1.5m
- 2024£1.2m£1.2m
- 2023£1.2m£1.2m
Earlier years
- 2022£849k£598k
- 2021£533k£491k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 86%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
2.1 The Objects for which the Company is established (Objects) are:- 2.1.1 to conserve, protect, rehabilitate and improve the rivers, streams, watercourses, lakes and water impoundments of the River Tyne catchment and of the catchments comprising all of the rivers, streams and watercourses that flow into the North Sea south of the Tweed and north of the Tyne, including their estuaries and adjacent coastal areas for the advancement of environmental protection or improvement for the benefit of the public; 2.1.2 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: 2.1.2.1 the understanding of rivers, river corridors and catchments, including their fauna, flora, biodiversity and economic or social activity, and river catchment management; 2.1.2.2 the need for, and benefits of, conservation, protection, rehabilitation and improvement of aquatic environments.
Grants received
77 grants · £1,496,418 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £853,059 (45 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £337,780 (5 grants)
- Community Foundation North East · £109,219 (19 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £100,000 (3 grants)
- Northern Rock Foundation · £51,000
Most recent
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- Professor Charles Richard Kirk Chair since 2020
- Anne Marie Gardener since 2024
- Christopher Liddle since 2019
- David Bradshaw since 2015
- James Andrew Wright since 2021
- John Hollingsworth since 2024
- Jonathan Brown since 2023
- Samantha Dawn Legget since 2024
- Thomas David Richardson since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Professor Charles Richard Kirk Chair since 2020
- Christopher Liddle since 2019
- David Bradshaw since 2015
- Thomas David Richardson since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Professor Charles Richard Kirk Chair since 2020
- Anne Marie Gardener since 2024
- Christopher Liddle since 2019
- James Andrew Wright since 2021
- Jonathan Brown since 2023
- Samantha Dawn Legget since 2024
- Thomas David Richardson since 2019
Portfolio (2)
- David Bradshaw since 2015
- John Hollingsworth since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
1.3 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 3.4 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1107358
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 29 MARCH 2004.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07 AUG 2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07 AUG 2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07 SEP 2020 as amended on 02 Oct 2007 as amended on 03 Nov 2025
- Companies House
- Company number 05086888 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01434636900 · info@tyneriverstrust.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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