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West Cumbria Rivers Trust Limited

Registered charity 1142396 Registered since 2011

Operates: Cumbria

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Board DNA

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6
trustees on the board
6.2y median 5.5y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure
3
trustees past 6 years
8.7y
average years in governance
5 vs 1 portfolio
first-time trustees
6
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Environment/conservation/heritage 6Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Education/training 1

Commercial experience

Professional services 7Education 2Arts and leisure 1

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Contact

Websitewww.westcumbriariverstrust.org/
Emailinfo@westcumbriariverstrust.org
Phone01768775429
AddressKeswick Convention Centre, Skiddaw Street, Keswick, CA12 4BY

Finances

£2,487,258 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£2,625,121£2,407,912
2022£1,458,454£1,409,315
2023£1,718,575£1,516,428
2024£1,421,884£1,281,407
2025£2,487,258£2,294,516

What it does

What

Environment/conservation/heritage

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Services

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE: - (1) TO CONSERVE, PROTECT, REHABILITATE AND IMPROVE THE RIVERS, STREAMS, WATERCOURSES AND WATER IMPOUNDMENTS OF THE CATCHMENTS COMPRISING THE RIVERS ANNAS, CALDER, DERWENT, ELLEN, EHEN, IRT, MITE, ESK, WAVER AND WHAMPOOL TOGETHER WITH ANY AND ALL SMALLER BACKS AND STREAMS NOT SPECIFICALLY NAMED HERE WHICH FLOW DIRECTLY TO THE SEA WITHIN AND AROUND THE GENERAL GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF THE ABOVE NAMED RIVERS ALL IN CUMBRIA INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE FOLLOWING LAKES: DERWENT WATER, BASSENTHWAITE LAKE, THIRLMERE, CRUMMOCK WATER, BUTTERMERE, LOWESWATER, ENNERDALE AND WAST WATER (TOGETHER WITH EACH AND EVERY TARN AND SMALL LAKE) AND INCLUDING THE ESTUARIES OF ALL SUCH RIVERS AND THE ADJACENT ESTUARINE AND COASTAL AREAS THERETO AND TO DO LIKEWISE WITH REGARD TO SUCH OTHER RIVER CATCHMENTS IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA CURRENTLY CONSTITUTED BY THE COUNTY OF CUMBRIA AS DETERMINED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE TRUSTEES. FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF 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, MANAGEMENT AND USES FOR ALL LAWFUL PURPOSES 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.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15/09/2009NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 15/09/2011AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 27/09/2011AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 23/09/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/12/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 12 SEP 2017

Trustees (6)

6trustees
63median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

West Cumbria Rivers Trust Limited · 07019413 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 15/09/2009

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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