Wyre River Trust

Registered charity 1161776 Registered since 2015

Operates: Lancashire

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

8y median 9y

average tenure

14y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

14.5y

average years in governance

7 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Environment/conservation/heritage 7Recreation 7

Commercial experience

Professional services 16Manufacturing 3Agriculture 1

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Contact

Website	www.wyreriverstrust.org.uk
Email	info@fellgrills.co.uk
Phone	01704 500299
Address	c/o JA Fell & Co, 40 Hoghton Street, SOUTHPORT, Merseyside, PR9 0PQ

Finances

£2,081,135 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£544,914	£321,549
2022	£235,357	£283,847
2023	£591,033	£508,579
2024	£697,137	£792,502
2025	£2,081,135	£2,011,937

What it does

What

Environment/conservation/heritageRecreation

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, RESTORATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE RIVER WYRE AND SURROUNDING AREA FROM ITS SOURCE TO THE IRISH SEA INCLUDING ITS FLORA AND FAUNA FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 27 MAR 2012

Trustees (7)

7trustees

74median age

4aged 70+

Succession outlook: 4 of 7 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Philip Robsonage 75 Chair since 2012
Alan Edneyage 74 since 2012
David Lawsonage 55 since 2025
Dr Andrew Martin Folkardage 59 since 2021
Graeme Cookage 62 since 2017
Jean Wilsonage 80 since 2023
Michael James Gornallage 74 since 2016

Linked company (Companies House)

Wyre River Trust · 08008486 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 27/03/2012

1 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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