Registered charity · Sudbury
The River Stour Trust Limited
To preserve, maintain in good order, improve and develop the navigable Essex and Suffolk River Stour (hereinafter called the navigation) and the works relating thereto and any craft or buildings or structures now or previously associated therewith
- 8 trustees
- Income £211k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Alan Peter RyanTrustee · since 2023
- Caroline Anne Patricia ShakespeareTrustee · since 2026
- James David LunnTrustee
- Kevin John TaylorTrustee · since 2024
- Meri Jane Knight RogersTrustee · since 2026
- Paul Ernest BrewertonTrustee · since 2016
- Richard Stephen BlayTrustee · since 2025
- Stephen Alan DurhamTrustee · since 2020
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Essex, Suffolk
- Website
- www.riverstourtrust.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The River Stour Trust Limited
- Registered
- 1969
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£211k£249k
- 2023£168k£141k
- 2022£149k£128k
Earlier years
- 2021£116k£98k
- 2020£114k£98k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 21%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
To preserve, maintain in good order, improve and develop the navigable Essex and Suffolk River Stour (hereinafter called the navigation) and the works relating thereto and any craft or buildings or structures now or previously associated therewith
Grants received
2 grants · £15,985 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
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £15,000
- Essex Community Foundation · £985
Most recent
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.
8 trustees on the board
- Alan Peter Ryan since 2023
- Caroline Anne Patricia Shakespeare since 2026
- James David Lunn
- Kevin John Taylor since 2024
- Meri Jane Knight Rogers since 2026
- Paul Ernest Brewerton since 2016
- Richard Stephen Blay since 2025
- Stephen Alan Durham since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Paul Ernest Brewerton since 2016
- Stephen Alan Durham since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Alan Peter Ryan since 2023
- Caroline Anne Patricia Shakespeare since 2026
- James David Lunn
- Meri Jane Knight Rogers since 2026
- Paul Ernest Brewerton since 2016
- Richard Stephen Blay since 2025
- Stephen Alan Durham since 2020
Portfolio (1)
- Kevin John Taylor 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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 257806
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 12 SEPTEMBER 1968 AS AMENDED 22 MARCH 2003 AND BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 27 MARCH 2004 AND 8 SEPTEMBER 2005 as amended on 14 Jun 2018
- Companies House
- Company number 00938670 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01787313199 · secretary@riverstourtrust.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 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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