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Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust
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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Lydia Burgess-GambleDirector · since 2025
- Ruth Alexandra WallisDirector · since 2024
- Roderick George YuillDirector · since 2022
- Philip Stephen EvansDirector · since 2019
- Simon Mark TurnerDirector · since 2017
- Dr James Edward EbdonDirector · since 2015
- Robin John AkersDirector · since 2008
- David Richard BrownDirector · since 2005
- Robin John AkersSecretary · since 2018
Previous officers 24
- Brian Eric Clark 2022-2024 View profile
- Keith Martin John Hollis 2015-2016 View profile
- Dr Hew David Vereker Prendergast 2014-2022 View profile
- Peter Chase 2013-2014 View profile
- Lesley Williams 2013-2016 View profile
- James Smith 2012-2015 View profile
- Dr John Edward St.Pierre 2011-2025 View profile
- John Whiting 2011-2022 View profile
- Neil Merchant 2008-2010 View profile
- Darren Brockhurst 2007-2008 View profile
- Neil Macleod Pringle 2003-2018 View profile
- Mark Davis 2003-2011 View profile
- Carole Julia Nicholson 2002-2009 View profile
- Keith Richard Hall 2001-2002 View profile
- Robin Timothy Pepper 1999-2012 View profile
- Martin Edward Harcourt Mulholland 1999-2003 View profile
- Nicholas Charles Lear 1999-2006 View profile
- John Frederick Goodrick 1999-2002 View profile
- Dr Clive Louis Fetter 1999-2007 View profile
- Harold Benjamin Stroude 1999-2008 View profile
- Rachel Paget 2017-2018 View profile
- Seeseana Wright 2010-2017 View profile
- Dr John St Pierre 2001-2010 View profile
- Doreen Cynthia Prior 1999-2001 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 10/09/1999
- Registered office
- Hassocks
- Also a registered charity
- Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust
- Previous names
- Sussex Ouse Conservation Society (until 14/10/2011)
Grants received
11 grants · £1,298,464 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
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £1,094,964 (2 grants)
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £168,507 (7 grants)
- Sussex Community Foundation · £34,993 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
8 directors on the board
- Simon Mark Turner Director · appointed 2017
- David Richard Brown Director · appointed 2005
- Robin John Akers Director · appointed 2008
- Dr James Edward Ebdon Director · appointed 2015
- Roderick George Yuill Director · appointed 2022
- Philip Stephen Evans Director · appointed 2019
- Ruth Alexandra Wallis Director · appointed 2024
- Lydia Burgess-Gamble Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Simon Mark Turner Director · appointed 2017
- David Richard Brown Director · appointed 2005
- Robin John Akers Director · appointed 2008
- Dr James Edward Ebdon Director · appointed 2015
- Philip Stephen Evans Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Robin John Akers Director · appointed 2008
- Dr James Edward Ebdon Director · appointed 2015
- Roderick George Yuill Director · appointed 2022
- Philip Stephen Evans Director · appointed 2019
- Lydia Burgess-Gamble Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (3)
- Simon Mark Turner Director · appointed 2017
- David Richard Brown Director · appointed 2005
- Ruth Alexandra Wallis Director · appointed 2024
Also govern a charity
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 03839870
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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