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Wear Rivers Trust

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 23

  1. Hamish John Carter 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Graham Andrew Bell 2021-2025 Director View profile
  3. George William John Gerring 2016-2023 Director View profile
  4. Joyce Brenda Moxon 2014-2023 Director View profile
  5. Dr Martyn Charles Lucas 2014-2022 Director View profile
  6. Edward James Twiddy 2013-2018 Director View profile
  7. Darron Mark Nixon 2011-2020 Director View profile
  8. Gary Andrew Johnson 2009-2016 Director View profile
  9. Professor Stuart Nicholas Lane 2008-2010 Director View profile
  10. Julie Huldah Stobbs 2008-2011 Director View profile
  11. Robert Kirton-Darling 2008-2020 Director View profile
  12. Peter Nailon 2008-2012 Director View profile
  13. Dr Ceri Anne Gibson 2007-2021 Director View profile
  14. Sally Timms 2005-2009 Director View profile
  15. Christine Adair Miller 2002-2008 Director View profile
  16. John Shuttleworth 2001-2008 Director View profile
  17. Thomas David Raymond 2001-2008 Director View profile
  18. David James Peart 2001-2002 Director View profile
  19. Steven William Bisset 2001-2013 Director View profile
  20. Richard Copeland 2001-2003 Director View profile
  21. Herbert Clarence Lee 2001-2005 Director View profile
  22. David Reay 2001-2005 Director View profile
  23. Peter John Stephenson 2001-2011 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
26/07/2001
Also a registered charity
Wear Rivers Trust

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Wear Rivers Trust on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Employees
0.21
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

38 grants · £504,374 total

360Giving 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 · £390,280 (31 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £66,300
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £24,999 (3 grants)
  • Community Foundation North East · £12,800 (2 grants)
  • Point North · £9,995

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £2,2492024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £13,7932024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £27,9032024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £15,0002023-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £22,5002023-04-01
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

4.8y median 2.6y
average tenure
17.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (5)

Also govern a charity

0
left in the last 12 months

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.

Professional services 4Education 1

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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
04260195
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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