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Western Sussex Rivers Trust

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 21

  1. David Johnson 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Nicholas Stewart Cross 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Martin John Willing 2021-2024 Director View profile
  4. Christopher James Rhodes 2018-2020 Director View profile
  5. Gillian Branson 2017-2021 Director View profile
  6. Richard George Chandler 2017-2020 Director View profile
  7. Stephen Paul Simmonds 2017-2023 Director View profile
  8. John James Spence 2016-2020 Director View profile
  9. Dendy Peter Easton 2016-2020 Director View profile
  10. John Christopher Archer 2013-2023 Director View profile
  11. Helen Frances Martin 2012-2013 Director View profile
  12. Alistair Lumsden Smith 2012-2015 Director View profile
  13. John Whiting 2012-2023 Director View profile
  14. Roger Alan Poole 2011-2020 Director View profile
  15. Timothy George Lock 2011-2016 Director View profile
  16. Andrew Thompson 2011-2020 Director View profile
  17. Phillip John Ellis 2011-2012 Director View profile
  18. Sebastian Paten Campbell Anstruther 2011-2024 Director View profile
  19. John Benfield 2011-2012 Director View profile
  20. Dr Mark Francis Elliott 2011-2012 Director View profile
  21. Richard William Reid Hammond 2011-2024 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
18/11/2011
Also a registered charity
Western Sussex Rivers Trust

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • David John Cooper ceased 2026-05-11
    significant influence · notified 2026-01-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Western Sussex Rivers Trust is controlled by David John Cooper
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2026-01-06, ceased 2026-05-11 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David John Cooper.

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.

Grants received

13 grants · £175,434 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 · £175,434 (13 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £15,0002024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £15,0002023-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £15,0002022-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £14,9902022-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £8032021-04-01
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

6.9y median 4.1y
average tenure
14.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (5)

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 3Arts and leisure 2Business services 2Manufacturing 2Retail and trade 2Other services 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
07853698
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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