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Bristol Avon Rivers Trust

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. Keith Adams 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Craig John Alexander Wardle 2018-2019 Director View profile
  3. Dionne Emma Seagrove 2018-2019 Director View profile
  4. Josephine Alice Fitzgibbon 2018-2019 Director View profile
  5. James Benjamin Thompson Hector 2018-2021 Director View profile
  6. Robert Jeffrey Howlett 2017-2021 Director View profile
  7. Richard Morris Vivash 2016-2018 Director View profile
  8. Geoffrey Charlton Carss 2016-2019 Director View profile
  9. Ruth Hilary Barden 2013-2016 Director View profile
  10. Sidney Jevons 2012-2015 Director View profile
  11. Ian Hugh Mock 2012-2020 Director View profile
  12. Dr Julian Bradly Greaves 2012-2012 Director View profile
  13. Dr Mark Everard 2012-2015 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
12/03/2012
Also a registered charity
Bristol Avon Rivers Trust

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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.

Group

  1. Bristol Avon Rivers Trust is controlled by Geoffrey Charlton Carss
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-08-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Geoffrey Charlton Carss.

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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

33 grants · £552,896 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 · £422,510 (26 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £87,930 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £19,880 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £10,000
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £9,770

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £14,4192024-02-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £94,3732024-02-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £14,7622023-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £8,1952023-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £11,8052023-04-01
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.

7 directors on the board

4.9y median 4.7y
average tenure
11.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Keith Adams Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2025

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 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
07986475
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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