How Our Charity Is Run
West Cumbria Rivers Trust is a Registered Charity (no. 1142396) and a non-profit making company limited by guarantee Registered in England (no. 07019413). Governed by a board of Trustees, it was formed in September 2009 as Derwent Rivers Trust with the name changing to West Cumbria Rivers Trust in December 2011 as projects expanded beyond the River Derwent.
The Trust is based at an office in Keswick and covers a large area from the rivers Wampool and Waver in the north to the river Annas in the south of the county. View our map to see our catchments.
Charitable Objectives
To conserve, protect and restore the rivers, lakes and watercourses of West Cumbria for the benefit of wildlife and people and to advance the education of the public in the need for and benefit of conservation efforts of their blue spaces.
West Cumbria Rivers Trust restores and enhances rivers, lakes, estuaries and the surrounding countryside, for the benefit of people and wildlife.
Governance
The Trust is managed by a board of nine trustees, drawn from all walks of life who have a variety of expertise from the engineering, project management, farm advice and the nuclear industry. The trustees are responsible for the overall governance and strategic direction of the Trust, developing the organisation’s aims, objectives, and goals in accordance with our governing document, legal and regulatory guidelines and our Business Plan.
The Board consists of a Chair, Vice-chair, treasurer, secretary and currently five other trustees. They meet up to eight times per year, and Trustees also participate in sub-committee meetings and other activities to support the Trust. Some of the board meetings are site visits so the trustees get to see some of the fantastic work carried out on the ground by the staff team.
