The Water Conservation Trust
We actively promote water sustainability through educational programs, encouraging young people to pursue careers in water management and environmental conservation.
The Water Conservation Trust is dedicated to advancing the responsible use of water and protecting the environment through charitable activities, research, and education.
Your donations help fund vital projects that support education, research, and sustainability efforts to protect our water resources for future generations.
Our support to University Students
Our Schools Programmes
Research
Supporting City of London initiatives
Other
In addition to their trade activities, all Livery Companies have engaged in charitable works. The Worshipful Company of Water Conservators formed The Water Conservation Trust CIO to support charitable activities central to its objective:
‘To promote the development and advancement of the science, art and practice of water and environmental management.’
The Water Conservation Trust CIO is Registered with the Charity Commission (No 1199607)
Trustees and Officers
Charity Trust
Professor Martin Bigg
Mr Trevor Harrington
Mr Tom Flood
Mr Roger North: Hon Chairman
Mr Rob Casey
Mr Peter Hall: Hon Treasurer
Mr Geoff Parker
Dharmesh Joshi:Hon Secretary
The Trust is managed by Trustees who act independently in accordance with the Charities Act 2011.
The Trust’s Charitable Objects
The Trust’s objectives are, in brief:
- The advance of education,
- the promotion of research, and
- the relief of poverty.
With a particular focus on the water and environmental sector.
Funding
With its limited resources, the Trust looks for cases of special need and where funding can have a significant impact or large multiplier effect. The Trust is also keen to support projects where Company members can become involved using their professional and practical skills.
Funds to support the various projects are derived mostly from Company members’ giving present and historic giving, together with dividends and interest on investments. Members also organise collections at Company functions for particular charities.
Historically, in addition to their trade activities, all Livery Companies have actively engaged in charitable works.
As a modern Company, The Worshipful Company of Water Conservators is no exception and, although it does not have the level of resources enjoyed by many of the older Companies, the support to charitable activities remains central to its objective:
“To promote the development and advancement of the science, art and practice of water and environmental management.”
To focus its resources, the Company established a Charitable Trust to raise income and provide funding for charitable activities.
The Water Conservation Trust CIO (Charity No 1199697) leads and supports almost all of the Company’s charitable activities. The Trust’s objectives as set in the Constitution are, in brief:
- The advance of education,
- the promotion of research, and
- the relief of poverty.
With a particular focus on the water and environmental sector.
With its limited resources, the Trust looks for cases of special need and where funding can have a significant impact or large multiplier effect. The Trust is also keen to support projects where Company members can become involved using their professional and practical skills.
Funds to support the various projects are derived in part from dividends and interest on investments, but also from Company members’ giving together with donations from trade organisations and collections at Company functions.
The Trust is registered with the Charities Commission as Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). It is managed by eight Trustees, who although members of the Company, act independently in accordance with the Charities Act 2011.
