We provide a neutral forum for local authorities, national agencies, industry, voluntary bodies, local communities and individuals to work together for the good of the Thames Estuary. We are a charity providing a framework for the management of the estuary.

The Thames Estuary Partnership;

Download our Business Plan to see actions that will be undertaken 1st April 2010 to 31st March 2011.

The TEP approaches the challenge of managing the Thames Estuary from a viewpoint that values the contribution of all the estuaries' users and seeks to learn from, and work with, this expertise. To achieve this approach the Partnership has established a series of Action Groups to facilitate joint working.

How We Are Run

Organisational Structure and Business Plan

The work of the Partnership is overseen by the Management Group which is made up of Directors of the Company, Trustees of the Charity and other supporting organisations. All major decisions governing the future of TEP are made by the Directors and the Management Group.

In particular, TEP is grateful to the Environment Agency, Natural England, and the Port of London Authority as Directors of the Company and Thames Water, Kent County Council and Essex County Council for their ongoing financial support of the core office costs and two core posts – the Executive Director and the Marketing & Communications Officer. The other posts are funded through project work, subscriptions and grants.

Please click on images to see the full structure charts.

 TEP Activity Chart 2011-12 (9.05 kB)

 TEP Structure chart 2011-12 (8.59 kB)

 TEP Business Plan 2011-12 (65.85 kB)

 TEP Workplan 2011-12 (30.83 kB)

 TEP Risk Policy 2011-12 (43.76 kB)

 TEP SWOT Analysis 2011-12 (24.55 kB)

Company Directors

Environment Agency - represented by Helen Hancock, Thames Estuary Programme Manager
Helen has been elected to the Finance Director role for TEP.

Port of London Authority - represented by James Trimmer, Head of Planning and Partnerships
James has been elected to the Staff Liaison Director role for TEP.

Natural England - represented by Brian McDonald, Thames Gateway - Senior Specialist

Management Committee (including the Directors above)

Chair: Peter Bye

Vice-Chair: David Cartlidge, independant

University College London represented by Prof Mark Maslin, Head of Geography Department and Director of the Environment Institute and
Dr Helene Burningham, Coastal and Estuarine Research Unit

RSPB represented by Sam Dawes, Head of Public Affairs and Marketing

Thames Water represented by Victor Freeney, Head of Stakeholder Engagement

Kent County Council represented by Chris Drake, Coastal Officer

Essex County Council represented by Nicky Spurr, Environmental Project Officer