BEDFORD & MILTON KEYNES WATERWAY TRUST

Charity number: 1114294
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote and campaign for the building of a navigable waterway link between the Grand Union canal in Milton Keynes and the River Great Ouse in Bedford

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £66,104
Total expenditure: £64,507

Total income includes £24,496 from 4 government grant(s)

People

12 Trustee(s)

115 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • Milton Keynes

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 May 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • B & MK TRUST (Working name)
  • B-MK WATERWAY (Working name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Hilary Jane Chipping Trustee 25 June 2024
REES JEFFREYS ROAD FUND
Received: On time
Janet Elizabeth Goodland Trustee 06 June 2023
RAILWAY BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION
Received: On time
Chris Hilliard Trustee 09 June 2020
None on record
PAUL SMITH Trustee 09 June 2020
ASPLEY GUISE SPORTS CENTRE
Received: On time
James Barbour Trustee 25 January 2020
None on record
Steve Ashley Trustee 27 June 2017
None on record
Simon Peter Clewlow Trustee 30 November 2015
None on record
Beryl Jane Bennett Trustee 30 November 2015
None on record
JULIAN MARTIN HOGARTH ARMITAGE Trustee 30 November 2015
AMICUS TRUST
Received: On time
THE FRANKLYN EDUCATIONAL TRUST FOR THURLEIGH
Received: On time
Leigh Willows Trustee 16 September 2014
None on record
Drew Marchant Trustee 02 December 2013
None on record
JOHN VINCENT MATTHEW BEST Trustee 12 June 2011
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £54.57k £177.75k £38.34k £63.66k £66.10k
Total expenditure £25.00k £111.40k £2.68k £41.75k £64.51k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £101.47k £28.53k £2.00k £24.50k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 06 May 2024 96 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 06 May 2024 96 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 07 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 07 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 06 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 06 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 15 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 15 July 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 29 MARCH 2006

Charitable objects

3.1 TO PROMOTE OR PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF OR VISITORS TO BEDFORDSHIRE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND MILTON KEYNES OR ANY GOVERNMENT, REGIONAL, LOCAL OR OTHER AUTHORITY WHICH VARIES OR REPLACES THESE AREAS, AND AS PART OF A PROGRAM OF REGENERATION OF THE AREA TO ENCOURAGE THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREAS TO BE BENEFITED TO TAKE PART IN AND HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROMOTION, PROVISION OR MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE SAID INHABITANTS OR VISITORS. 3.2 TO PROMOTE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OR MAINTENANCE OF FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF OR VISITORS TO THE AREAS REFEREED TO IN CLAUSE 3.1 ABOVE THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OBJECTS EXPRESSED IN CLAUSE 3.1 ABOVE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

BEDFORDSHIRE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND MILTON KEYNES OR ANY GOVERNMENT, REGIONAL, LOCAL OR OTHER AUTHORITY WHICH VARIES OR REPLACES THESE AREAS

Contact information

Address:
9 WINDMILL HILL
BIDDENHAM
BEDFORD
MK40 4AG
Phone:
07879999619
Email:
contact@bmkwaterway.org
Website:

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