THE KENNET AND AVON CANAL TRUST, LIMITED

Charity Number: 209206
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Preservation, Promotion, Protection and Enhancement of the Kennet and Avon Canal by such means as the Trustees, after due consideration, may think fit.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £445,695
Total expenditure: £506,270

People

10 Trustee(s)

400 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bath And North East Somerset
  • Bristol City
  • Reading
  • West Berkshire
  • Wiltshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 September 1962: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Paying staff
  • 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 owns and/or leases 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Graham Stanley Puddephatt Chair 30 November 2023
None on record
Dr Deirdre Marcelle Nix Trustee 27 January 2025
None on record
Michael John Corish Trustee 25 November 2024
None on record
Captain Paul Steven Hanson Trustee 20 May 2024
None on record
Jeremy Stuart Dixon Trustee 14 March 2024
NEWBURY SAMARITANS
Received: On time
Alison Emily Cannon Trustee 22 May 2023
None on record
Graham Philip Snook Trustee 04 June 2019
None on record
Robert George Howard Dunton Trustee 01 April 2019
None on record
Michael Bailey Trustee 13 May 2017
THE MAURICE GLANVILLE TRUST
Received: 22 days late
TERENCE WILLIAM MUNDY Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £517.03k £336.90k £326.18k £431.69k £445.70k
Total expenditure £550.78k £453.78k £360.14k £476.81k £506.27k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £46.23k £46.15k £7.67k N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £146.29k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £367.53k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment £842 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other £2.37k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £1.00k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £258.05k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £19.44k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £10.07k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £273.29k N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 December 2023 17 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 17 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 24 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 24 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 23 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 23 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 21 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 21 April 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 04 May 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 04 May 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 INCORPORATED 06/06/1962 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/09/1993 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/05/2015 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 19/10/2015 as amended on 19 Sep 2020 as amended on 03 Jun 2023

Charitable objects

THE KENNET AND AVON CANAL TRUST SEEKS TO: A) PROMOTE, FACILITATE, AND ASSIST IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE KENNET AND AVON CANAL AND ITS ASSOCIATED WATERCOURSES, TOWPATHS, STRUCTURES AND BUILDINGS; B) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE KENNET & AVON CANAL AND ITS ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES C) PROTECT AND CONSERVE, OBJECTS, SITES AND BUILDINGS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL, ARCHITECTURAL, ENGINEERING OR HISTORIC INTEREST ON, IN THE VICINITY OF, OR OTHERWISE ASSOCIATED WITH THE KENNET & AVON CANAL; D) PROMOTE AND FACILITATE RECREATIONAL USE OF THE KENNET AND AVON CANAL BY A WIDE SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE PUBLIC;

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
KENNET & AVON CANAL TRUST
THE WHARF
COUCH LANE
DEVIZES
SN10 1EB
Phone:
01380721279
Email:
admin@katrust.org.uk
Website:

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