THE SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL SOCIETY LIMITED

Charity number: 245875
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Enhancement of the Shropshire Union and Llangollen Canals; restoration of the Montgomery Canal

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £115,271
Total expenditure: £73,266

People

9 Trustee(s)

75 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire East
  • Cheshire West & Chester
  • Powys
  • Shropshire
  • Staffordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 January 1966: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • S U C S (Working name)
  • SUCS (Working name)
Company number:
01069860 Open in new window
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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Susan Ball Trustee 09 September 2022
None on record
STEPHEN GRAHAM CLEWS Trustee 21 January 2022
WELSHPOOL AND LLANFAIR LIGHT RAILWAY PRESERVATION CO. LIMITED
Received: On time
HERITAGE RAIL CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
Christopher John Hesketh Trustee 23 September 2021
None on record
Thomas Fulda Trustee 12 May 2021
None on record
Richard David Feeney Trustee 16 July 2019
None on record
Clive Alexander Robertson Trustee 19 January 2016
None on record
Pat Tolster Trustee 01 April 2014
None on record
IAN FRANCIS HENDLEY Trustee 16 November 2002
None on record
DAVID JOHN CARTER Trustee
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 £50.04k £67.38k £98.01k £126.63k £115.27k
Total expenditure £57.52k £62.20k £73.09k £84.33k £73.27k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A 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 March 2024 26 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 26 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 28 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 28 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 12 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 12 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 05 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 05 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 03 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 07 December 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 05/09/1972 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/11/2010 as amended on 11 Jan 2022

Charitable objects

TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE, EITHER ALONE OR JOINTLY OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON CORPORATION BOARD OR PUBLIC OR LOCAL AUTHORITY AND WITH AND SUBJECT TO ALL SUCH STATUTORY PROVISIONS, STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS OR OTHER PROVISIONS OR REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAW, AND ALL SUCH PERMISSIONS AND CONSENTS AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY LAWS FOR THE CARRYING OUT OF THE OBJECTS AS A CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE NAVIGATION THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE TOWING PATHS AND THE AMENITIES OF THE SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM)

Area of benefit

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

SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL AND ITS ENVIRONS

Contact information

Address:
Morris Cook
Bryn Estyn
East Street
LLANGOLLEN
Clwyd
LL20 8RB
Phone:
01630656525
Email:
secretary@shropshireunion.org.uk
Website:

http://www.shropshireunion.org.uk/ Open in new window