WILTS & BERKS CANAL TRUST

Charity number: 299595
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To protect, conserve and improve the route of the Wilts & Berks and North Wilts canals and branches for the benefit of the community and environment.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £301,945
Total expenditure: £262,229

Total income includes £73,338 from 4 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

350 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

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
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Oxfordshire
  • Swindon
  • West Berkshire
  • Wiltshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 July 1988: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • WILTS & BERKS CANAL AMENITY GROUP (Working name)
  • WILTS AND BERKS CANAL AMENITY GROUP (Previous 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
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Laurence Edward Davis Trustee 01 January 2024
None on record
John Anderson Nigel Graham Trustee 12 September 2023
KINGSTON LISLE COMMUNITY
Received: On time
Oliver Mackie Trustee 10 May 2023
None on record
Martin Christopher Holliss Trustee 30 November 2020
TROWBRIDGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Received: On time
Justin D Lewis Trustee 15 January 2020
None on record
STEPHEN PAUL BACON Trustee 15 October 2016
None on record
BRIAN PETER STOVOLD 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 £111.16k £439.36k £388.53k £313.31k £301.95k
Total expenditure £121.21k £112.75k £279.07k £311.93k £262.23k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £10.00k £43.12k £3.50k £73.34k

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 10 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 10 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 14 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 14 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 27 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 27 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 23 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 23 November 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 10 December 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 10 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 15TH JUNE 1988 AS AMENDED 31ST OCTOBER 1992, AS AMENDED 18 NOVEMBER 1997, AS AMENDED 25 SEPTEMBER 1998 AND 18TH OCTOBER 2003. AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17 OCT 2015 as amended on 09 Apr 2022

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE CONSTRUCTION RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A NAVIGABLE WATERWAY LINKING THE KENNET AND AVON CANAL NEAR TROWBRIDGE WITH THE THAMES AND SEVERN CANAL (OR THE RIVER THAMES) NEAR CRICKLADE AND THE RIVER THAMES AT OR NEAR ABINGDON TO GOOD AND NAVIGABLE ORDER AND TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE WATERWAY FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION THE WATERWAY SHALL INCLUDE THOSE PARTS OF THE ORIGINAL ORIGINAL WILTS AND BERKS AND NORTH WILTS CANALS AND THEIR BRANCHES WHICH FORM PART OF THE NAVIGABLE LINKS AND ALL OTHER WATERWAYS BUILDINGS STRUCTURES AND WORKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WATERWAY.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Wilts & Berks Canal Trust
Dauntsey Lock
CHIPPENHAM
SN15 4HD
Phone:
0845 625 1977
Email:
info@wbct.org.uk
Website:

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