COOMBESWOOD CANAL TRUST

Charity number: 1088978
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

assist in the provision of facilities for recreation at or near to the Dudley Number 2 Canal including Hawne Basin including the restoration, improvement, enhancement, development, maintenance, conservation of and making fully navigable the Canal and the promotion of its use

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2025

Total income: £115,178
Total expenditure: £136,157

People

8 Trustee(s)

96 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 Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City
  • Dudley
  • Sandwell

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 October 2001: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
04181961 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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Robert David Fox Chair 09 December 2023
None on record
Denise Cheryl Brown Trustee 24 January 2026
None on record
Jude Dorrington Trustee 24 January 2026
None on record
Stephen Busby Trustee 24 January 2026
None on record
Gavin Hawkins Trustee 03 May 2024
None on record
Judy Hanchet Trustee 09 December 2023
None on record
Roy Burgess Trustee 09 December 2023
THE HALESOWEN ABBEY TRUST
Received: On time
Gillian Reynolds Trustee 10 December 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024 31/07/2025
Total gross income £77.53k £93.33k £91.92k £81.80k £115.18k
Total expenditure £74.49k £30.47k £80.83k £101.03k £136.16k
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 July 2025 24 March 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2025 24 March 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2024 20 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 20 May 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 21 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 21 May 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 22 March 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 22 March 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 02 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 02 May 2022 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 19 MAR 2001 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27 SEP 2002

Charitable objects

FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE HISTORY, STRUCTURE AND BEAUTY OF THE DUDLEY NUMBER 2 CANAL AND WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE PERSONS FOR WHOM SUCH FACILITIES ARE PRIMARILY INTENDED, TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE ACTIVITIES AT OR NEAR TO THE DUDLEY NUMBER 2 CANAL INCLUDING HAWNE BASIN INCLUDING THE RESTORATION, IMPROVEMENT, ENHANCEMENT, DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE, CONSERVATION OF AND MAKING FULLY NAVIGABLE THE CANAL AND THE PROMOTION OF ITS USE BY ALL APPROPRIATE FORMS OF WATERBORNE TRAFFIC AND THE PROMOTION OF A PUBLIC FOOTPATH AND RIGHT OF WAY ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE DUDLEY NUMBER 2 CANAL.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
COOMBESWOOD CANAL TRUST
HAWNE BASIN
HEREWARD RISE
HALESOWEN
B62 8AW
Phone:
01215501355
Email:
coombeswood@btconnect.com
Website:

www.hawnebasin.org.uk Open in new window