BUCKINGHAM CANAL SOCIETY

Charity number: 1156662
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Restoration and re-watering of 10.5 miles of the former Buckingham arm of the Grand Union Canal from Cosgrove to Buckingham.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 November 2024

Total income: £49,394
Total expenditure: £55,931

People

10 Trustee(s)

100 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:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Northamptonshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 April 2014: CIO registration
  • 26 January 2015: Funds received from 1072924 THE BUCKINGHAM CANAL SOCIETY
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • BCS (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PAUL RODGERS Chair 04 January 2024
TOOLEY'S BOATYARD TRUST
Received: On time
Colin Levett Trustee 11 January 2025
None on record
Derin Adegun Trustee 04 July 2024
None on record
Ruth Millard Trustee 04 January 2024
None on record
Amanda Morley Trustee 04 January 2024
None on record
STEPHEN MORLEY Trustee 04 January 2024
None on record
Edima Inwang Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
TERRY CAVENDER Trustee 24 March 2018
None on record
Richard Dwight Trustee 24 March 2018
None on record
ATHINA BECKETT Trustee 01 January 1994
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/11/2020 30/11/2021 30/11/2022 30/11/2023 30/11/2024
Total gross income £64.17k £38.73k £46.70k £87.10k £49.39k
Total expenditure £78.49k £50.39k £49.32k £61.90k £55.93k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £46.52k £9.50k £2.95k £3.24k 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 30 November 2024 08 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2024 08 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2023 03 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2023 03 March 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2022 19 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2022 19 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2021 17 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2021 17 April 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2020 20 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2020 20 March 2021 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.

CIO - Association Registered 14 Apr 2014

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE RESTORATION OF THE OLD STRATFORD AND BUCKINGHAM ARMS OF THE GRAND UNION CANAL (HEREINAFTER TOGETHER CALLED "THE WATERWAY") TO GOOD AND NAVIGABLE ORDER AND TO PROMOTE THE MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE WATERWAY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. TO PROMOTE THE FULLEST USE OF THE WATERWAY BY ALL FORMS OF WATERBORNE TRAFFIC AND ALL FORMS OF WATER-RELATED COMMERCIAL, LOCAL AMENITY, TOURIST AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT. TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND USE OF CANALS AND WATERWAYS AND THE WATERWAY IN PARTICULAR.

Contact information

Address:
2 STATERS POUND
PENNYLAND
MILTON KEYNES
MK15 8AX
Phone:
01280860316
Email:
enquiries@buckinghamcanal.org.uk
Website:

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