MONMOUTHSHIRE, BRECON AND ABERGAVENNY CANALS TRUST LIMITED

Charity number: 515879
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

1/ Organise and run canal awareness days 2/ Organise and run social events based on canals 3/ Give talks to interested groups on the local canals 4/ Organise and run canal restoration projects

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £154,907
Total expenditure: £148,803

People

5 Trustee(s)

60 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
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Caerphilly
  • Monmouthshire
  • Newport City
  • Powys
  • Torfaen

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 January 1985: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • MON AND BREC CANALS TRUST (Working 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 policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
John Alfred Collier Chair 24 June 2014
None on record
Rick Longford Trustee 16 January 2025
None on record
Robert Allan Coldwell Trustee 22 October 2024
None on record
Richard John Dommett MBE Trustee 21 October 2024
None on record
Jayne Collier Trustee 06 September 2022
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 £70.02k £90.00k £59.24k £82.21k £154.91k
Total expenditure £92.72k £53.00k £67.28k £57.37k £148.80k
Income from government contracts £47.63k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £21.34k N/A £33.80k £35.85k 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 24 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 24 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 27 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 27 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 28 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 27 October 2023 361 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 24 December 2021 54 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 24 December 2021 54 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 09 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 09 October 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 15/08/1984 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/07/2013 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/11/2013

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE RESTORATION OF (A) THE MONMOUTHSHIRE CANAL RUNNING FROM NEWPORT TO PONTYMOILE IN THE COUNTY OF GWENT AND ANY BRANCHES THEREOF AND (B) THE BRECON AND ABERGAVENNY CANAL RUNNING FROM BRECON IN THE COUNTY OF POWYS TO PONTYMOILE IN THE COUNTY OF GWENT AND ANY BRANCHES THEREOF AND WATERWAYS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM (HEREINAFTER TOGETHER CALLED "THE WATERWAY") TO GOOD NAVIGABLE ORDER AND TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE WATERWAY FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION).

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Fourteen Locks Canal Centre
Rogerstone
NEWPORT
NP10 9GN
Phone:
01633892167
Email:
fourteenlocks@mbact.org.uk
Website:

mbact.org.uk