Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 7

Volatile income
spending growth: -1
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 8

THE SHREWSBURY & NEWPORT CANALS TRUST

Promoting and undertaking the restoration of the Shrewsbury Canal and the Newport branch of the Shropshire Union Canal to good and navigable order, including associated structures and buildings, for the benefit of the public.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/09/23		£44	£32	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	80
30/09/22		£172	£26	£146	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	80
30/09/21		£86	£20	£66	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
30/09/20		£103	£17	£86	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
30/09/19		£79	£51	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
30/09/18		£43	£15	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/17		£57	£28	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/16		£36	£16	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/15		£97	£84	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/14	*	£67	£28	£39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/13		£14	£11	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/12		£23	£14	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/11		£7	£12	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/10		£9	£14	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/09		£20	£11	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/08		£15	£9	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/07		£7	£13	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/06		£13	£5	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/05		£8	£5	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/04		£19	£17	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 23 years

www.sncanal.org.uk

sbean@sncanal.org.uk

01743860488

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Recreation

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Shropshire, Staffordshire, Telford & Wrekin,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Shrewsbury and Newport Canals Trust
£20,000	21/11/2019 19	Phase 1 of Thomas Telford Wappenshall Wharf Project; restoration of two Grade II listed canal warehouses and rewatering the East Basin
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Shrewsbury & Newport Canals Trust
£20,000	08/12/2016	Wappenshall Wharf redevelopment

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-88

BERNARD CHARLES JONES (Chair) Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Chartered Engineer

DAVID RAY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director Of Norbury Wharf Limited, Other trusteeship: SHROPSHIRE UNION FLY-BOAT RESTORATION SOCIETY LIMITED,

JOHN EDWARD HEATHER Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired

JOHN METCALFE STEVENS Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: STROKE SUPPORT WEST MIDLANDS,

JOHN MYERS Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Marketing Consultant

JOHN WILLIAM SNELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired Chartered Accountant

PHILIP MICHAEL JONES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chartered Engineer

SHERREL GILLIAN FIKEIS Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Psychotherapist

STEVEN HUGH JONES Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Chartered Engineer

SIMON ARDIAN ROWBERRY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chartered Town Planner/Consultant

VAUGHAN WELCH Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: THE LOWER AVON NAVIGATION TRUST LIMITED, AVON NAVIGATION TRUST, HEREFORDSHIRE AND GLOUCESTERSHIRE CANAL TRUST LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/10/2001, number: 1088706
Registered at Companies House on 21/09/2000, number: 04075920

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR14: 3 days late,

Main office

4 ARSCOTT
PONTESBURY
SHREWSBURY
SY5 0XP

Objectives

(1) TO PROMOTE THE RESTORATION OF THE SHREWSBURY CANAL BETWEEN SHREWSBURY AND WAPPENSHALL JUNCTION IN THE COUNTY OF SHROPSHIRE AND OF THE NEWPORT BRANCH OF THE SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL BETWEEN WAPPENSHALL JUNCTION AND NORBURY JUNCTION IN THE COUNTY OF STAFFORDSHIRE TO GOOD AND NAVIGABLE ORDER AND TO PROMOTE THE MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE CANALS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.(2) TO PROMOTE THE FULLEST USE OF THE CANALS BY ALL FORMS OF WATERBORNE TRAFFIC AND FOR ALL FORMS OF WATER-RELATED COMMERCIAL, LOCAL AMENITY, TOURIST AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.(3) TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND USE OF THE CANALS AND WATERWAYS AND OF THE CANALS IN PARTICULAR.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SEE OBJECTS FOR AREA OF BENEFIT

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