Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 6
  • Volatile income -1
  • No PartB
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteer base +5
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

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

Financial Data ?

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

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 23 years

www.sncanal.org.uk

sbean@sncanal.org.uk

01743860488

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UN SDGs
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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 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 (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 60-88
  • BERNARD CHARLES JONES (Chair) Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Chartered Engineer
  • JOHN EDWARD HEATHER Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired
  • JOHN METCALFE STEVENS Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired
  • 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
  • SIMON ARDIAN ROWBERRY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chartered Town Planner/Consultant
  • VAUGHAN WELCH Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
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

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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