Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 0

Accounts overdue -5
No PartB

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

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 2

BEDFORD & MILTON KEYNES WATERWAY TRUST

To promote and campaign for the building of a navigable waterway link between the Grand Union canal in Milton Keynes and the River Great Ouse in Bedford

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
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
Latest accounts are overdue for filing
Income has been volatile recently and was substantially in excess of spending in the latest year

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
31/03/22		£38	£3	£36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/21		£178	£111	£66	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/20		£55	£25	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/19		£78	£79	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/18		£49	£42	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	30
31/03/17		£45	£27	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£61	£30	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£63	£44	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£140	£122	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£96	£59	£37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£50	£33	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£41	£30	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£59	£78	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£104	£116	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£201	£200	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07?		£250	£221	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/06	*	£28	£12	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 18 years

www.b-mkwaterway.co.uk

don.allison@outlook.com

01908610564

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Bedford, Buckinghamshire, Central Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 volunteers

Who's supporting 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Bedford Community Trip Boat
£10,000	08/02/2012 12	This is a project by an incorporated charity based in Milton Keynes. The organisation will use the funding towards a 60-seater trip boat for the community in Bedford. This would enable more people to ....more This is a project by an incorporated charity based in Milton Keynes. The organisation will use the funding towards a 60-seater trip boat for the community in Bedford. This would enable more people to take trips along the river.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 10/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 44-86

CHRIS HILLIARD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant

DREW MARCHANT Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired

LEIGH WILLOWS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Logistics Consultant

BERYL JANE BENNETT Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retir

JOHN VINCENT MATTHEW BEST Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Consultant

JAMES BARBOUR Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Business Executive

JANE HAMILTON Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired

MR DON ALLISON, Occupation: Retired

PAUL SMITH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: ASPLEY GUISE SPORTS CENTRE,

SIMON PETER CLEWLOW Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Chartered Civil Engineer

STEVE ASHLEY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Consultant

JULIAN MARTIN HOGARTH ARMITAGE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: AMICUS TRUST, THE FRANKLYN EDUCATIONAL TRUST FOR THURLEIGH,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/05/2006, number: 1114294
Registered at Companies House on 29/03/2006, number: 05760839

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

17 returns made; AR06: 9 days late,

Main office

30 ST. JOHN STREET
NEWPORT PAGNELL
MK16 8HJ

Objectives

3.1 TO PROMOTE OR PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF OR VISITORS TO BEDFORDSHIRE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND MILTON KEYNES OR ANY GOVERNMENT, REGIONAL, LOCAL OR OTHER AUTHORITY WHICH VARIES OR REPLACES THESE AREAS, AND AS PART OF A PROGRAM OF REGENERATION OF THE AREA TO ENCOURAGE THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREAS TO BE BENEFITED TO TAKE PART IN AND HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROMOTION, PROVISION OR MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE SAID INHABITANTS OR VISITORS.3.2 TO PROMOTE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OR MAINTENANCE OF FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF OR VISITORS TO THE AREAS REFEREED TO IN CLAUSE 3.1 ABOVE THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OBJECTS EXPRESSED IN CLAUSE 3.1 ABOVE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BEDFORDSHIRE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND MILTON KEYNES OR ANY GOVERNMENT, REGIONAL, LOCAL OR OTHER AUTHORITY WHICH VARIES OR REPLACES THESE AREAS

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