Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 6

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Large legacies income: +1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs high: -3

No conflicts policy: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -3

THE WEY AND ARUN CANAL TRUST LIMITED

Restoration of the Wey & Arun Canal to through navigation.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received Government grants
This charity has a robust balance sheet
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is predominantly male
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

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
31/12/22		£519	£557	£-37	£56	£1,392	£1,081	23.3	7	150
31/12/21		£788	£681	£107	£62	£1,440	£1,186	20.9	8	200
31/12/20		£520	£789	£-269	£95	£1,334	£907	13.8	7	200
31/12/19		£424	£759	£-335	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	200
31/12/18	*	£950	£488	£462	£31	£1,934	£1,210	29.8	8	247
31/12/17		£482	£250	£232	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£451	£909	£-458	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£561	£909	£-348	£94	£893	£531	7	2	0
31/12/14		£859	£236	£623	£65	£1,245	£873	44.4	2	0
31/12/13		£401	£280	£121	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£308	£337	£-28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£428	£459	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£488	£248	£240	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£361	£328	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£600	£934	£-334	£40	£292	£237	3	1	0
31/12/07		£849	£265	£584	£58	£626	£533	24.1	1	0
31/12/06	*	£477	£538	£-61	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£295	£403	£-107	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£138	£107	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 29.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 78%
Reserves/Spending: 23.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 19 months
Quick Ratio: 6.5

Asset Split ?

Established: 51 years

www.weyandarun.co.uk

support@weyandarun.co.uk

01403752403

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Surrey, West Sussex,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

7 employees
150 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 66-79

ROBIN CHARLES D'AUBYN HIRSCH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

SALLY ANN SCHUPKE (Chair)

ANTHONY FORD Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Civil Engineer

ANTHONY RICHARD COLES Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired

DENNIS ROBERT GILLEN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

GILES STEPHEN EYRE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

JULIAN MORGAN Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Computer Systems Analyst

JOHN DAVID THORP Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: GUILDFORD BOOK FESTIVAL,

WILLIAM LAMBTON NICHOLSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

ALAN JOHNSON, Occupation: Architect, Other trusteeship: REFORM CLUB CONSERVATION CHARITABLE TRUST,

JOHN REYNOLDS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: SANDGATE CONSERVATION SOCIETY,

MARGARET DARVILL Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired Teacher, Other trusteeship: THE BRAMLEY VILLAGE SOCIETY,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/03/1973, number: 265331
Registered at Companies House on 05/02/1973, number: 01094232

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR18: 19 days late, AR06: 43 days late,

Main office

BRIDGE END
SOMERSWEY
SHALFORD
GUILDFORD
GU4 8EQ

Objectives

For the purposes of these Objects ‘the Wey & Arun Canal’ means a waterway from the Wey Navigation in the vicinity of Gun’s Mouth, Shalford, Surrey to the River Arun in the vicinity of Pallingham, West Sussex, including, but not limited to, the abandoned but partially restored Wey & Arun Junction Canal and Arun Navigation,The Objects are, for the public benefit:4.1 to promote and facilitate the restoration, preservation, conservation, protection, improvement, construction, use, and maintenance in good order, of the Wey & Arun Canal and its associated watercourses, towpaths, structures, buildings, other works and adjacent land;4.2 to promote, facilitate and provide facilities for the use of the Wey & Arun Canal including the use of the Wey & Arun Canal for navigation and recreation;4.3 to preserve, conserve and improve the natural environment of the Wey & Arun Canal and adjacent land and provide education and share information about it; and4.4 to protect, conserve, research, and provide education and share information about:(a) the heritage associated with, and(b) structures, objects and sites of archaeological, architectural, engineering or historical interest of, or associated with,the Wey & Arun Canal.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE WEY AND ARUN CANAL IN SURREY AND SUSSEX

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