Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: -11
Support Score: 1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -20 ?

THE BUDE CANAL TRUST LIMITED 

EDUCATION/TRAININGENVIRONMENT/CONSERVATION/HERITAGE
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board composition appears to be very static

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 and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 28 years

www.bude-canal-trust.co.uk

enquiries@bude-canal-trust.co.uk

07769631413

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
01/01/70£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/04/22£1£3£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/04/21£5£2£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/04/20£2£5£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/04/19*£6£5£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/04/18£3£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/17*£4£7£-3£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/16£4£5£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/15£5£3£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/14*£9£8£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/13£7£4£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/12£5£3£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/11£8£7£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/10£3£2£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/09?£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
01/01/70£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
01/01/70£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
30/04/06£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/05£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/04£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Cornwall, Devon,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
Devon Community Foundation - Bude Canal Aqueduct Branch Footpath Rejuvenation
£3,300 09/07/2018
8
contributing to the costs of providing a new flail mower, storage area and information boards to enhance the experience of those visiting and walking along the canal

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/04/1996, number: 1054925
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/04/1996, number: 03182272
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR19: 45 days late, AR17: 22 days late, AR14: 15 days late,
Main office

29A MANOR PARK
WOOLSERY
BIDEFORD
EX39 5RH

Objectives

1) TO PRESERVE, CONSERVE AND RESTORE THE BUDE CANAL AND TO PROMOTE AND STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND THE FULLEST APPROPRIATE USE BY THE PUBLIC OF THE CANAL AND ITS ENVIRONS. 2) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE HISTORY AND FORMER USE OF THE BUDE CANAL AND IN THE ASSOCIATED WILDLIFE OF CANALS AND INLAND WATERWAYS GENERALLY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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