Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 3

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -4

Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 1

AVON NAVIGATION TRUST

Maintains the navigation on the River Avon between Alveston Weir and Tewkesbury.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,237,906 available, equivalent to 45 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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		£808	£591	£217	£0	£2,289	£2,238	45.4	11	75
31/12/21		£877	£759	£118	£0	£2,073	£2,020	31.9	9	65
31/12/20		£960	£665	£295	£0	£1,954	£1,903	34.4	12	100
31/12/19		£767	£546	£221	£0	£1,660	£1,609	35.4	12	150
31/12/18		£733	£557	£177	£0	£1,439	£1,389	29.9	12	250
31/12/17		£643	£529	£115	£0	£1,263	£1,233	28	14	0
31/12/16		£562	£543	£19	£0	£1,145	£1,137	25.1	14	0
31/12/15		£645	£586	£60	£7	£1,137	£1,114	22.8	11	0
30/12/14		£728	£626	£102	£8	£1,080	£1,066	20.4	10	0
31/12/13		£1,329	£704	£625	£9	£978	£955	16.3	10	0
31/12/12		£410	£444	£-34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£427	£534	£-107	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£408	£346	£62	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£119	£147	£-28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£131	£118	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£107	£171	£-64	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06		£146	£116	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	*	£162	£130	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£169	£144	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 19%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 19%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 45.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 2.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 59 years

www.avonnavigationtrust.org

office@avonnavigationtrust.org

01386552517

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	11/01/2023	Evesham Lock House project, volunteer and youth activity centre
National Lottery Community Fund - wheelchair boat for Avon Navigation Trust
£10,000	16/12/2022	The funding will be used to purchase a wheelchair-accessible boat which will enable people who are living with disabilities to take part in boating activities which will aim to bring people together ....more The funding will be used to purchase a wheelchair-accessible boat which will enable people who are living with disabilities to take part in boating activities which will aim to bring people together and reduce social isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Project Neptune
£9,800	31/01/2018 12	This project will refit a river barge and train volunteers so they can provide activities for local people on the River Avon. This will enable them to take part in outdoor activities which benefit ....more This project will refit a river barge and train volunteers so they can provide activities for local people on the River Avon. This will enable them to take part in outdoor activities which benefit their health and wellbeing, as well as providing educational sessions.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 60-81

DAVID GREER Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeships: THE LOWER AVON NAVIGATION TRUST LIMITED, THE PERSHORE RIVERSIDE CENTRE,

GEOFFREY MICHAEL ALMA CRANE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Business Analyst, Other trusteeship: THE LOWER AVON NAVIGATION TRUST LIMITED,

JACK HEGARTY (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Chief Executive, Other trusteeship: THE LOWER AVON NAVIGATION TRUST LIMITED,

KEITH VAUGHAN WELCH Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: THE LOWER AVON NAVIGATION TRUST LIMITED, HEREFORDSHIRE AND GLOUCESTERSHIRE CANAL TRUST LIMITED, THE SHREWSBURY & NEWPORT CANALS TRUST,

LYNNE KAREN YOUNG Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Editor And Pr Consultant

MICHAEL JAMES HODGES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor, Other trusteeships: THE LOWER AVON NAVIGATION TRUST LIMITED, NUMBER 8,

MARK LYONS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Garage Owner

RICHARD ALAN BORLEY Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: THE LOWER AVON NAVIGATION TRUST LIMITED,

ROGER CLAY BSC, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: THE LOWER AVON NAVIGATION TRUST LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/10/1965, number: 244951
Registered at Companies House on 26/08/1965, number: 00857695

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR05: 10 days late,

Main office

Avon Navigation Trust
Mill Lane
Wyre Piddle
Pershore
WR10 2JF

Objectives

THE PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE IN GOOD ORDER AND IMPROVEMENT OF CANALS, NAVIGABLE RIVERS AND INLAND WATERWAYS FOR USE OF THE PUBLIC. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE UPPER AVON

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