HEREFORDSHIRE AND GLOUCESTERSHIRE CANAL TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1010721 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trust's vision is of a sustainable, fully navigable waterway, with towpaths, reconnecting the rural communities between the cities of Hereford and Gloucester to bring environmental and economic benefits to both counties as well as recreational opportunities for local people and visitors alike.

Objects

TO TAKE OVER THE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE HEREFORDSHIRE AND GLOUCESTERSHIRE CANAL SOCIETY AND TO ENTER INTO SUCH AGREEMENTS AND TO TAKE ALL SUCH STEPS AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THAT PURPOSE.TO PPROMOTE THE RESTORATION TO GOOD AND NAVIGABLE ORDER OF AS MUCH AS IS CONSIDERED POSSIBLE OF THE HEREFORDSHIRE AND GLOUCESTERSHIRE CANAL (HEREINAFTER TOGETHER CALLED THE WATERWAY) AND TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE WATERWAY FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Area of benefit: HEREFORDSHIRE AND GLOUCESTERSHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £944,924 against a reserves policy target of retaining funds for six months' operation. The charity reported a total surplus of £24,569 for the year, with bank debt continuing to be repaid, indicating a stable financial position.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
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• Risk management
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• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

16 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (16 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Anthony Richard Higgins
• Dr Roger Morgan
• Edward John Helps
• Philip Marshall
• RALPH BARBER
• Robert Moreland
• Robert Quentin Hargreaves

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Gloucestershire · Herefordshire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CHESTERFIELD CANAL TRUST LIMITED.

• THE CHESTERFIELD CANAL TRUST LIMITED income £1.0m
• THE WEY AND ARUN CANAL TRUST LIMITED income £816k
• THE KENNET AND AVON CANAL TRUST, LIMITED income £481k
• MONMOUTHSHIRE, BRECON AND ABERGAVENNY CANALS TRUST LIMITED income £148k
• COTSWOLD LAKES TRUST income £582k
• CANAL & RIVER TRUST income £232.6m

Side by side with its peers

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