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THE DERBY AND SANDIACRE CANAL TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1042227 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To work with the local community to restore the former Derby Canal as a navigable waterway from Sandiacre to Swarkestone via Derby as close as possible to the original route, creating a cruising ring and reconnecting Derby to the national canal network maximising the sustainable economic, job creation, environmental, nature conservancy, leisure, heritage and educational benefits for all.

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Latest income
£98k
Latest spending
£48k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £47,883 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £347,331. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future, although they noted risks regarding potential interruptions to the Derby Riverboat service due to adjacent flood management wall construction.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: around £30,000 (held: £347k)
“The Trustees have reviewed the position and are comfortable that a general reserve of cash of around £30,000 is sufficient to deal with unforeseen events”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (8 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£98k£48k
31/03/2024£140k£113k
31/03/2023£75k£99k
31/03/2022£336k£163k
31/03/2021£355k£234k

Common questions

Is THE DERBY AND SANDIACRE CANAL TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £47,883 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £347,331. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future, although they noted risks regarding potential interruptions to the Derby Riverboat service due to adjacent flood management wall construction. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/09/2004£28k"Swarkestone Canal Restoration"