ASHBY CANAL ASSOCIATION
To preserve, promote, enhance the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal, for the benefit of all, and to assist the restoration of the Northern Reaches of the canal
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £2,205.37 for the year ended 30th September 2025, with total funds carried forward amounting to £187,657.57. The trustees report that the charity is a going concern and has no current liabilities. The policy is to maintain reserves sufficient to meet anticipated revenue expenditure in the short term, up to one year.
What the accounts disclose
“The policy of the management committee is to maintain a general reserve at a prudent level, sufficient in their view to meet anticipated revenue expenditure in the short term (up to one year).” — page 2
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- PETER OAKDENchair
- ARRAN PHILIP JENKINS
- CINDY ANN ASTON
- CLIVE JONATHAN BARTON WALKER
- DAVID NIGEL WATTS
- Michael John Jeffs
- ROBERT TIMOTHY TAYLOR
- RODNEY JAMES SMITH
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £49k | £47k |
| 30/09/2024 | £47k | £35k |
| 30/09/2023 | £76k | £104k |
| 30/09/2022 | £86k | £252k |
| 30/09/2021 | £57k | £38k |
Common questions
Is ASHBY CANAL ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £2,205.37 for the year ended 30th September 2025, with total funds carried forward amounting to £187,657.57. The trustees report that the charity is a going concern and has no current liabilities. The policy is to maintain reserves sufficient to meet anticipated revenue expenditure in the short term, up to one year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 23/01/2018 | £10k | "Investigating Ilott Wharf's hidden heritage" |