CANALS IN HACKNEY USERS GROUP

Registered charity 1072335 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

CHUG promotes the use of the canal for the benefit of the people of Hackney and the surrounding area. Its goals include educating and advocating for the canal and the associated environmental, historical and planning issues. Activities include Kingsland Basin clean up days, planning committee meetings, managing the moorings at Kingsland Basin and social events for basin residents.

Objects

(1) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT INLAND WATERWAYS AND IN PARTICULAR TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE USE OF THE CANAL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF HACKNEY AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. (B) TO PROVIDE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF HACKNEY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES BEING FACILITIES OF WHICH THOSE PERSONS HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS BY PROMOTING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING.

Area of benefit: HACKNEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

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

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £121,022, which is above the stated policy target of six months' expenditure. The charity was examined by an independent examiner who reported no matters requiring attention, and the trustees confirmed the entity is a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alexander Lockwood
• Damian Michael Rodney Hall
• Tom Llewellyn Phillips

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

Operates in: Hackney · Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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