MELTON & OAKHAM WATERWAYS SOCIETY

Registered charity 1078752 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1 To preserve the remains of the Melton Navigation and Oakham Canal 2 To re-establish a walkway from Syston to Melton (and possibly Oakham) along the line of the old waterway 3 To restore navigation to Melton Mowbray

Objects

FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST AND APPRECIATION OF THE HISTORY, STRUCTURE AND BEAUTY OF THE MELTON MOWBRAY NAVIGATION & OAKHAM CANAL WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE PERSONS FOR WHOM SUCH FACILITIES ARE PRIMARILY INTENDED, TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND AMENITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES AT, ON OR NEAR TO THE SAID WATERWAYS INCLUDING THE RESTORATION, IMPROVEMENT, ENHANCEMENT, DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE, CONSERVATION OF AND EXTENSION OF, AND MAKING FULLY NAVIGABLE THE SAID WATERWAYS AND THE RESTORATION OF ASSOCIATED CONNECTING WATERWAYS AND BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES AND TO PROMOTE THE USE OF THE SAID WATERWAYS BY ALL APPROPRIATE KINDS OF WATERBORNE TRAFFIC AND TO PROMOTE THE USE OF TOWPATHS OR FOOTPATHS ADJOINING OR NEAR TO THE SAID WATERWAYS

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £3,425.22 for the financial year ending 2025-08-31. Total income was £25,561.63 against total expenses of £22,136.41. The document notes that the company is no longer entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Severn Trent — “Severn Trent and Heritage Fund Grants” (source page)
• Heritage Fund — “Severn Trent and Heritage Fund Grants” (source page)
• Leicestershire Fire & Rescue — “Leicestershire Fire & Rescue” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Andow
• MICHAEL STEPHEN CLOWES

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

Operates in: Leicestershire · Rutland

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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