BEDFORD & MILTON KEYNES WATERWAY TRUST

Registered charity 1114294 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B & MK TRUST, B-MK WATERWAY

To promote and campaign for the building of a navigable waterway link between the Grand Union canal in Milton Keynes and the River Great Ouse in Bedford

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Latest income

£56k

Latest spending

£108k

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £285,333, which is above the stated policy target of £20,000. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £51,715 for the year, with total income of £56,171 and total expenditure of £107,886.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 25% of committed annual expenditure or £20,000, whichever is the higher (held: £285k)

“The target minimum cash reserve is set at 25% of committed annual expenditure or £20,000, whichever is the higher.”

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)

1 registered titlein 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

Beryl Jane Bennett
Chris Hilliard
Drew Marchant
Hilary Jane Chipping · trustee of 1 other charity
JOHN VINCENT MATTHEW BEST
JULIAN MARTIN HOGARTH ARMITAGE · trustee of 2 other charities
James Barbour
Janet Elizabeth Goodland · trustee of 1 other charity
Leigh Willows
PAUL SMITH · trustee of 1 other charity
Simon Peter Clewlow
Steve Ashley

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

Operates in: Bedford · Buckinghamshire · Central Bedfordshire · Milton Keynes

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£56k	£108k
31/03/2024	£66k	£65k
31/03/2023	£64k	£42k
31/03/2022	£38k	£3k
31/03/2021	£178k	£111k

Common questions

Is BEDFORD & MILTON KEYNES WATERWAY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £285,333, which is above the stated policy target of £20,000. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £51,715 for the year, with total income of £56,171 and total expenditure of £107,886. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	19/05/2008	£7k	"This Charitable Organisation Aims To Promote The Development Of A Broad Waterway Which Will Link The Grand Union Canal In Milton Keynes To T"
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/05/2008	£7k	Spread The Word And Realise The Vision
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/08/2006	£250k	Milton Keynes Waterway Park
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	24/11/2005	£5k	"This Group Promotes The Development Of A Canal Link Between The River Ouse At Bedford And The Grand Union At Milton Keynes And Works Activel"
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/11/2005	£5k	Waymarking part of the route
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	20/03/2003	£5k	"To Fund A Series Of Workshops Held At Various Locations Along A 20 Mile Proposed Canal Route. These Will Be Open To Local People Free Of Ch"