MAIDENHEAD WATERWAYS RESTORATION GROUP

Registered charity 1119150 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote and undertake the restoration to a navigable standard and on a sustainable basis the historic former waterways that link Maidenhead to the River Thames, for the purpose of enhancing and making accessible the restored waterside environment for the benefit of the general public, wildlife and river users alike.

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND UNDERTAKE THE RESTORATION TO A NAVIGABLE STANDARD AND ON A SUSTAINABLE BASIS THE HISTORIC FORMER WATERWAYS THAT LINK MAIDENHEAD TO THE RIVER THAMES, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENHANCING AND MAKING ACCESSIBLE THE RESTORED WATERSIDE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WILDLIFE AND RIVER USERS ALIKE.

Area of benefit: MAIDENHEAD

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 FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net outgoing resource of £8,897 for the year, primarily due to increased project expenditure on the canoe club and maintenance boats. Despite this loss, the charity remains in a strong financial position with unrestricted funds of £30,213 carried forward. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern and remains on a sound financial footing.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — MAIDENHEAD WATERWAYS RESTORATION GROUP (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• RICHARD BARKER DAVENPORTchair
• Alasdair Pettigrew
• Alasdair Turner
• Dominic Hurst
• Ian Caird
• Mark Loader · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Windsor And Maidenhead

Income and spending

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Known funders

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