LEEDS & LIVERPOOL CANAL SOCIETY
The Society promotes the Leeds & Liverpool Canal's history & environment, ensuring its traditions and heritage survive, with talks, informative walks and telling stories of the canal & boating families. The Society owns the Heritage Short Boat Kennet, maintained by volunteers, travelling the Canal's Corridor with a cargo of displays & hands on activities to communities, organisations and schools
Objects
(A) TO ENCOURAGE THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF THE LEEDS & LIVERPOOL CANAL AND ITS WORKING BOATS.(B) TO ENCOURAGE A GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE CANAL'S HERITAGE AND ENVIRONMENT.(C) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT F THE GENERAL PUBLIC THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Risk management
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- FREDA CHILDSchair
- DAVID MICHAEL MORLEY
- HAROLD BOND
- LYNTON JOHN CHILDS
- Linda Bailey
- Paul Richard West
- Sally Dee Russ
- Simon John Russ
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/10/2025 | £7k | £3k |
| 31/10/2024 | £6k | £13k |
| 31/10/2023 | £6k | £2k |
| 31/10/2022 | £5k | £3k |
| 31/10/2021 | £7k | £9k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 03/08/2020 | £7k | "COVID19: Leeds and Liverpool Canal Society" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 27/06/2011 | £50k | "Leeds & Liverpool Canal Boat 'Kennet'" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 27/07/2006 | £20k | "Bringing the Leeds & Liverpool Canal to Life" |