LEEDS & LIVERPOOL CANAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1156266 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as L&LCS

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.

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£7k
Latest spending
£3k
Registered
2014

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Policies the charity declares

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Trustees · trustee networks

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Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund03/08/2020£7k"COVID19: Leeds and Liverpool Canal Society"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/06/2011£50k"Leeds & Liverpool Canal Boat 'Kennet'"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/07/2006£20k"Bringing the Leeds & Liverpool Canal to Life"