BUCKINGHAM CANAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1156662 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BCS

Restoration and re-watering of 10.5 miles of the former Buckingham arm of the Grand Union Canal from Cosgrove to Buckingham.

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Latest income
£35k
Latest spending
£42k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £39,892 to £38,467, while total net assets fell from £345,616.66 to £304,041.64 due to expenditure exceeding income. The trustees confirm that sufficient funding remains to cover core costs and continue key tasks for the new year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations:General (26% of income)
“Donations:General (includes expenses donated back) 17,573” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Buckingham Canal Ltd
“our recently formed trading arm, Buckingham Canal Ltd, is now bearing fruit with a contribution this year of over £7000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2025£35k£42k
30/11/2024£49k£56k
30/11/2023£87k£62k
30/11/2022£47k£49k
30/11/2021£39k£50k

Common questions

Is BUCKINGHAM CANAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £39,892 to £38,467, while total net assets fell from £345,616.66 to £304,041.64 due to expenditure exceeding income. The trustees confirm that sufficient funding remains to cover core costs and continue key tasks for the new year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BUCKINGHAM CANAL SOCIETY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BUCKINGHAM CANAL SOCIETY as a grant recipient include Moto Foundation.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Moto FoundationFY2021£275Community Grant

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/01/2021£6kGrowing Together
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2020£870Canal Festival
The National Lottery Community Fund31/10/2018£25kBuckingham Canal Restoration
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation22/03/2018£3kHyde Lane Pumping Station
The National Lottery Community Fund13/03/2006£955Chainsaw Training Project