FRIENDS OF THE CROMFORD CANAL
Registered charity 1164608 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JOHN WALWYN BAYLIS
The restoration, reconstruction, preservation and maintenance of the Cromford Canal; its associated buildings, towing path, structures and craft and the conservation of its natural character as a navigable inland waterway system for the benefit of the public.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a net surplus of £49,347 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with unrestricted cash funds increasing to £275,112. Trading operations generated a record surplus, and the charity maintains stable membership and diverse funding sources including grants and donations. The trustees confirm adequate resources and no material uncertainties affecting the charity's ability to continue its operations.
Automated summary of the FY2025 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.
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (21/11/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- David Bernard Martinchair
- David Leo Ratner
- Dr Hugh Potter PhD
- JACK WATSON BROWN MBE · trustee of 1 other charity
- John Barker
- Judy Berry
- Michael George Kelley
- Rev Stephen Parish
- Richard Anthony Handley
- WILLIAM IAN HOOKER
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Derbyshire · Nottinghamshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is FRIENDS OF THE CROMFORD CANAL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net surplus of £49,347 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with unrestricted cash funds increasing to £275,112. Trading operations generated a record surplus, and the charity maintains stable membership and diverse funding sources including grants and donations. The trustees confirm adequate resources and no material uncertainties affecting the charity's ability to continue its operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds FRIENDS OF THE CROMFORD CANAL?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FRIENDS OF THE CROMFORD CANAL as a grant recipient include THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST, M J CAMP CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, MAY HEARNSHAW CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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