THE KENNET AND AVON CANAL TRUST, LIMITED
Registered charity 209206 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The Preservation, Promotion, Protection and Enhancement of the Kennet and Avon Canal by such means as the Trustees, after due consideration, may think fit.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total funds increased by 2% to £1,309,847, with unrestricted reserves significantly exceeding the stated minimum target of £150,000. Per the trustees' report, net cashflow improved to £641,418, and trustees are satisfied that sufficient balances exist to maintain current activities in 2026.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £150,000 (held: £1.3m)
“The target minimum level of reserves remains at £150K”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Kennet & Avon Canal Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £10k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Reported reserves equal ~19.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
- Graham Stanley Puddephattchair
- Alison Emily Cannon
- Captain Paul Steven Hanson
- Dr Deirdre Marcelle Nix
- Graham Philip Snook
- Jeremy Stuart Dixon · trustee of 1 other charity
- Michael Bailey · trustee of 1 other charity
- Michael John Corish
- Robert George Howard Dunton
- Sarah Alexandra Cooper
- TERENCE WILLIAM MUNDY
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · Reading · West Berkshire · Wiltshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE KENNET AND AVON CANAL TRUST, LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased by 2% to £1,309,847, with unrestricted reserves significantly exceeding the stated minimum target of £150,000. Per the trustees' report, net cashflow improved to £641,418, and trustees are satisfied that sufficient balances exist to maintain current activities in 2026. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds THE KENNET AND AVON CANAL TRUST, LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE KENNET AND AVON CANAL TRUST, LIMITED as a grant recipient include G M C TRUST.
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