THE SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 245875 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as S U C S, SUCS

Latest income
£190k
Latest spending
£152k
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £37,916 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds totaling £210,414. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Reserves are held in accounts paying close to Base Rate interest, with a policy to maintain unrestricted funds in excess of 12 months expenditure.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: in excess of 12 months expenditure (held: £210k)
It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level in excess of 12 months expenditure. — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Shropshire Union Canal Society (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Powys · Shropshire · Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£190k£152k
31/03/2024£115k£73k
31/03/2023£127k£84k
31/03/2022£98k£73k
31/03/2021£67k£62k

Common questions

Is THE SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL SOCIETY LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £37,916 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds totaling £210,414. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Reserves are held in accounts paying close to Base Rate interest, with a policy to maintain unrestricted funds in excess of 12 months expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery30/06/2023£18kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/10/2006£50k"Continuing the Restoration of the Montgomery Canal, Crickheath North Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund23/09/2002£50k"Montgomery Canal: The restoration of Newhouse Lock"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/01/2002£4k"The canal society intends to carry out renovation, refurbishment installation works to a section of the Shropshire Union Canal. The money i"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/12/1995£33k"Montgomery Canal, Guilsfield, near Ardleen"

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE JD FOUNDATION1£561k
PARKLAKE CHARITY TRUST1£2k

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