THE SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL SOCIETY LIMITED
Registered charity 245875 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as S U C S, SUCS
Enhancement of the Shropshire Union and Llangollen Canals; restoration of the Montgomery Canal
Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
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.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
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). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Shropshire Union Canal Society (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- HARRIS, Graham Anthony — director, appointed 24/01/2025on trustee list
- COWIE, Barbara Mary — director, appointed 29/05/2024on trustee list
- BALL, Susan — director, appointed 09/09/2022on trustee list
- CLEWS, Stephen Graham — director, appointed 21/01/2022on trustee list
- HESKETH, Christopher John — director, appointed 01/12/2021on trustee list
- FULDA, Thomas — director, appointed 12/05/2021on trustee list
- FEENEY, Richard David — director, appointed 16/07/2019on trustee list
- ROBERTSON, Clive Alexander — director, appointed 19/01/2016on trustee list
- TOLSTER, Patrick George — director, appointed 11/03/2014not on trustee list
- CARTER, David John — director, appointed 06/11/2010on trustee list
- BALL, Susan — secretary, appointed 10/12/2022
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
- Barbara Mary COWIE
- Christopher John Hesketh
- Clive Alexander Robertson
- DAVID JOHN CARTER
- Graham Anthony HARRIS
- Pat Tolster
- Richard David Feeney
- STEPHEN GRAHAM CLEWS · trustee of 3 other charities
- Susan Ball
- Thomas Fulda
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Powys · Shropshire · Staffordshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL SOCIETY LIMITED financially healthy?
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. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
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