THE BASINGSTOKE CANAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 273085 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BASINGSTOKE CANAL SOCIETY, THE BASINGSTOKE CANAL COMPANY, THE SURREY AND HAMPSHIRE CANAL SOCIETY, THE SURREY AND HAMPSHIRE CANAL SOCIETY LIMITED, THE SURREY AND HANTS CANAL SOCIETY

The support and promotion of the Basingstoke Canal as a navigable waterway and multi-function amenity for the benefit of the community as a whole.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY, IN EACH CASE ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO:(A) ADVANCE THE HERITAGE OF THE COUNTIES OF SURREY ANDHAMPSHIRE BY THE PROTECTION, MAINTENANCE, RESTORATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE CANAL AS A NAVIGABLE WATERWAY TO ENABLE IT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE INDUSTRIALHERITAGE OF THOSE COUNTIES AND THE WIDER REGION;(B) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON THE ROLE OF THE CANAL SYSTEM IN GENERAL AND OF THE CANAL IN PARTICULAR ON THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND AS A HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT HERITAGE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY DIVERSE ASSET; (C) PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF COMMUNITIES IN THE AREA SURROUNDING THE CANAL AND OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONSTHROUGH THE PROVISION OF ACCESS TO THE CANAL AND ITS ENVIRONS TO IMPROVE THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THOSE INHABITANTS; AND (D) PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF COMMUNITIES IN THE AREA SURROUNDING THE CANAL SOCIAL INCLUSION BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEERING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN ACTIVITIES THAT FURTHER THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £133,180 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total reserves of £620,562. The trustees consider the charity to be in a strong position to continue its activities, with assets deemed adequate to meet obligations. The charity's reserves policy is to expend funds on charitable objectives as expedient rather than accumulate them, though current reserves significantly exceed this operational target.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• AECOM — ““The AECOM Basingstoke team really enjoyed volunteering with the Basingstoke Canal Society in Feb.”” (source page)
• Horizon Imaging — “Corporate Sponsors www.horizonimaging.co.uk” (source page)
• Greenford Park Homes — “Corporate Sponsors www.horizonimaging.co.uk www.greenfordparkhomes.co.uk” (source page)
• Everley Storage — “Corporate Sponsors www.horizonimaging.co.uk www.greenfordparkhomes.co.uk www.eversleystorage.co.uk” (source page)
• By Acoustics — “Corporate Sponsors www.horizonimaging.co.uk www.greenfordparkhomes.co.uk www.eversleystorage.co.uk www.byacoustics.com” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Lewis Brown
• Celia Margaret Griffiths
• Charlotte Rodgers
• Christopher James Hunter · trustee of 1 other charity
• Daniel James Bradberry Mr
• David George Wall
• Dr Ian Charles Moore
• John Hugh Turner
• MISS J E BUCKLEY
• Michael Philip Cawthra

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Surrey

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BASINGSTOKE GYMNASTICS CLUB.

• BASINGSTOKE GYMNASTICS CLUB income £1.6m
• THE CHESTERFIELD CANAL TRUST LIMITED income £1.0m
• THE WEY AND ARUN CANAL TRUST LIMITED income £816k
• BASINGSTOKE COMMUNITY CHURCHES income £1.0m
• HEREFORDSHIRE AND GLOUCESTERSHIRE CANAL TRUST LIMITED income £151k
• CanalAbility income £305k

Side by side with its peers

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