THE EXETER CANAL AND QUAY TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 284163 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£377k
Latest spending
£702k
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £251,787 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £3,690,283 to £3,438,496. The trustees consider the charity's assets to be adequate for its anticipated future obligations and note that the work is not dependent on volunteers. Per the independent auditors' report, there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: in the region of the charity's annual expenditure (held: £986k)
The Trustees believe that free reserves, i.e. those unrestricted funds which are not invested in the fixed assets or otherwise committed, should be in the region of the charity's annual expenditure. — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Exeter City Council charged the charity for management services, rent, grants, legal fees, maintenance, and other services.
In the year ended 31 March 2024 ECC charged the charity £nil (2023: £10,920) in respect of management services, £42,776 (2023: £23,372) for rent, £94,145 (2023: £72,590) in respect of grants, £25,840 (2023: £20,300) for legal and professional fees, £19,050 (2023: £24,336) for maintenance and £1,726 (2023: £12,070) for other services.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Westcotts (SW) LLP.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£639k
Total spending
£556k
Cost of raising funds
£314k
Reserves (reported)
£4.0m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~85.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£377k£702k
31/03/2024£353k£252k
31/03/2023£306k£469k
31/03/2022£639k£556k
31/03/2021£314k£357k

Common questions

Is THE EXETER CANAL AND QUAY TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £251,787 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £3,690,283 to £3,438,496. The trustees consider the charity's assets to be adequate for its anticipated future obligations and note that the work is not dependent on volunteers. Per the independent auditors' report, there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Westcotts (SW) LLP.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/02/2024£10k"Exeter Custom House"

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