THE WORCESTER/BIRMINGHAM AND DROITWICH CANALS SOCIETY

Registered charity 500159 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WORCESTER/BIRMINGHAM CANAL SOCIETY

THE HERITAGE AND CONSERVATION OF THE INLAND WATERWAYS RAISING FUNDS FOR RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION PROJECTS. ALSO RAISING FUNDS TO RUN CECILIA, A 70 FT NARROWBOAT THAT IS USED BY GROUPS LOOKING AFTER SPECIALS NEED, THE ELDERLY AND OTHERS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO TAKE INTEREST IN THE HERITAGE AND CONSERVATION OF THE WATERWAYS. THE BOAT IS RUN ENTIRELY BY DONATIONS.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£72k
Latest spending
£38k
Registered
1970
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state a total income of £78,854.36 and total expenditure of £35,851.75 for the year ending 31 March 2025, resulting in a net surplus. The organization holds unrestricted bank assets of £40,099.81, indicating adequate resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Dudley · Sandwell · Solihull · Walsall · Warwickshire · Wolverhampton · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£72k£38k
31/03/2024£39k£40k
31/03/2023£25k£39k
31/03/2022£23k£9k
31/03/2021£5k£9k

Common questions

Is THE WORCESTER/BIRMINGHAM AND DROITWICH CANALS SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state a total income of £78,854.36 and total expenditure of £35,851.75 for the year ending 31 March 2025, resulting in a net surplus. The organization holds unrestricted bank assets of £40,099.81, indicating adequate resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due.