THE FOXTON INCLINED PLANE TRUST

Registered charity 513241 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FOXTON CANAL MUSEUM

The Foxton inclined plane trust is the voluntary organisation dedicated to the restoration of the foxton inclined plane boat lift and the preservation of its history.

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Latest income

£46k

Latest spending

£62k

Registered

1982

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the trust reported an operating surplus of £3,806 for the year ended 31 December 2024, a reversal of the previous year's deficit. Accumulated reserves stood at £33,945, which includes a retained provision of £10,000 for the Museum Maintenance Fund. The trust was exempt from audit under the small companies' regime and underwent an independent examination.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 01654756

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.

BYRNE, Anthony Philip — director, appointed 18/12/2025on trustee list
HITCHCOCK, Paul Robert — director, appointed 13/10/2022on trustee list
PARSONS, Giles Anthony — director, appointed 16/08/2018on trustee list
MATTS, Jennifer Mary — directoron trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

Anthony Philip Byrne
Giles Anthony Parsons
MARY MATTS
Paul Robert Hitchcock

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£46k	£62k
31/12/2023	£40k	£47k
31/12/2022	£31k	£44k
31/12/2021	£24k	£29k
31/12/2020	£20k	£27k

Common questions

Is THE FOXTON INCLINED PLANE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the trust reported an operating surplus of £3,806 for the year ended 31 December 2024, a reversal of the previous year's deficit. Accumulated reserves stood at £33,945, which includes a retained provision of £10,000 for the Museum Maintenance Fund. The trust was exempt from audit under the small companies' regime and underwent an independent examination. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	04/07/2005	£183	"The Foxton Inclined Plane Trust Will Be Holding A Foxton Forties Festival, Celebrating The Declaration Of Peace And The Lives Of Those Who L"
The National Lottery Community Fund	01/07/2005	£3k	Celebration Weekend
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	02/06/2005	£9k	"DEVELOPING AUDIENCES AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AT FOXTON LOCKS"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	04/08/1999	£4k	"This group provides a museum which tells the story of the victorian plane boat lift and the canal system it served through engineering and s"