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LICHFIELD AND HATHERTON CANALS RESTORATION TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 702429 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HATHERTON CANAL, LHORT, LICHFIELD CANAL

Restoring the Lichfield and Hatherton Canals, thereby creating a green and blue corridor for the benefit of our local and wider community and make them available for navigation.

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£411k
Latest spending
£254k
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £75,607 for the year ended 30 November 2024, with total income of £252,306 and total expenditure of £176,699. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £555,579 are sufficient to support the charity's day-to-day running for approximately 12 months, and the going concern basis was adopted based on adequate resources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 12 months (held: £556k)
“It is the Trustee's policy to maintain sufficient reserves to finance the day to day running of the charity for a period of approximately 12 months.” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Retail Trading Ltd
“The parent company holds the whole of the equity share capital of the Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Retail Trading Ltd, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom and registered England and Wales. Its principal activity is to carry out the trading activities of the charity.” — page 35
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

16 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (13 freehold); recorded price paid £280k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2023)

Total income
£625k
Total spending
£833k
Cost of raising funds
£7k
Reserves (reported)
£465k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~6.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2025£411k£254k
30/11/2024£252k£177k
30/11/2023£625k£833k
31/12/2022£234k£150k
31/12/2021£133k£127k

Common questions

Is LICHFIELD AND HATHERTON CANALS RESTORATION TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £75,607 for the year ended 30 November 2024, with total income of £252,306 and total expenditure of £176,699. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £555,579 are sufficient to support the charity's day-to-day running for approximately 12 months, and the going concern basis was adopted based on adequate resources. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/08/2000£7k"FOLLOW THE TOWPATH TRAIL"