WENDOVER ARM TRUST

Registered charity 801190 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Wendover Canal Trust

To promote the restoration and use of the Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal and to educate the public in its history, use and ecology.

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£55k
Latest spending
£19k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £36,087 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £475,337. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue operations, applying the going concern principle based on comfortable future funds and cash flows. No material uncertainties or serious governance incidents were disclosed in the filing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Trading subsidiary: Wendover Canal Restoration Ltd
“Consolidated income, including the subsidiary company Wendover Canal Restoration Ltd, was £69,500 and group surplus £47,400.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£55k£19k
31/03/2024£36k£19k
31/03/2023£168k£101k
31/03/2022£79k£237k
05/04/2021£26k£151k

Common questions

Is WENDOVER ARM TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £36,087 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £475,337. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue operations, applying the going concern principle based on comfortable future funds and cash flows. No material uncertainties or serious governance incidents were disclosed in the filing. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WENDOVER ARM TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WENDOVER ARM TRUST as a grant recipient include THE LIONEL ABEL-SMITH TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LIONEL ABEL-SMITH TRUSTFY2022£25kOther areas that benefit the Wendover Community
THE LIONEL ABEL-SMITH TRUSTFY2023£5kOther areas of benefit