# THE WOODEN CANAL BOAT SOCIETY LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1069820
- **Other names:** WOODEN CANAL BOAT SOCIETY LIMITED
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** May 30, 1998
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1069820


## Contact

- **Address:** 173 Stamford Street Central, Ashton under Lyne, Greater Manchester
- **Postcode:** OL6 7PS
- **Phone:** 0161 330 8422
- **Email:** general@wcbs.org.uk
- **Website:** wcbs.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PRESERVE, RESTORE AND MAINTAIN WOODEN CANAL BOATS OF VARIOUS TYPES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLICTO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF WOODEN CANAL BOATS OF VARIOUS TYPESTO RELIEVE PERSONS RECOVERING FROM MENTAL ILL-HEALTH OR STRESS RELATED ILLNESS BY THE PROVISION OF A CANAL BOAT HOLIDAYTO USE WOODEN CANAL BOATS FOR ANY OTHER R CHARITABLE PURPOSE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALESS

**Activities:** Helping people experiencing loneliness and social exclusion by providing volunteering and employment opportunities through the preservation of historic wooden canal boats, boat recycling trips and a charity shop. Offering wellbeing breaks for disadvantaged people and those with depression or mental illness. Preserving traditional boat building skills and the heritage surrounding these boats.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bolton
- Cheshire East
- Cheshire West & Chester
- Lancashire
- Manchester City
- Oldham
- Staffordshire
- Stockport
- Tameside
- Trafford



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £49980 | £59948 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £77142 | £66050 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £68281 | £65446 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £77403 | £19176 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £51534 | £12125 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Alistair James Leaman — appointed Oct. 27, 2023
- Elizabeth Stanford — appointed Nov. 18, 2019
- Helen Julia Sherry — appointed Oct. 19, 2025
- Lee Thompson — appointed Oct. 19, 2025