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The Shrewsbury & Newport Canals Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1088706
Status
Registered
Registered
Oct. 2, 2001
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
See Objects For Area Of Benefit

Address

Address
4 ARSCOTT
PONTESBURY
SHREWSBURY
SY5 0XP

Contact

Activities

Promoting and undertaking the restoration of the Shrewsbury Canal and the Newport branch of the Shropshire Union Canal to good and navigable order, including associated structures and buildings, for the benefit of the public.

Objects: (1) To Promote The Restoration Of The Shrewsbury Canal Between Shrewsbury And Wappenshall Junction In The County Of Shropshire And Of The Newport Branch Of The Shropshire Union Canal Between Wappenshall Junction And Norbury Junction In The County Of Staffordshire To Good And Navigable Order And To Promote The Maintenance And Improvement Of The Canals For The Benefit Of The Public.(2) To Promote The Fullest Use Of The Canals By All Forms Of Waterborne Traffic And For All Forms Of Water-Related Commercial, Local Amenity, Tourist And Recreational Activity For The Public Benefit.(3) To Promote The Education Of The Public In The History And Use Of The Canals And Waterways And Of The Canals In Particular.

Classification

How
Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
What
Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
Who
Children/young People, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Shropshire, Staffordshire, Telford & Wrekin

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Sept. 30, 2024 £91,532 £36,978
Sept. 30, 2023 £44,196 £31,537
Sept. 30, 2022 £171,734 £25,671
Sept. 30, 2021 £86,212 £19,983
Sept. 30, 2020 £103,233 £17,353

Trustees

Name Appointed
Bernard Charles Jones (Chair) March 26, 2011
John Edward Heather Nov. 21, 2013
John Metcalfe Stevens July 18, 2013
John Myers June 15, 2013
John William Snell Oct. 14, 2023
Philip Michael Jones June 3, 2017
Philip Tarrant Jan. 16, 2025
Richard Ian Macvicar March 19, 2026
Sherrel Gillian Fikeis May 20, 2010
Simon Ardian Rowberry July 21, 2022
Vaughan Welch June 3, 2017