# THE SHREWSBURY & NEWPORT CANALS TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1088706
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 2, 2001
- **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=1088706


## Contact

- **Address:** 4 ARSCOTT, PONTESBURY, SHREWSBURY
- **Postcode:** SY5 0XP
- **Phone:** 01743860488
- **Email:** sbean@sncanal.org.uk
- **Website:** www.sncanal.org.uk



## Activities

**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.

**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.

**Area of benefit:** SEE OBJECTS FOR AREA OF BENEFIT




## 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

- Shropshire
- Staffordshire
- Telford & Wrekin



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £91532 | £36978 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £44196 | £31537 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £171734 | £25671 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £86212 | £19983 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2020 | £103233 | £17353 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **BERNARD CHARLES JONES** (Chair) — appointed March 26, 2011
- John Edward Heather — appointed Nov. 21, 2013
- John Metcalfe Stevens — appointed July 18, 2013
- John Myers — appointed June 15, 2013
- John William Snell — appointed Oct. 14, 2023
- Philip Michael Jones — appointed June 3, 2017
- Philip Tarrant — appointed Jan. 16, 2025
- Richard Ian Macvicar — appointed March 19, 2026
- SHERREL GILLIAN FIKEIS — appointed May 20, 2010
- Simon Ardian Rowberry — appointed July 21, 2022
- Vaughan Welch — appointed June 3, 2017