# COOMBESWOOD CANAL TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1088978
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 22, 2001
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1088978


## Contact

- **Address:** COOMBESWOOD CANAL TRUST, HAWNE BASIN, HEREWARD RISE, HALESOWEN
- **Postcode:** B62 8AW
- **Phone:** 01215501355
- **Email:** coombeswood@btconnect.com
- **Website:** www.hawnebasin.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE HISTORY, STRUCTURE AND BEAUTY OF THE DUDLEY NUMBER 2 CANAL AND WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE PERSONS FOR WHOM SUCH FACILITIES ARE PRIMARILY INTENDED, TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE ACTIVITIES AT OR NEAR TO THE DUDLEY NUMBER 2 CANAL INCLUDING HAWNE BASIN INCLUDING THE RESTORATION, IMPROVEMENT, ENHANCEMENT, DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE, CONSERVATION OF AND MAKING FULLY NAVIGABLE THE CANAL AND THE PROMOTION OF ITS USE BY ALL APPROPRIATE FORMS OF WATERBORNE TRAFFIC AND THE PROMOTION OF A PUBLIC FOOTPATH AND RIGHT OF WAY ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE DUDLEY NUMBER 2 CANAL.

**Activities:** assist in the provision of facilities for recreation at or near to the Dudley Number 2 Canal including Hawne Basin including the restoration, improvement, enhancement, development, maintenance, conservation of and making fully navigable the Canal and the promotion of its use

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Birmingham City
- Dudley
- Sandwell



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | £115178 | £136157 | — | — |
| July 31, 2024 | £81804 | £101030 | — | — |
| July 31, 2023 | £91922 | £80835 | — | — |
| July 31, 2022 | £93330 | £30473 | — | — |
| July 31, 2021 | £77531 | £74488 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Robert David Fox** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 9, 2023
- Denise Cheryl Brown — appointed Jan. 24, 2026
- Gavin Hawkins — appointed May 3, 2024
- Gillian Reynolds — appointed Dec. 10, 2022
- Jude Dorrington — appointed Jan. 24, 2026
- Judy Hanchet — appointed Dec. 9, 2023
- Roy Burgess — appointed Dec. 9, 2023
- Stephen Busby — appointed Jan. 24, 2026


