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Canal Ministries

Canal And Inland Waterways Ministries

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1113130
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Sept. 14, 2026. Filing history
Registered
March 1, 2006
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
27 Colne Fields
Somersham
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE28 3DL

Activities

OUR WORK IS MAINLY AMONG THOSE WHO LIVE, WORK, FISH, WALK OR VISIT THE INLAND WATERWAYS. WE ARE ALWAYS WILLING TO LISTEN AND OFFER HELP TO BRITISH WATERWAYS STAFF, SOME OF WHOM FACE CONSIDERABLE TRAUMA, WHENEVER THERE ARE ACCIDENTS AND SADLY, SOMETIMES, DEATHS ON THE WATERWAYS. BRITISH WATERWAYS HAVE ALWAYS RECOGNIZED THE CHAPLAINCY.

Objects: (A) To Advance The Christian Faith In Accordance With The Statement Of Beliefs Appearing In The Schedule Of The Declaration Of Trust On The British Inland Waterways And In Such Other Parts Of The United Kingdom Or The World As The Trustees May From Time To Time Think Fit And To Fulfil Such Other Purposes Which Are Exclusively Charitable According To The Law Of England And Wales And Are Connected With The Charitable Work Of The Trust;(b) To Relieve Persons Who Are In Conditions Of Need Or Hardship Or Who Are Aged Or Sick And To Relieve The Distress Caused Thereby On The British Inland Waterways And In Such Other Parts Of The United Kingdom Or The World As The Trustees May From Time To Time Think Fit

Classification

How
Provides Services
What
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities
Who
The General Public/mankind

Geography

Area of benefit
National
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2025 Sept. 14, 2026On time £47,015 £34,362
Dec. 31, 2024 Oct. 28, 2025On time £36,870 £32,216
Dec. 31, 2023 Oct. 31, 2024On time £31,051 £24,496
Dec. 31, 2022 Oct. 31, 2023On time £29,501 £26,852
Dec. 31, 2021 Oct. 27, 2022On time £24,981 £18,495
Dec. 31, 2020 Oct. 29, 2021 £22,131 £31,630

Trustees

Name Appointed
Alexander James Short Jan. 31, 2021
Gillian Eleanor Bolter Jan. 31, 2021
John David Bird June 5, 2026
Mary Cornwall Haines June 5, 2026
Stephen James Burt June 5, 2026