# DUDLEY CANAL AND TUNNEL TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1166460
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** April 11, 2016
- **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=1166460


## Contact

- **Address:** 501 Birmingham New Road, Dudley
- **Postcode:** DY1 4SB
- **Phone:** 0121 557 6265
- **Email:** traci@dctt.org.uk
- **Website:** www.dudleycanaltrust.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:-(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, ON THE HISTORY, SOCIAL HISTORY, HERITAGE, ECONOMY, GEOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY, ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHITECTURE AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE DUDLEY CANAL TUNNELS, INLAND WATERWAYS, MINES AND ITS WORKING BOATS;(2) THE PROTECTION, PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT, TO A NAVIGABLE STANDARD, OF THE DUDLEY CANAL TUNNELS, INLAND WATERWAYS, MINES AND ITS WORKING BOATS FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL, HISTORICAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.

**Activities:** The principle activity of the charity is the advancement of public education in the history, economy, geology and other features of the Dudley Canal Tunnel and the Inland Waterways. In furtherance of the objectives the charity operates passenger vessels through the Dudley Canal Tunnel and on other canals in the region.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Dudley
- Sandwell



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £1042966 | £1148652 | £377825 | 37 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £1074330 | £1026432 | £483569 | 37 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £707162 | £653304 | £369681 | 32 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £757651 | £577380 | £316333 | 19 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £537939 | £414243 | £136049 | 22 |



## Trustees

- Andrew Truslove — appointed Sept. 21, 2022
- Cathryn Ann Bennett — appointed Nov. 28, 2018
- David Neil Rogers — appointed June 24, 2025
- Dr Michael Colin Clark — appointed Sept. 21, 2022
- Ian Watson — appointed Sept. 10, 2024
- James Deacon — appointed Jan. 1, 2020
- Kerri Jayne Williams — appointed Feb. 20, 2023
- Laura Bratt — appointed Sept. 25, 2024
- Leslie Bradshaw — appointed April 6, 2021
- Lyn Head — appointed Jan. 23, 2023
- Paul Thomas Smith — appointed Sept. 18, 2017
- Richard Ian Langford — appointed Jan. 22, 2017