# WESSEX WATERWAYS RESTORATION TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1174586
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 11, 2017
- **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=1174586


## Contact

- **Address:** The Inland Waterways Association, Unit 16B, Chiltern Court, Asheridge Road Industrial Estate, Asheridge Road
- **Postcode:** CHESHAM
- **Phone:** 01249892289
- **Email:** website@wessex-waterways.org.uk
- **Website:** wessex-waterways.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE THE CONSTRUCTION RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A NAVIGABLE WATERWAY (HEREINAFTER CALLED ÔTHE WATERWAYÖ) LINKING THE KENNET & AVON CANAL NEAR TROWBRIDGE WITH THE THAMES & SEVERN CANAL (ALSO KNOWN AS THE COTSWOLDS CANALS) (OR THE RIVER THAMES) NEAR CRICKLADE AND THE RIVER THAMES AT OR NEAR ABINGDON TO GOOD AND NAVIGABLE ORDER AND TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE WATERWAY FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION THE WATERWAY SHALL INCLUDE THOSE PARTS OF THE ORIGINAL WILTS & BERKS AND NORTH WILTS CANALS (HEREINAFTER CALLED ÔTHE ORIGINAL CANALSÖ) AND THEIR BRANCHES WHICH FORM PART OF THE NAVIGABLE LINKS AND ALL OTHER BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND WORKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WATERWAY.

**Activities:** Restoration of, and construction of replacement sections where it is not practical to restore, waterways including towpaths alongside for public use.




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Oxfordshire
- Swindon
- Wiltshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £1541 | £738 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/ew/1174586/files/2025-03-31-accounts.pdf) (817.4 KB) |
| March 31, 2024 | £12448 | £15597 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/ew/1174586/files/2024-03-31-accounts.pdf) (795.9 KB) |
| March 31, 2023 | £3864 | £957 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/ew/1174586/files/2023-03-31-accounts.pdf) (812.7 KB) |
| March 31, 2022 | £2802 | £2761 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/ew/1174586/files/2022-03-31-accounts.pdf) (432.3 KB) |
| March 31, 2021 | £1182 | £2838 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/ew/1174586/files/2021-03-31-accounts.pdf) (449.7 KB) |




## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **LUKE HENRY WALKER** | Chair | May 26, 2021 |
| Matthew Adrian Carpenter |  | Oct. 27, 2020 |
| Michael Anthony Handford |  | Oct. 27, 2020 |
| Rachael Jennifer Banyard |  | Feb. 9, 2018 |