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The Basingstoke Canal Society

Basingstoke Canal Society, The Basingstoke Canal Company, The Basingstoke Canal Society, The Surrey And Hampshire Canal Society, The Surrey And Hampshire Canal Society Limited, The Surrey And Hants Canal Society

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
273085
Status
Registered
Registered
May 7, 1977
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Not Defined

Address

Address
20 Springfield Road
Ash Vale
ALDERSHOT
Hampshire
GU12 5EN

Activities

The support and promotion of the Basingstoke Canal as a navigable waterway and multi-function amenity for the benefit of the community as a whole.

Objects: The Charity's Objects Are Restricted Specifically, In Each Case Only For The Public Benefit To:(a) Advance The Heritage Of The Counties Of Surrey Andhampshire By The Protection, Maintenance, Restoration And Improvement Of The Canal As A Navigable Waterway To Enable IT To Contribute To The Industrialheritage Of Those Counties And The Wider Region;(b) Advance The Education Of The Public On The Role Of The Canal System In General And Of The Canal In Particular On The Promotion Of Social And Economic Development And As A Historically Important Heritage And Environmentally Diverse Asset; (c) Promote For The Benefit Of The Inhabitants Of Communities In The Area Surrounding The Canal And Of The Public At Large Recreation Or Other Leisure Time Occupationsthrough The Provision Of Access To The Canal And Its Environs To Improve The Condition Of Life Of Those Inhabitants; And (d) Promote For The Benefit Of The Inhabitants Of Communities In The Area Surrounding The Canal Social Inclusion By Providing Opportunities For Volunteering And Community Engagement In Activities That Further The Above Objects.

Classification

How
Provides Human Resources, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Hampshire, Surrey

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2024 £190,613 £57,433
Dec. 31, 2023 £139,654 £113,910
Dec. 31, 2022 £96,114 £65,202
Dec. 31, 2021 £64,316 £45,223
Dec. 31, 2020 £37,919 £36,354

Trustees

Name Appointed
Andrew Lewis Brown May 10, 2025
Celia Margaret Griffiths June 18, 2019
Charlotte Rodgers March 16, 2023
Christopher James Hunter May 14, 2022
David George Wall July 3, 2020
Dr Ian Charles Moore May 18, 2019
John Hugh Turner Feb. 18, 2021
Miss J E Buckley Oct. 15, 2015
Michael Philip Cawthra June 20, 2024
Nicholas George Crowson May 10, 2025