Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 6

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Gov Income
Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

THE WEY AND ARUN CANAL TRUST LIMITED

To restore the Wey & Arun Canal, its towpaths, structures and adjacent land and facilitate its use for navigation and recreation; to conserve and improve the natural environment of the Canal and adjacent land; and to provide education and share information about the Canal, its structures and its history

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received Government grants
This charity has a robust balance sheet
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23		£680	£695	£-15	£34	£1,385	£1,145	19.8	6	150
31/12/22		£519	£557	£-37	£56	£1,392	£1,081	23.3	7	150
31/12/21		£788	£681	£107	£62	£1,440	£1,186	20.9	8	200
31/12/20		£520	£789	£-269	£95	£1,334	£907	13.8	7	200
31/12/19		£424	£759	£-335	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	*	£950	£488	£462	£31	£1,934	£1,210	29.8	8	0
31/12/17		£482	£250	£232	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16		£451	£909	£-458	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15		£561	£909	£-348	£94	£893	£531	7	2	0
31/12/14		£859	£236	£623	£65	£1,245	£873	44.4	2	0
31/12/13		£401	£280	£121	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12		£308	£337	£-28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11		£428	£459	£-30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/10		£488	£248	£240	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/09		£361	£328	£33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/08		£600	£934	£-334	£40	£292	£237	3	1	0
31/12/07		£849	£265	£584	£58	£626	£533	24.1	1	0
31/12/06	*	£477	£538	£-61	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05		£295	£403	£-107	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04		£138	£107	£31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 19.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 14 months
Quick Ratio: 9.2

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 52 years

www.weyarun.org.uk

support@weyarun.org.uk

01403752403

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Surrey, West Sussex,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 67-80

ALAN JOHNSON, Occupation: Architect

ANTHONY FORD Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Civil Engineer

ANTHONY RICHARD COLES Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired

DENNIS ROBERT GILLEN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

GILES STEPHEN EYRE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

JULIAN MORGAN Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Computer Systems Analyst

JOHN DAVID THORP Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

JOHN REYNOLDS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

MARGARET DARVILL Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired Teacher

ROBIN CHARLES D'AUBYN HIRSCH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

SALLY ANN SCHUPKE (Chair)

WILLIAM LAMBTON NICHOLSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/03/1973, number: 265331
Registered at Companies House on 05/02/1973, number: 01094232

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR18: 18 days late, AR06: 43 days late,

Main office

BRIDGE END
SOMERSWEY
SHALFORD
GUILDFORD
GU4 8EQ

Objectives

For the purposes of these Objects ‘the Wey & Arun Canal’ means a waterway from the Wey Navigation in the vicinity of Gun’s Mouth, Shalford, Surrey to the River Arun in the vicinity of Pallingham, West Sussex, including, but not limited to, the abandoned but partially restored Wey & Arun Junction Canal and Arun Navigation,The Objects are, for the public benefit:4.1 to promote and facilitate the restoration, preservation, conservation, protection, improvement, construction, use, and maintenance in good order, of the Wey & Arun Canal and its associated watercourses, towpaths, structures, buildings, other works and adjacent land;4.2 to promote, facilitate and provide facilities for the use of the Wey & Arun Canal including the use of the Wey & Arun Canal for navigation and recreation;4.3 to preserve, conserve and improve the natural environment of the Wey & Arun Canal and adjacent land and provide education and share information about it; and4.4 to protect, conserve, research, and provide education and share information about:(a) the heritage associated with, and(b) structures, objects and sites of archaeological, architectural, engineering or historical interest of, or associated with,the Wey & Arun Canal.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE WEY AND ARUN CANAL IN SURREY AND SUSSEX

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