Ashby Canal Association
Analysis
Ashby Canal Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in July 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03396198). It says it provides human resources.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Ashby Canal Association reported income of £49k and spending of £47k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £57k to £49k (-15%), an average of -3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 151% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ashby Canal Association sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Church Lands (£49k), Cromwell Bottom Wildlife Group (£49k) and Round Tower Churches Society (£49k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To preserve, promote, enhance the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal, for the benefit of all, and to assist the restoration of the Northern Reaches of the canal
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Church Lands | Bicester | £49k |
| Cromwell Bottom Wildlife Group | West Yorkshire | £49k |
| Round Tower Churches Society | Attleborough | £49k |
| Romsey Abbey Appeal Fund | Hampshire | £49k |