The Chesterfield Canal Trust Limited

Analysis

The Chesterfield Canal Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chesterfield. It was registered in September 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03403203). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Chesterfield Canal Trust Limited reported income of £1.0m and spending of £306k, leaving 70% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £227k to £1.0m (+350%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 271%. Over the whole period it spent 20% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Chesterfield Canal Trust Limited sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Transition Network (£1.0m), Bressingham Steam Preservation Company Limited (£1.0m) and Garfield Weston Trust for Westminster Abbey (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 77%, charitable activities 7.9%, trading 6.3% and investments 5.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,000. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 9.5%. Reserves of £154k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.