The Shrewsbury & Newport Canals Trust

Analysis

The Shrewsbury & Newport Canals Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. It was registered in October 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04075920). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Shrewsbury & Newport Canals Trust reported income of £50k and spending of £41k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £86k to £50k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 35% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Shrewsbury & Newport Canals Trust sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Burns Price Foundation (£50k), Sustainable Chipping Norton (£50k) and Friends of St Helen, Abingdon (£50k).