Coombeswood Canal Trust

Analysis

Coombeswood Canal Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Halesowen. It was registered in October 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04181961). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Coombeswood Canal Trust reported income of £115k and spending of £136k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £78k to £115k (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Coombeswood Canal Trust sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Woodlands Speaks (£115k), Brierfield Action in the Community (£115k) and International Bee Research Association (£115k).