Canalside Heritage Centre
Analysis
Canalside Heritage Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in February 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07515469). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Canalside Heritage Centre reported income of £117k and spending of £209k, spending 179% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £264k to £117k (-56%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Canalside Heritage Centre 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 The Dalcroze Society UK (Inc.) (£117k), The Shire Hall Trust (£117k) and Eysm (£117k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
A heritage centre in renovated lock cottages next to Beeston Weir and The River Trent depicting life on the waterways and the history of the Beeston Cut. There is also a small gift shop, tea rooms and community garden with allotment plots which are to be used by local schools and beehives. Open all year round 7 days a week.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Dalcroze Society UK (Inc.) | Manchester | £117k |
| The Shire Hall Trust | Goole | £117k |
| Eysm | Leyland | £117k |
| Kathleen Ferrier Society Bursary | Stafford | £117k |