Buckingham Canal Society

Analysis

Buckingham Canal Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in April 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Buckingham Canal Society reported income of £35k and spending of £42k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income fell from £39k to £35k (-9.6%), an average of -2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2023, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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, Buckingham Canal Society sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kew Studio (£35k), Masquerade 2k (£35k) and The Llwydcoed Band (£35k).