The Lancaster Canal Trust

Analysis

The Lancaster Canal Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancaster. It was registered in May 2016, 10 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 human resources, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Lancaster Canal Trust reported income of £26k and spending of £19k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £17k to £26k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 66% 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, The Lancaster Canal Trust sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bentley Village Hall (£26k), Side by Side (£26k) and Tooley's Boatyard Trust (£26k).