The Kennet and Avon Canal Trust, Limited

Analysis

The Kennet and Avon Canal Trust, Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devizes. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00726331). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Kennet and Avon Canal Trust, Limited reported income of £481k and spending of £456k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £326k to £481k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Kennet and Avon Canal Trust, Limited sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tangmere Military Aviation Museum Trust Limited (£479k), Murmur (£482k) and Earth Balance 2000 (£477k).