The Shropshire Union Canal Society Limited

Analysis

The Shropshire Union Canal Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Clwyd. It was registered in January 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01069860). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Shropshire Union Canal Society Limited reported income of £190k and spending of £152k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £67k to £190k (+183%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Shropshire Union Canal Society Limited sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Historic Suffolk (£189k), Western Locomotive Association Limited (£191k) and Institute of Demolition Engineers (£189k).