The Wey and Arun Canal Trust Limited

Analysis

The Wey and Arun Canal Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in March 1973, 53 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 01094232). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Wey and Arun Canal Trust Limited reported income of £816k and spending of £595k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £788k to £816k (+3.6%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Wey and Arun Canal Trust Limited sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Street Trees for Living (£816k), Mlinda Foundation (£818k) and The Heritage of London Trust Limited (£808k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90%, investments 4.1%, trading 3.2% and charitable activities 1.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £156k. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.4%. Reserves of £430k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.