Wilts & Berks Canal Trust

Analysis

Wilts & Berks Canal Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chippenham. It was registered in July 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02267719). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wilts & Berks Canal Trust reported income of £347k and spending of £249k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £439k to £347k (-21%), an average of -5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Wilts & Berks Canal Trust sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Midlands Transport Heritage Trust (£346k), The British Geotechnical Association (£348k) and The Bentley Wood Charitable Trust (£342k).