The Worcester/Birmingham and Droitwich Canals Society

Analysis

The Worcester/Birmingham and Droitwich Canals Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bromsgrove. It was registered in July 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Worcester/Birmingham and Droitwich Canals Society reported income of £72k and spending of £38k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5,463 to £72k (+1222%), an average of +91% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 321%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Worcester/Birmingham and Droitwich Canals Society sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Young People Count (£72k), Park Avenue Bradford Limited (£72k) and The White Hut Community Hall (£72k).