The Grantham Canal Society

Analysis

The Grantham Canal Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in 100 Sherbrook Road. It was registered in March 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01351149). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Grantham Canal Society reported income of £79k and spending of £85k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £60k to £79k (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Grantham Canal Society sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Historical Model Railway Society (£79k), The Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods (£79k) and Wob Foundation (£78k).