Vale of Llangollen Canal Boat Trust

Analysis

Vale of Llangollen Canal Boat Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Clwyd. It was registered in May 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Vale of Llangollen Canal Boat Trust reported income of £18k and spending of £12k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £7,802 to £18k (+132%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Vale of Llangollen Canal Boat Trust sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Mary Rose Academy (£18k), A World With Friends (£18k) and Saxon Wood Association (£18k).