Dudley Canal Trust (Trips) Limited
Analysis
Dudley Canal Trust (Trips) Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dudley. It was registered in September 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01739659). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Dudley Canal Trust (Trips) Limited reported income of £24k and spending of £21k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £15k to £24k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 812%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Dudley Canal Trust (Trips) Limited sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cleeve Prior Heritage Trust (£24k), Fawside (£24k) and The Friends of St Faith's Church, Overbury (£24k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The principal activity of the charity is the advancement of public education in the history, economy, geology and other features of the Dudley Canal Tunnel and Inland Waterways. In furtherance of the objectives the charity operates passenger vessels through the Dudley Canal Tunnel and on other canals in the region.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Cleeve Prior Heritage Trust | Evesham | £24k |
| Fawside | Hexham | £24k |
| The Friends of St Faith's Church, Overbury | Worcestershire | £24k |
| The Merlin Trust | Cambridge | £24k |