Monmouthshire, Brecon and Abergavenny Canals Trust Limited

Analysis

Monmouthshire, Brecon and Abergavenny Canals Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newport. It was registered in January 1985, 41 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01841029). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Monmouthshire, Brecon and Abergavenny Canals Trust Limited reported income of £145k and spending of £177k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £59k to £145k (+145%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Monmouthshire, Brecon and Abergavenny Canals Trust Limited sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Darlington Indoor Bowls Club Limited (£145k), Calverton Miners' Welfare Trust (£145k) and Sherburn Hill Hub (£145k).