Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust Limited

Analysis

Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Staffordshire. It was registered in January 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02456172). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust Limited reported income of £411k and spending of £254k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £133k to £411k (+209%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2023, when income rose by 167%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust Limited sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Change Agents UK Charity (£411k), The League of Intrapreneurs (£411k) and Foundation for Integrated Transport (£402k).