CCEW Charity Commission profile

AVON NAVIGATION TRUST

Registered charity 244951 · organisation 244951

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
5 October 1965
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
00857695
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£921,575
Latest expenditure
£709,026
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Avon Navigation Trust, Mill Lane, Wyre Piddle, Pershore, WR10 2JF

Website recorded by the regulator: www.avonnavigationtrust.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Maintains the navigation on the River Avon between Alveston Weir and Tewkesbury.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
12 October 2026
Date Accounts Received
12 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£921,575
Total Gross Expenditure
£709,026
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
7 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
7 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,058,900
Total Gross Expenditure
£891,463
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
20 September 2024
Date Accounts Received
20 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£865,712
Total Gross Expenditure
£739,028
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
5 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
5 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£808,032
Total Gross Expenditure
£591,125
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
23 September 2022
Date Accounts Received
23 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£876,830
Total Gross Expenditure
£758,999

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
12 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£921,575
Total Gross Expenditure
£709,026
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
1
Count Volunteers
100
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
7 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,058,900
Total Gross Expenditure
£891,463
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
102
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
20 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£865,712
Total Gross Expenditure
£739,028
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
90
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
5 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£808,032
Total Gross Expenditure
£591,125
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
75
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
23 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£876,830
Total Gross Expenditure
£758,999
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
65

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
12 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
21660
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
858602
Income Investments
41313
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
921575
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£637,553
Expenditure Other
71473
Expenditure Total
709026
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
20461
Expenditure Support Costs
709026
Expenditure Depreciation
76233
Gain Loss Investment
1422
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£235,000
Assets Total Fixed
2555607
Assets Own Use
2546091
Assets Long Term Investment
9516
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£520,541
Assets Total Liabilities
£279,815
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,796,333
Creditors One Year Total Current
258815
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
21000
Assets Cash
£406,070
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2703578
Funds Restricted
92755
Funds Total
2796333
Count Employees
10
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
7 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
63284
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
939721
Income Investments
14958
Income Other
40937
Income Total Income And Endowments
1058900
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£891,463
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
891463
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
275691
Expenditure Support Costs
275691
Expenditure Depreciation
71382
Gain Loss Investment
330
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£424,260
Assets Total Fixed
2149781
Assets Own Use
2142143
Assets Long Term Investment
7638
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£645,764
Assets Total Liabilities
£213,181
Assets Current Investment
390240
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,582,364
Creditors One Year Total Current
189181
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
24000
Assets Cash
£218,549
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2485556
Funds Restricted
96808
Funds Total
2582364
Count Employees
12
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
20 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
60092
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
755792
Income Investments
8415
Income Other
41413
Income Total Income And Endowments
865712
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£739,028
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
739028
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
251187
Expenditure Support Costs
251187
Expenditure Depreciation
63995
Gain Loss Investment
-121
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£391,050
Assets Total Fixed
1991226
Assets Own Use
1984219
Assets Long Term Investment
7007
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£648,141
Assets Total Liabilities
£224,690
Assets Current Investment
176327
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,414,677
Creditors One Year Total Current
197690
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
27000
Assets Cash
£449,683
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2330389
Funds Restricted
84288
Funds Total
2414677
Count Employees
11
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
5 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
20796
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
756449
Income Investments
1308
Income Other
29479
Income Total Income And Endowments
808032
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£591,125
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
591125
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
169583
Expenditure Support Costs
169583
Expenditure Depreciation
62040
Gain Loss Investment
-334
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£441,311
Assets Total Fixed
1838014
Assets Own Use
1831252
Assets Long Term Investment
6762
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£602,600
Assets Total Liabilities
£152,090
Assets Current Investment
168279
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,288,524
Creditors One Year Total Current
152090
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£411,199
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2237906
Funds Restricted
50618
Funds Total
2288524
Count Employees
11
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
23 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
32432
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
827864
Income Investments
292
Income Other
16242
Income Total Income And Endowments
876830
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£758,999
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
758999
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
152976
Expenditure Support Costs
171816
Expenditure Depreciation
53999
Gain Loss Investment
812
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£480,167
Assets Total Fixed
1592003
Assets Own Use
1585228
Assets Long Term Investment
6775
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£592,619
Assets Total Liabilities
£112,041
Assets Current Investment
167291
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,072,581
Creditors One Year Total Current
112041
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£315,364
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2020438
Funds Restricted
52143
Funds Total
2072581
Count Employees
9
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Worcestershire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Gloucestershire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Warwickshire
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
110
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Amateur Sport
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
AVON NAVIGATION TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1965-10-05T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26 AUGUST 1965 AND ACT OF PARLIAMENT DATED 27 JULY 1972 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAMED DATED 2 FEBRUARY 2009 as amended on 24 Jun 2023
Charitable Objects
THE PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE IN GOOD ORDER AND IMPROVEMENT OF CANALS, NAVIGABLE RIVERS AND INLAND WATERWAYS FOR USE OF THE PUBLIC. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION).
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE UPPER AVON

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
266063
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
THE UPPER AVON NAVIGATION TRUST LIMITED

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures