BEDFORD & MILTON KEYNES WATERWAY TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 19 May 2006
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05760839
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £56,171
Latest expenditure: £107,886
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 9 WINDMILL HILL, BIDDENHAM, BEDFORD, MK40 4AG

Website recorded by the regulator: www.b-mkwaterway.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To promote and campaign for the building of a navigable waterway link between the Grand Union canal in Milton Keynes and the River Great Ouse in Bedford

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 28 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 28 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £56,171
Total Gross Expenditure: £107,886

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £66,104
Total Gross Expenditure: £64,507

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 6 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 6 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £63,656
Total Gross Expenditure: £41,749

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 7 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 7 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £38,341
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,682

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 6 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 6 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £177,750
Total Gross Expenditure: £111,396

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 28 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £56,171
Total Gross Expenditure: £107,886
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 106

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £66,104
Total Gross Expenditure: £64,507
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £24,496
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 115

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 6 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £63,656
Total Gross Expenditure: £41,749
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £2,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 7 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £38,341
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,682
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £28,527
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 6 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £177,750
Total Gross Expenditure: £111,396
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £15
Income From Government Grants: £101,472
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Central Bedfordshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bedford
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Milton Keynes
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Buckinghamshire
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BEDFORD & MILTON KEYNES WATERWAY TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2006-05-19T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 29 MARCH 2006
Charitable Objects: 3.1 TO PROMOTE OR PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF OR VISITORS TO BEDFORDSHIRE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND MILTON KEYNES OR ANY GOVERNMENT, REGIONAL, LOCAL OR OTHER AUTHORITY WHICH VARIES OR REPLACES THESE AREAS, AND AS PART OF A PROGRAM OF REGENERATION OF THE AREA TO ENCOURAGE THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREAS TO BE BENEFITED TO TAKE PART IN AND HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROMOTION, PROVISION OR MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE SAID INHABITANTS OR VISITORS.3.2 TO PROMOTE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OR MAINTENANCE OF FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF OR VISITORS TO THE AREAS REFEREED TO IN CLAUSE 3.1 ABOVE THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OBJECTS EXPRESSED IN CLAUSE 3.1 ABOVE.
Area Of Benefit: BEDFORDSHIRE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND MILTON KEYNES OR ANY GOVERNMENT, REGIONAL, LOCAL OR OTHER AUTHORITY WHICH VARIES OR REPLACES THESE AREAS

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 398046
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: B & MK TRUST

Charity Name Id: 398059
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: B-MK WATERWAY

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures