01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 11 April 2016
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01739659
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £915,536
- Latest expenditure
- £957,777
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 501 Birmingham New Road, Dudley, DY1 4SB
Website recorded by the regulator: www.dudleycanaltrust.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The principle activity of the charity is the advancement of public education in the history, economy, geology and other features of the Dudley Canal Tunnel and the Inland Waterways. In furtherance of the objectives the charity operates passenger vessels through the Dudley Canal Tunnel and on other canals in the region.
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
- 7 July 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £915,536
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £957,777
- 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
- 18 September 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,042,966
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,148,652
- 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
- 1 August 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,074,330
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,026,432
- 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
- 23 June 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £707,162
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £653,304
- 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
- 22 June 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £757,651
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £577,380
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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 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 7 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £915,536
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £957,777
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £7,500
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 28
- 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
- 18 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,042,966
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,148,652
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- 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
- 1 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,074,330
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,026,432
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of 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 Volunteers
- 58
- 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
- 23 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £707,162
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £653,304
- 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
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- 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
- 22 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £757,651
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £577,380
- 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
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £291,346
- 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
- 57
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
- 7 July 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 141584
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 5267
- Income Charitable Activities
- 738227
- Income Investments
- 6919
- Income Other
- 23539
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 915536
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,189
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £955,588
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 957777
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 5563
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 151154
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 10900
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £304,150
- Assets Total Fixed
- 52136
- Assets Own Use
- 52135
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £307,689
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £54,128
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £305,697
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 54128
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £272,701
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 304150
- Funds Restricted
- 1547
- Funds Total
- 305697
- Count Employees
- 33
- 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
- 18 September 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 81560
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 144612
- Income Charitable Activities
- 802867
- Income Investments
- 11938
- Income Other
- 1989
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1042966
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £64,835
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,082,972
- Expenditure Other
- 845
- Expenditure Total
- 1148652
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 13614
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 163211
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 10442
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £375,928
- Assets Total Fixed
- 61745
- Assets Own Use
- 50251
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 11494
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £413,620
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £97,540
- Assets Current Investment
- 40000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £377,825
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 73023
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 24517
- Assets Cash
- £331,547
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 375928
- Funds Restricted
- 1897
- Funds Total
- 377825
- Count Employees
- 37
- Consolidated 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
- 1 August 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 138547
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 160295
- Income Charitable Activities
- 761923
- Income Investments
- 10439
- Income Other
- 3126
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1074330
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £70,482
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £955,015
- Expenditure Other
- 935
- Expenditure Total
- 1026432
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 145996
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 9171
- Gain Loss Investment
- 48
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £424,999
- Assets Total Fixed
- 56619
- Assets Own Use
- 45067
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 11552
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £528,373
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £101,423
- Assets Current Investment
- 144445
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £483,569
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 65805
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 35618
- Assets Cash
- £344,321
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 477235
- Funds Restricted
- 6334
- Funds Total
- 483569
- Count Employees
- 37
- Consolidated 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
- 23 June 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 292245
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 407486
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 7431
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 707162
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £653,304
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 653304
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 118723
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 225301
- Gain Loss Investment
- -510
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £638,661
- Assets Total Fixed
- 50961
- Assets Own Use
- 39456
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 11505
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £369,420
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £50,700
- Assets Current Investment
- 162000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £369,681
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 50700
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £131,935
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 366801
- Funds Restricted
- 2880
- Funds Total
- 369681
- Count Employees
- 32
- 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
- 22 June 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 464679
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 289038
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 3934
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 757651
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £577,380
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 577380
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4334
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 112170
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 12531
- Gain Loss Investment
- 13
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £308,676
- Assets Total Fixed
- 50725
- Assets Own Use
- 48711
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2014
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £277,052
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £11,444
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £316,333
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 11444
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £213,324
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 308676
- Funds Restricted
- 7657
- Funds Total
- 316333
- Count Employees
- 19
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Sandwell
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Dudley
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- DUDLEY CANAL AND TUNNEL TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2016-04-11T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- DUDLEY CANAL AND TUNNEL TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-05-03T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (gi)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 240545
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 240545
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE DUDLEY CANAL TRUST
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18 SEP 2015
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:-(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, ON THE HISTORY, SOCIAL HISTORY, HERITAGE, ECONOMY, GEOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY, ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHITECTURE AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE DUDLEY CANAL TUNNELS, INLAND WATERWAYS, MINES AND ITS WORKING BOATS;(2) THE PROTECTION, PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT, TO A NAVIGABLE STANDARD, OF THE DUDLEY CANAL TUNNELS, INLAND WATERWAYS, MINES AND ITS WORKING BOATS FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL, HISTORICAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Risk management