CANAL & RIVER TRUST
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Canal & River Trust is the charitable operator and guardian of 2,000 miles of historic waterways across England and Wales. In addition to caring for the waterways so that they are available for the public to enjoy, the Trust maintains the nations' third largest collection of listed heritage structures, as well as museums, archives, and hundreds of important wildlife sites.
Latest income
£233m
Expenditure
£233m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £215m | £221m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £215m | £222m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £225m | £248m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £237m | £252m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £233m | £233m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £6.7m |
| Charitable activities | £74.3m |
| Trading | £101m |
| Investment income | £50.6m |
| Total income | £233m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £185m |
| Raising funds | £48.0m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £900k |
| Total expenditure | £233m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £853m |
| Total funds | £856m |
| — restricted | £3.0m |
| — unrestricted | £853m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £856m |
| Cash | £20.7m |
People
| Employees | 1,805 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Recreation
- Other Charitable Purposes
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.