Grand Western Canal Association Limited
Registered charity 1068943 Registered since 1998
Operates: Devon, Somerset
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
4 trustees on the board
- Dr Robert Lovelace Penrose Hodgson PHD Mice Chair since 1998
- Christopher David Whitcombe since 1999
- Trevor White since 1998
- Valerie Helen Whitcombe since 2010
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Robert Lovelace Penrose Hodgson PHD Mice Chair since 1998
- Christopher David Whitcombe since 1999
- Trevor White since 1998
- Valerie Helen Whitcombe since 2010
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Christopher David Whitcombe since 1999
- Trevor White since 1998
- Valerie Helen Whitcombe since 2010
Portfolio (1)
- Dr Robert Lovelace Penrose Hodgson PHD Mice Chair since 1998
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- SID Vale - Africa Link 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Allington Castle Womens Institute Similar size; both Environment
- Long Stratton and District Women's Institute Similar size; both Environment
- The Friends of Fotheringhay Church Similar size; both Environment
- Angel Field Millennium Green Trust Similar size; both Environment
- The Fernhurst Society Similar size; both Environment
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.friendsgrandwesterncanal.org.uk |
| INFO@FRIENDSGRANDWESTERNCANAL.ORG.UK | |
| Phone | 01884821239 |
| Address | LOWER BEER, UPLOWMAN, TIVERTON, DEVON, EX16 7PF |
Finances
£1,435 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £1,529 | £1,620 |
| 2022 | £1,452 | £2,593 |
| 2023 | £1,463 | £598 |
| 2024 | £908 | £7,824 |
| 2025 | £1,435 | £1,001 |
What it does
What
Arts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageWho
Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankindHow
Provides Other FinanceProvides Human ResourcesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchCharitable objects
A) TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST IN THE RENOVATING, CONSERVATION AND BEST LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF ALL SECTIONS OF THE GRAND WESTERN CANAL BETWEEN TIVERTON, DEVON AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET.B)1) TO PROMOTE USE OF THE CANAL AS AN AMENITY AND FOR WATER-RELATED AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES BY AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.B)2) TO PROMOTE AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY STRUCTURE AND USE OF THE CANAL IN PARTICULAR AND OF CANALS AND INLAND WATERWAYS GENERALLY.B)3) TO PROMOTE AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN CARE FOR THE DIVERSE FLORA AND FAUNA OF THE CANAL IN PARTICULAR AND OF CANALS AND INLAND WATERWAYS GENERALLY.
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 31 DECEMBER 1997.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 17 MARCH 1998.
Trustees (4)
- Dr Robert Lovelace Penrose Hodgson PHD Mice Chair since 1998
- Christopher David Whitcombeage band 70-74 since 1999
- Trevor Whiteage band 80-84 since 1998
- Valerie Helen Whitcombeage band 70-74 since 2010
Linked company (Companies House)
The Grand Western Canal Association Limited · 03487632 · Active
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 31/12/1997
2 governing document(s) held from Companies House.
Connected charities (1)
- SID Vale - Africa Link 1 shared trustee
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