Registered charity · Whitchurch
The BCN Society
- 5 trustees
- Income £269k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Birmingham City, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and more
- Website
- www.bcnsociety.com (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The BCN Society
- Registered
- 2002
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£269k£34k
- 2025£37k£29k
- 2024£35k£60k
Earlier years
- 2023£26k£29k
- 2022£22k£29k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Charitable objects
TO ENCOURAGE THE USE, IMPROVEMENT, EXTENSION AND PRESERVATION OF THE BIRMINGHAM CANAL NAVIGATION AND ADJACENT WATERWAYS, AND ALL WORKS APPERTAINING THERETO, BY ANY MEANS, INCLUDING THE PROMOTION OF NAVIGATION, WALKING, ANGLING, MAINTENANCE, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ALL OTHER MEANS AS MAY BE AVAILABLE FROM TIME TO TIME.
Grants received
2 grants · £11,485 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,985
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £1,500
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Joanna Powell Anson since 2025
- Martin John O'Keefe
- Michael Anson since 2025
- Michael Smith Keary since 2025
- Philip Wild since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Joanna Powell Anson since 2025
- Martin John O'Keefe
- Michael Anson since 2025
- Michael Smith Keary since 2025
- Philip Wild since 2025
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
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1091760
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 17 OCTOBER 2001.
- Companies House
- Company number 04306537 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07973 299438 · info@bcnsociety.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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