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The Stover Canal Trust
- 10 trustees
- Income £6k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Paul TaperChair · since 2013
- Brian Henry TillTrustee · since 2020
- Cllr. Sally Angela MorganTrustee · since 2026
- Darrin HewingsTrustee · since 2017
- David Paul RippingTrustee · since 2019
- John Drew PikeTrustee
- Michael Edward RyanTrustee · since 2022
- Nigel Lawrence FlowerTrustee · since 2022
- Richard BuscombeTrustee · since 2023
- Richard John CoombesTrustee · since 2023
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
- Where
- Devon
- Website
- www.stovercanal.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Stover Canal Trust
- Registered
- 2010
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£6k£10k
- 2024£8k£13k
- 2023£7k£5k
Earlier years
- 2022£21k£20k
- 2021£3k£11k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST ARE:-3.1 TO PROMOTE THE RESTORATION, CONSERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE STOVER CANAL AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES, BUILDINGS, LAND AND RIGHTS OF WAY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.3.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND USE OF THE STOVER CANAL AND ASSOCIATED BUILDINGS.3.3 TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF, AND ADVANCE EDUCATION IN, THE FLORA, FAUNA AND NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE STOVER CANAL AND ITS ENVIRONS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.
Grants received
1 grant · £10,000 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 · £10,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community 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.
10 trustees on the board
- Paul Taper Chair since 2013
- Brian Henry Till since 2020
- Cllr. Sally Angela Morgan since 2026
- Darrin Hewings since 2017
- David Paul Ripping since 2019
- John Drew Pike
- Michael Edward Ryan since 2022
- Nigel Lawrence Flower since 2022
- Richard Buscombe since 2023
- Richard John Coombes since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Paul Taper Chair since 2013
- Brian Henry Till since 2020
- Darrin Hewings since 2017
- David Paul Ripping since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Paul Taper Chair since 2013
- Brian Henry Till since 2020
- Cllr. Sally Angela Morgan since 2026
- Darrin Hewings since 2017
- David Paul Ripping since 2019
- Richard John Coombes since 2023
Portfolio (4)
- John Drew Pike
- Michael Edward Ryan since 2022
- Nigel Lawrence Flower since 2022
- Richard Buscombe since 2023
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.
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
- 1138316
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 2 JUNE 2006
- Companies House
- Company number 05835573 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07768851492 · john@pike.me.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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