Monmouthshire, Brecon and Abergavenny Canals Trust Limited

1/ Organise and run canal awareness days2/ Organise and run social events based on canals3/ Give talks to interested groups on the local canals4/ Organise and run canal restoration projects

In the charity's own words, from the register.

In Wales

• Powys
• Caerphilly
• Monmouthshire
• Newport City
• Torfaen

Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £145,193 and spent £176,962.

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Income over time

Up 145%, from £59,239 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £145,193 in the year to 31 December 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 122% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: £13,511 from 2 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.

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Funders that publish to 360Giving list 9 grants to this charity since 2002, worth at least £125,569.

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Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.

• 5 February 2026, Caerphilly

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal - Crumlin Arm Working Group

  Update from Monmouthshire, Brecon and Abergavenny Canals Trust - Verbal Update.

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• 6 February 2025, Caerphilly

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal - Crumlin Arm Working Group

  Update from Monmouthshire, Brecon and Abergavenny Canals Trust- (Verbal Update).

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• 30 November 2023, Caerphilly

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal - Crumlin Arm Working Group

  Update from Monmouthshire, Brecon and Abergavenny Canals Trust- (Verbal Update).

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6 trustees run the charity.

• John Alfred CollierChairAppointed 24 June 2014
• Captain Andrew Bernard WardAppointed 19 January 2026
• Jayne CollierAppointed 6 September 2022
• Richard John Dommett MBEAppointed 21 October 2024
• Richard LongfordAppointed 16 January 2025
• Robert Allan ColdwellAppointed 22 October 2024

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.

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Charity number

515879

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

7 January 1985

Governing document

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15/08/1984AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/07/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/11/2013

Company number

01841029This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House

Website

mbact.org.ukAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Newport

• Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
• Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
• In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.

• This charity on the Charity Commission register
• 360Giving open grants data
• This charity on OpenEconomy

• OpenCouncil: council records that name this charity
• OpenCouncil: Newport Council's meetings and decisions
• OpenEconomy: Newport's economy in figures
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Casnewydd Islwyn