# The Chelmer Canal Trust Limited

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1086112 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1086112)
- Company number: 04013446
- Website: https://www.chelmercanaltrust.co.uk
- Latest income: £1,686; spending £1,457
- What it funds: Education / training, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Amateur sport, Environment / conservation / heritage, Recreation
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides human resources, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Area of operation: Essex
- Other names: Chelmer Canal Trust (working)
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/chelmer-canal-trust

The Trust organises special events, lectures, socials, cruises, and working parties.We publish a newsletter. To encourage boat users to enjoy the waterway, we organise boat rallies and encourage navigation. We provide information boards at key locations and work to improve water access to sites of interest.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2026 | £1,686 | £1,457 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2025 | £2,207 | £1,422 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £4,030 | £1,868 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £2,128 | £2,839 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £1,973 | £1,848 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> A. To preserve, maintain and enhance for the benefit of the community at large the canals, rivers, their tributaries, waterways and natural environs within and adjacent to the designated Chelmer and blackwater navigation conservation area, and to protect and enhance the public right of navigation either alone or jointly with any other persons corporations or bodies or public or local authorities and with and subject to all such consents statutory enactments or orders and acts in law as may be applicable to the Chelmer and blackwater navigation conservation area or necessary for the carrying out of the above objects. B. To advance the education and understanding of the general public of the history, industrial archaeology, and natural features and wildlife of the Chelmer and blackwater navigation and environs, its associated structures and related artefacts. C. To promote and develop the recreational opportunities along the Chelmer and blackwater navigation and environs, its associated rivers and connected waterways and environs for t he benefit of the public.

## What it funds

The Chelmer Canal Trust Limited is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, arts / culture / heritage / science, amateur sport, environment / conservation / heritage and recreation for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources, provides advocacy / advice / information and acts as an umbrella or resource body. In its latest reported year The Chelmer Canal Trust Limited reported income of £1,686 and spending of £1,457. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2026, it spent £9,434 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Essex.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Chelmer Canal Trust Limited in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (chelmercanaltrust.co.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Chelmer Canal Trust Limited open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Chelmer Canal Trust Limited is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Chelmer Canal Trust Limited fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Essex.

### Does The Chelmer Canal Trust Limited give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Chelmer Canal Trust Limited makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does The Chelmer Canal Trust Limited give each year?

The register does not break out The Chelmer Canal Trust Limited's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2026 was £1,457. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £1,887 a year.

### How large is The Chelmer Canal Trust Limited?

In its latest reported year The Chelmer Canal Trust Limited reported income of £1,686 and spending of £1,457.


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