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Name of Canal |
Bridgewater Canal |
Grand Western Canal |
Kennet & Avon Canal |
Lower Avon Navigation |
Upper Avon Navigation |
Sleaford Navigation |
Wey & Arun Canal |
Name of Trust / Authority |
Bridgewater Canal Trust (managed by Manchester Ship Canal Co) |
Devon County Council |
Kennet & Avon Canal Trust |
Lower Avon Navigation Trust |
Upper Avon Navigation Trust |
Sleaford Navigation Trust |
Wey & Arun Canal Trust |
Ownership and Management |
MSCC own & manage the canal. |
DCC own & manage the canal |
British Waterways own & manage. KACT Protect, enhance & promote canal. |
Owns and manages the canal. EA and LAs have some involvement. |
Owns and manages the canal. EA and LAs have some involvement. |
Own 2 miles & some banks. Manage most operations |
Multiple Private Ownership. Trust leases majority of canal. Manages all operations. |
Year Est. |
1975 |
N/a |
1962 |
1950 |
1965 |
1997 (prev. society) |
1970 |
Length |
56km |
11.25 miles |
87 miles |
26 miles |
19.5 miles |
13 miles |
23 miles |
Rural/Urban |
Mix |
Mostly rural |
Mix |
Mix |
Mix |
Rural |
Mostly rural |
No. Locks |
0 |
0 in use |
105 |
8 |
9 |
7 |
27, 9 in use |
Connects to other waters? |
A number of others |
No |
2 Rivers |
One river |
2 canals |
1 River |
Not yet, planned. |
Always Navigable? |
Yes |
Restored in the 1960s |
Restored in 1990 |
Restored in 1962 |
Restored in 1974 |
Restored in 1987 |
Under restoration. |
No. employed |
7FT |
3FT |
6 PT + 2 temp |
2 Resident & 7PT |
3 PT |
0 |
3 PT |
No. Volunteers |
0 |
Various, from Community Punishment and some Special Needs. |
Large number. |
50 active including manual work |
None involved in manual work. |
30 |
250 active |
Canals |
Other Organisations | |||||||||
Name of Trust / Authority |
Bridgewater Canal Trust |
Devon County Council |
Kennet & Avon Canal Trust |
Lower Avon Navigation Trust |
Upper Avon Navigation Trust |
Sleaford Navigation Trust |
Wey & Arun Canal Trust |
Broads Authority |
CIP |
Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust |
Income 2005/06 |
£600,000 |
£165,000 |
2004 - £400,000 |
£177,331 |
£169,111 |
£1,900 |
£266,000 |
£6,309,300 |
£20,000,000 |
£1,000,000 |
Expenditure 2005/06 |
£600,000 |
£165,000 |
2004 - £390,000 |
£124,557 |
£144,164 |
£2,800 |
£403,000 |
£6,619,200 |
£20,000,000 |
£950,000 |
Stability of funding |
Stable |
Stable |
Stable |
Stable |
Stable |
Unstable |
Quite variable |
Stable |
Stable |
Stable |
Risks? |
Risk of flooding - only happened once. |
All risks managed by the Environment Agency. |
Canal not an asset - LA insures. |
Interruption of income e.g. natural disasters/ foot and mouth. |
As LANT. |
No substantial risks. |
Insured through IWA for high flood risk. |
All risks managed by the Environment Agency. |
Do not own assets. Just insure contents and public liability. |
Low risk of coastal erosion, but this is covered by the council in terms of lease. |
Canals |
Other Organisations | |||||||||
Name of Trust / Authority |
Bridgewater Canal Trust |
Devon County Council |
Kennet & Avon Canal Trust |
Lower Avon Navigation Trust |
Upper Avon Navigation Trust |
Sleaford Navigation Trust |
Wey & Arun Canal Trust |
Broads Authority |
CIP |
Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust |
Income 2005/06 |
£600,000 |
£165,000 |
2004 - £400,000 |
£177,331 |
£169,111 |
£1,900 |
£266,000 |
£6,309,300 |
£20,000,000 |
£1,000,000 |
Income Profile | ||||||||||
LAs |
7% |
67% |
3% |
Unknown. |
20% |
55% |
20% | |||
Grants |
6.3% |
15% |
60% |
5% |
33% | |||||
Tolls |
93% |
33% |
73% |
67.6% |
7.5% |
40% (includes other trading income) |
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Other Trading Income |
97% (inc. members' subsidies) |
19.6% |
40% |
13% | ||||||
Members' Subsidies |
7.5% |
8% | ||||||||
Donations |
4.3% |
5% |
50% |
7% | ||||||
Investment & Rental Income |
13% |
7.7% |
13% | |||||||
Other |
3.4% |
6% | ||||||||