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The Inland Waterways Association

Registered charity 212342, on the register since 17 December 1962. The 7,240th largest charity in England and Wales by income.

What it says it does

Activities to achieve a widely appreciated and well maintained network of inland waterways available for the benefit of all. We are the only national charity that campaigns locally and nationally for all the country's canals and river navigations.

In the charity's own words, as filed with the Charity Commission.

Its causes

Amateur SportArts/culture/heritage/scienceEducation/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritageRecreation

Where it works

It names no single council area: it works across England and Wales, or further.

Check it yourself

Its entry on the Charity Commission register · its own website

Figures are the latest the charity has reported to the Charity Commission, current to 27 September 2026. How this site works.