Essex Waterways Accountability

Essex Waterways Ltd is a trading subsidiary company of The Inland Waterways Association, a registered charity that campaigns for the preservations, conservation, restoration and development of the inland waterways of Great Britain. 

As a private company, Essex Waterways Ltd is bound by the requirements of the Companies Acts, although it also tries to act in the best interests of the waterway and for the benefit of the public.  Any surplus funds that are made at the end of each year's trading are passed to The Inland Waterways Association, and are placed in a Restricted Fund that can only be spent on the Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation, as part of IWA's charitable purpose. 

The Annual Report and Financial Statements of Essex Waterways Ltd are available from Companies House, and also below:

Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year to 31st December 2018
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year to 31st December 2017  
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year to 31st December 2016 
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year to 31st December 2015  
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year to 31st December 2014  
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year to 31st December 2013  
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year to 31st December 2012
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year to 31st December 2011
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year to 31st December 2010   
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year to 31st December 2009 

Essex Waterways Ltd is managed by a board of directors, each appointed for a term of three years (eligible for reappointment), by the trustees of The Inland Waterways Association.  The current directors are:
 - Roy Chandler (chairman) [retired, formerly with a local authority background in planning and architecture]
 - David Carrington [member of IWA's Finance Committee]
 - Colin Edmond [former navigation manager]
 - Neil Edwards [chief executive of The Inland Waterways Association]
 - Craig Holliday [Performance and Process Support Manager with Northumbrian Water]
 - Jim Jenkins [retired, former project manager and engineer with Northumbrian Water]
 - John Pomfret [environmental consultant with Entec UK]
 - Dave Smart [Head of Landscape Conservation, Essex Wildlife Trust]
None of the directors receives any remuneration from Essex Waterways Ltd.

Day-to-day management of the Navigation is in the hands of the employees and volunteers, headed by Steve Cottis, the Waterway Manager.

Informal meetings are held for users of the Navigation to attend from time to time.  This is a useful forum to exchange views and maintain good communication between those concerned with the waterway. 

There is also a quarterly Boaters Newsletter, mailed direct to all boaters on the Navigation.