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Annual Report and Accounts 2001-02 (3.2MB PDF) BRITISH M Open here for Waterway Map British Waterways WATERWAYS Willow Grange Church Road Watford WD17 4QA T 01923 201120 F 01923 201400 E [email protected] www.britishwaterways.co.uk ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL ISBN 0 903218 046 Designed by Redhouse Lane Communications Copywriting by Ffynnon Communications Ltd and BW Communications Department Printed by Alpine Press & ACCOUNTS 2001-2002 REPORT & ACCOUNTS 2001-2002 BRITISH WATERWAYS ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 89 Contents Corporate Profile 2 Financial Summary 3 BW Board Members & Executive Directors 4 Chairman’s Statement 6 Chief Executive’s Review of Operations 14 Chief Executive’s Review of Navigation 26 Chief Executive’s Review of Our Impact on the Wider World 34 Review of Operations, Scotland 40 Financial Review 48 Accounts 57 Regional & Scotland Directors 88 Waterway Map 89 BRITISH WATERWAYS ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 1 CORPORATE PROFILE British Waterways’ vision is of a sustainable and integrated network of waterways throughout Britain, to provide maximum benefit and enjoyment to society both now and long into the future. British Waterways (BW) is a public We are involved in the following corporation that manages and cares for business activities: more than 2000 miles of canals and Providing navigation on more than rivers in England, Scotland and Wales. 2000 miles of canals and rivers. Businesses based on our network: In our work we promote the balanced property development, achievement of: telecommunications services, water Job creation through increased transfer & supply and leisure economic activity and wealth. services. Effective conservation and Waterway and waterspace enhancement of the nation’s management and maintenance. biodiversity, landscapes and built Leisure, tourism and recreation environment. management. Widespread enjoyment and use Regeneration, restoration and of a network that is accessible for renewal. “British Waterways is a recreation, tourism and amenity to Freight transport facilities. public corporation that the widest possible cross section Domestic and international of society. consultancy and operations. manages and cares for more than 2000 miles We do this through: We are: of canals and rivers Understanding and responding to Responsible to: our stakeholders’ and customers’ – the Department for Environment, in England, Scotland needs. Food and Rural Affairs in England and Wales” Working in mutually beneficial and Wales, and partnerships with the public, private – the Department for Enterprise, and voluntary sectors. Transport and Lifelong Learning Blending best commercial practice in Scotland. with public sector values. Working in close liaison with: Providing advice and expertise to – the Department for Transport, other bodies. Planning and Environment in Employing people who are highly Wales. “ motivated to achieve these outcomes. Using management systems that facilitate taking holistic decisions. ” Seeking financial sustainability and best value for money. 2 BRITISH WATERWAYS ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS FINANCIAL SUMMARY Summary of results 31/03/02 31/03/01 Financial highlights £m £m Trading income 68.0 62.3 Regeneration & Restoration 43.0 66.6 Government grant 64.6 62.1 Total revenue 175.6 191.0 Profit on sale of investment properties 2.1 5.1 Profit on sale of other property rights 45.9 – Safety-related maintenance backlog 39.9 56.9 Statutory maintenance arrears 181.0 174.3 Long-term capital reserves 348.7 294.5 Debt to government 16.3 16.7 Total 365.0 311.2 Average number of employees 2063 1929 REVENUE GOVERNMENT GRANT 180 TRADING INCOME REGENERATION & RESTORATION 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 00/01 £ MILLIONS £ 97/98 98/99 99/00 01/02 BRITISH WATERWAYS ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 3 BOARD MEMBERS Dr George Greener, Chairman, is also Chairman of The Big Food Group plc, Director of Reckitt Benckiser plc, Director of JP Morgan Fleming American Investment Trust plc, and holder of various other directorships. He is the former Chairman of Allied Dunbar Assurance plc, Eagle Star Holdings plc, Threadneedle Asset Management plc and Swallow Group. He is also a former Director of BAT Industries plc and former Group Chief Executive Officer of Hillsdown Holdings plc. (Age 56) P R N S Sir Peter Soulsby, Vice Chairman, is the former leader of Helen Gordon has been with Railtrack since 1997 Leicester City Council and remains a councillor in the City. and is currently their Property Director. She is an He was knighted in 1999 for services to the City of expert in enhancing ‘Brownfield’ sites and development Leicester and local government. Until April 1998, Sir Peter of under-utilised resources. She was Managing was chair of Leicester’s City Challenge project. He is shortly Director of John Laing Property Ventures Ltd and has finishing his service with the government’s Beacon Council also advised on many major regeneration projects. Advisory Panel, and is a former member of the Audit (Age 43) P A Commission. He also Chairs the Remuneration Committee. As a keen user of the inland waterways system, Sir Peter has cruised the network extensively on his own narrowboat. (Age 53) A R N Susan Achmatowicz is a leisure business entrepreneur, Derek Langslow is a member of the Agriculture and who has developed her own award-winning cycle tourism Environmental Biotechnology Commission, Chairman of business. She has a background in the City of London. the Rail Passenger Committee for Eastern England, a She also acts as adviser, consultant and lecturer on trustee of the Heritage Lottery Fund, a non-executive leisure, cycling and sustainable tourism issues. Her work director of Harwich Haven Authority and is an external in the areas of rail-cycle integration, e-commerce and consultant to DEFRA on Quinquennial Review. He is the sustainable tourism has been hailed as UK best practice. former Chief Executive of English Nature. He set up the Formerly a Vice President of the Bankers Trust Company, organisation following its demerger from the Nature she holds an MBA in Marketing and Finance from the Conservancy Council. (Age 57) A N University of Alberta. (Age 47) P S Dr Campbell Christie CBE is the former General Janet Lewis-Jones speaks Welsh and represents Secretary of the Scottish TUC, a Board Member of Welsh interests on the Board. She is a member of Scottish Enterprise, a Director of South West Trains Sianel Pedwar Cymru (the Welsh Fourth Channel – Ltd and of Mining (Scotland). He is the UK S4C), a Commissioner for the Postal Services representative on the EU Economic and Social Commission, Vice President of the British Board of Committee. He is the Chair of the BW Scotland Group Film Classification, and a trustee of the Police and represents Scottish interests on the Board. Foundation, Baring Foundation, and Carnegie UK Trust. (Age 64) P R N S (Age 52) N Ian Darling is a chartered surveyor and Director of Adeeba Malik is Deputy Chief Executive of QED UK Chesterton Property Consultants, sitting on the (Quest for Economic Development), a national company’s Scottish Board of Directors. He serves on economic development charity. She is involved in local, the Council and Scottish Committee of the RSPB and regional and national Committees and Boards covering has recently served as Master of the Edinburgh enterprise, health, learning and education and Merchant Company. He is a past Chairman of the community development. She is a Board Member of Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors in Scotland. He Yorkshire Forward, a Non-executive Director of NCAA is a regular user of Scotland’s canals and represents (National Clinical Assessment Authority, Department of Scottish interests on the Board. (Age 57) R S Health) and a Member of the National Ethnic Business Advisory Forum, DTI. (Age 35) A George Fleming is Professor of Civil Engineering at the Terry Tricker is Chairman of the Burton Hospitals University of Strathclyde, where he is also Director of the NHS Trust. He is a former Director of Operations and Water and Environmental Management Unit, Centre of Board Member of Severn Trent Water Ltd, and Non- Environmental Management Research and Managing Executive Director of the Employment Needs Training Director of EnviroCentre (an environmental consultancy Agency. He is a mentor with the ‘Jigsaw’ organisation, based at the University). He is a past President of the part of the National Mentoring network, and works with Institution of Civil Engineers, and still chairs their Waste disadvantaged children in the UK and Romania. He is Management Board. He is also a member of the Scottish a Chartered Chemist and has worked hard to improve Exports Forum for the Scottish Executive. (Age 57) A S our aqueous environment. (Age 58) R P Director of British Waterways Pension Trustees LtdA Member of the Audit CommitteeR Member of the Remuneration Committee S Member of the British Waterways Scotland GroupN Member of the Nomination Committee 4 BRITISH WATERWAYS ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS Dr David Fletcher CBE, BSc, DEng, CEng, FIEE, Chief Executive. Prior to joining British Waterways, Dave spent his career at GEC plc, where he was Deputy Chairman of GEC Marconi. He is Chairman of the Association of Inland Navigation Authorities and has a lifelong interest in the waterways having owned a narrowboat for 20 years. (Age 59) P Robin Evans FRICS, Commercial Director, joined Stewart Sim CEng, MICE, MCIWEM, British Waterways in 1999. Prior to that Robin spent Operations Director. A civil engineer by profession four years as Palaces’ Director for Historic Royal Stewart has worked for British Waterways for 28 years Palaces and was Chief Executive of The Landmark in most parts of the country and has been involved in Trust for eight years. (Age 48) most parts of the business. (Age 56) Nigel Johnson BSc (Econ), Solicitor, Legal Director. Mark Smith FCCA, Financial Director. A fellow of the From 1987 to 1997 Nigel was Chief Solicitor to Chartered Association of Certified Accountants, Mark Cheltenham & Gloucester plc.
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