THE NEW MECHANICS INSTITUTION PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED

Charity Number: 1048961
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Benefiting the people of the Swindon area by preserving the built heritage (of particular historical, architectural or constructional interest); by developing and operating facilities for the education, recreation or other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare; and providing activities supportive of community development, and of regeneration and renewal.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 May 2024

Total income: £323,185
Total expenditure: £337,254

People

6 Trustee(s)

50 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Swindon
  • Wiltshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 September 1995: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
03059960 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Robert Stanley Wright Chair 03 February 2022
None on record
Aaron Luke Marchant Trustee 04 November 2023
None on record
Abigail Rockett Trustee 06 December 2022
None on record
ROBERT CHARLES BARRETT Trustee 03 February 2022
THE OPEN DOOR CENTRE (SWINDON & DISTRICT) LIMITED
Received: On time
CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION OF THE FRIENDS OF SWINDON YOUNG MUSICIANS
Received: On time
CHERNOBYL CHILDREN IN NEED
Charity reporting is overdue by 294 days
VOLUNTARY ACTION - SWINDON
Received: On time
STEP (SWINDON)
Received: On time
Helen George Trustee 04 February 2021
None on record
Sally Therese Cole Trustee 06 February 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/05/2020 31/05/2021 31/05/2022 31/05/2023 31/05/2024
Total gross income £146.98k £136.52k £57.62k £61.86k £323.19k
Total expenditure £98.98k £58.16k £61.50k £82.00k £337.25k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £21.27k £8.41k N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 May 2024 01 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2024 01 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2023 03 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2023 03 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2022 14 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2022 14 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2021 19 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2021 19 February 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2020 02 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2020 02 March 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23 MAY 1995 AS AMENDED 13 APRIL 2000 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION ON THE 23 OCTOBER 2003. AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 MAR 2022

Charitable objects

1. TO PRESERVE WHATEVER OF THE HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL HERITAGE MAY EXIST IN AND AROUND THE BOROUGH OFSWINDON IN THE FORM OF BUILDINGS INCLUDING ANY BUILDING AS DEFINED IN SECTION 290(1) OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1971 OF PARTICULAR BEAUTY OR HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTRUCTIONAL INTEREST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TOWNSPEOPLE OF SWINDON IN THE BOROUGH OF SWINDON IN THE COUNTY OF WILTSHIRE AND OF THE NATION AT LARGE 2. THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE LIVING AND WORKING IN THE BOROUGH OF SWINDON 3. UNDERTAKE ANY OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

IN PRACTICE THE BOROUGH OF SWINDON

Contact information

Address:
The New Mechanics Institute Trust
Central Community Centre
Emlyn Square
SWINDON
SN1 5BG
Phone:
01793520592
Email:
management@mechanics-trust.org.uk
Website:

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