THE MILLS ARCHIVE TRUST

Charity Number: 1155828
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We are a permanent repository for the documentary and photographic records of traditional and contemporary mills and milling, as well as similar structures dependent on traditional power sources. We make material freely available for public inspection and use in research and learning and welcome serious researchers, as well as to those who simply want to find out more about our milling heritage.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £225,330
Total expenditure: £222,189

People

10 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 February 2014: CIO registration
  • 08 April 2014: Funds received from 1091534 THE MILLS ARCHIVE TRUST
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • 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 does not own and/or lease 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Ronald Frederick Cookson MBE MA PhD Chair 17 February 2014
None on record
Michael Stephen Cookson Trustee 11 February 2025
None on record
Amanda Knight LLB Trustee 05 November 2024
None on record
Martin James Savage Trustee 13 November 2018
None on record
CHARLES PINCHBECK Trustee 11 August 2015
HECKINGTON WINDMILL TRUST
Received: On time
HERITAGE TRUST OF LINCOLNSHIRE
Received: On time
FREDERICK WARRINGTON CHARITY
Received: On time
HECKINGTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
Received: On time
LINCOLN LONGWOOL SHEEP BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
Graham Douglas Hackney Trustee 12 May 2015
None on record
Michael Jonathon Evans BA Trustee 12 August 2014
None on record
Dr Ashok Wasudeo Vaidya Trustee 12 August 2014
HAMPSHIRE MILLS GROUP
Received: On time
Dr MARGARET SIMONS Trustee 13 May 2014
BERKSHIRE LOCAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
BERKSHIRE RECORD SOCIETY
Received: On time
Mildred May Cookson Trustee 17 February 2014
WATLINGTON HOUSE TRUST
Received: On time
THE INTERNATIONAL MOLINOLOGICAL SOCIETY EDUCATIONAL TRUST FUND
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £204.78k £162.71k £156.86k £163.00k £225.33k
Total expenditure £166.25k £165.64k £184.46k £193.66k £222.19k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A 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 March 2024 12 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 12 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 10 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 10 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 05 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 05 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 07 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 07 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 10 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 10 November 2020 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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 18 Feb 2014 as amended on 11 Feb 2025

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF MILLS AND MILLING BY ESTABLISHING AND PRESERVING, AND FACILITATING THE PUBLIC USE OF, THE ARCHIVE COMPRISING THE COLLECTION; 2) TO FORM, ESTABLISH AND SUPPORT, AND TO AID IN THE FORMATION, ESTABLISHMENT AND SUPPORT OF, ANY OTHER CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY BODIES, ESTABLISHED FOR, OR ADVANCING, CHARITABLE PURPOSES THE SAME AS, OR SIMILAR TO, THOSE OF THE CIO, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Contact information

Address:
The Mills Archive Trust
Watlington House
44 Watlington Street
Reading
RG1 4RJ
Phone:
01189502052
Email:
enquiries@millsarchive.org
Website:

millsarchive.org