MILL ARTS CENTRE TRUST

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Opened in 1990 The Mill is a multi-function arts centre and the only dedicated arts provision in the busy market town of Banbury in Oxfordshire. We have audiences of around 5,000 people per year buying 17,000 individual performances, events, classes and workshops.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024
Total income:
£944,607
Donations and legacies | £354.12k | |
Charitable activities | £419.76k | |
Other trading activities | £170.73k | |
Investments | £0 | |
Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£922,699
Raising funds | £0 | |
Charitable activities | £833.81k | |
Other | £88.89k |
£0 investments gains (losses)
Total income includes £315,770 from 4 government grant(s)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £88.89k | |
Charitable expenditure | £833.81k | |
Retained for future use | £21.91k |
People

23 Employee(s)
5 Trustee(s)
16 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Recreation
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Buckinghamshire
- Northamptonshire
- Oxfordshire
- Warwickshire
Governance
- 11 March 2016: CIO registration
No other names
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investment
- 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
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
5 Trustee(s)
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Barbara Baseley-Smith | Chair | 29 August 2019 |
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Andrew McHugh | Trustee | 19 May 2022 |
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Catherine Richeldis Snelling | Trustee | 24 March 2022 |
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Sarah Louise Norton | Trustee | 25 October 2018 |
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Karen Warren | Trustee | 28 April 2016 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £665.44k | £465.02k | £685.15k | £726.15k | £944.61k | |
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Total expenditure | £694.22k | £423.47k | £663.15k | £721.42k | £922.70k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | £156.06k | £390.94k | £255.87k | £172.00k | £315.77k | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £13.00k | N/A | £296.09k | £6.29k | £354.12k | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £160.78k | N/A | £123.97k | £180.54k | £170.73k | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £491.66k | N/A | £254.74k | £527.88k | £419.76k | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £0 | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Other | £0 | N/A | £10.35k | £11.44k | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | £5.21k | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £607.53k | N/A | £611.54k | £642.33k | £833.81k | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £65.60k | N/A | £38.65k | £70.76k | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £5.35k | N/A | £32.82k | £1.20k | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £0 | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | £21.10k | N/A | £12.97k | £8.32k | £88.89k |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | £70.17k | N/A | £41.49k | £33.17k | £26.55k | |
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Long-term investments | £0 | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Other assets | £62.57k | N/A | £141.04k | £178.67k | £180.17k | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £177.85k | N/A | £164.09k | £188.67k | £161.64k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 March 2024 | 23 December 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2024 | 23 December 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2023 | 22 January 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2023 | 22 January 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2020 | 27 January 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2020 | 27 January 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
CIO - Foundation Registered 11 Mar 2016 as amended on 29 Jan 2020 as amended on 27 Feb 2025
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO BENEFIT BOTH THE YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS OF BANBURY AND THE SURROUNDING REGION SERVED BY THE TOWN OF BANBURY ("THE AREA") AND ALSO PEOPLE AT LARGE, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY FURTHERING THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSES (RECOGNISED UNDER ENGLISH LAW): • TO PROMOTE THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; • TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; • TO PROVIDE (AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF) FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA; AND • TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME IN THE AREA FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT. THE CIO’S CHARITABLE PURPOSES WILL BE FURTHERED AT OR DIRECTED FROM THE MILL ARTS CENTRE BANBURY ("THE MILL").
Area of benefit
LOCAL
Contact information
- Address:
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THE MILL ARTS CENTRE
SPICEBALL PARK ROAD
BANBURY
OX16 5QE
- Phone:
- 01295 227175
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