THE COKER ROPE & SAIL CIO

Charity number: 1172029
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity exists to conserve, restore and manage the Dawe's Twineworks heritage factory in West Coker, Somerset, and to record and celebrate the twine, rope and sailcloth industries which flourished in the area because the local soils were excellent for growing flax and hemp. The old buildings and machinery restoration is almost complete. We are building a visitor centre.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £13,684
Total expenditure: £8,695

People

7 Trustee(s)

24 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 March 2017: CIO registration
  • 08 April 2025: Funds received from 1120031 THE COKER ROPE AND SAIL 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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ROSS NEIL AITKEN Chair 14 March 2017
None on record
Clive Douglas Seaton Trustee 16 June 2025
None on record
Professor Terence Stevens Trustee 10 April 2025
None on record
DAVID MARK NEAL Trustee 09 October 2023
None on record
Laura Windsor Trustee 01 October 2023
1ST WEST COKER SCOUT GROUP
Received: On time
ANGUS MCPHEE Trustee 31 July 2018
THE ALMSHOUSE CHARITY OF WILLIAM RUDDOCK
Received: On time
Martin Blackmore Trustee 14 March 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £42.39k £12.54k £9.30k £10.65k £13.68k
Total expenditure £4.72k £8.54k £7.66k £11.07k £8.70k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £19.43k £3.92k £190 £425 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 2025 17 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 17 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 02 August 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 02 August 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 12 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 12 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 26 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 26 June 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 11 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 11 July 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.
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CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 14 Mar 2017

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE DAWE’S TWINE WORKS IN WEST COKER, SOMERSET, AND BY THE PUBLIC DISPLAY OF THE TWINE WORKS AS A MUSEUM FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIAL, COMMERCIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND CONTEXT OF THE TWINE WORKS.

Contact information

Address:
6 CHURCH STREET
WEST COKER
YEOVIL
BA22 9BD
Phone:
01935862938
Email:
No information available
Website:

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