THE NORTHERN MILL ENGINE SOCIETY LIMITED

Charity number: 532259
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Primarily to encourage interest in Industrial Heritage, particularly the stationary steam engine as widely used in the textile industry throughout the north of England. The Society has developed a museum at the Bolton Steam Museum where its collection of some 29 steam engines can be seen working in steam by the public on regular Open Days.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £35,550
Total expenditure: £24,226

People

11 Trustee(s)

12 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:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Bolton
  • Lancashire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 March 1974: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BOLTON STEAM MUSEUM (Working name)
Company number:
01119455 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
NEIL CARNEY Chair
None on record
JOHN LEIFER Trustee 05 May 2024
None on record
Mark Bray Trustee 30 April 2023
None on record
Steven Dimuantes Trustee 01 May 2022
None on record
Alan Ratcliffe Trustee 01 May 2022
None on record
Balwant Patel Trustee 30 August 2020
None on record
DENNIS VICTOR RAFFE Trustee 21 May 2012
None on record
JOHN PHILLP Trustee
None on record
GEORGE DRAKE Trustee
None on record
DAVID LEWIS Trustee
None on record
JOHN EDWARDS Trustee
CHARITY OF ANNIE PICKERING
Received: On time
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES ARNSIDE AND STORTH VILLAGE CHURCH
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £8.51k £16.09k £27.45k £30.48k £35.55k
Total expenditure £7.96k £11.87k £14.94k £22.90k £24.23k
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 December 2024 17 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 17 May 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 09 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 09 May 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 19 May 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 19 May 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 06 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 14 May 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not required
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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 22 JUNE 1973 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS PASSED 27 FEBRUARY 1974, 17 DECEMBER 1980 AND 20 NOVEMBER 2007.

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY. (SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM).

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE BOLTON

Contact information

Address:
84 WATKIN ROAD
CLAYTON-LE-WOODS
CHORLEY
PR6 7PX
Phone:
01257265003
Email:
john.phillp@blueyonder.co.uk
Website:

https://www.nmes.org Open in new window