WHITCHURCH SILK MILL TRUST

Charity number: 900621
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Whitchurch Silk Mill Trust weaves silk on Victorian machinery in the Georgian watermill of Whitchurch Silk Mill, Hampshire. The Mill is open to the public who come from across the UK and abroad. The charity educates visitors about silk, retains and develops the skills of silk weaving and restores its historic machinery.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £432,463
Total expenditure: £311,831

Total income includes £21,803 from 1 government grant(s)

People

10 Trustee(s)

54 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Hampshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 July 1990: Standard registration
  • 05 March 2020: Funds received from 1101176 THE FRIENDS OF WHITCHURCH SILK MILL
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • WHITCHURCH SILK MILL (Working name)
Company number:
02506000 Open in new window
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
  • 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
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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Frank Kenny Trustee 07 February 2025
None on record
Penelope Anne Way Trustee 27 July 2024
None on record
Paul Rodney Curtin Trustee 18 May 2024
None on record
Anna Louise Hutton Trustee 11 November 2023
None on record
Callum Andrew Nicolson Trustee 25 May 2023
None on record
Councillor Chloe Ashfield Trustee 08 July 2022
WHITCHURCH COMMUNITY SWIMMING POOL
Recently registered
ANDREW ROBERT MASON Trustee 07 September 2021
THE HAMPSHIRE BUILDINGS PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED
Received: On time
Marion Brinton Trustee 24 July 2021
None on record
Dr Elizabeth Anne Hide Trustee 09 November 2019
None on record
Annette Poulton Trustee 08 September 2016
None on record

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 £292.71k £410.06k £320.39k £294.00k £432.46k
Total expenditure £368.24k £277.73k £374.26k £460.31k £311.83k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £36.80k £209.05k £100.96k £21.80k £21.80k

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 01 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 01 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 13 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 13 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 03 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 03 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 01 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 01 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 28 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 28 October 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 25/05/1990 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 20/02/2013 as amended on 31 Aug 2022

Charitable objects

(A) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF THE PRODUCTION DESIGN DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF SILK AND OTHER TEXTILES AND THEIR CONNECTIONS WITH WHITCHURCH. (B) TO SECURE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE PRESERVATION RESTORATION IMPROVEMENT ENHANCEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE FEATURES AND OBJECTS OF HISTORICAL AND INDUSTRIAL INTEREST AT THE SILK MILL WHITCHURCH HAMPSHIRE AND ITS ENVIRONS AND ALSO THE ART OF SILKMAKING.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Whitchurch Silk Mill
28 Winchester Street
Whitchurch
RG28 7AL
Phone:
01256892065
Email:
info@whitchurchsilkmill.org.uk
Website:

www.whitchurchsilkmill.org.uk Open in new window