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Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 9
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

THE NEW MECHANICS INSTITUTION PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED

Benefiting the people of the Swindon area by preserving the built heritage (of particular historical, architectural or constructional interest); by developing and operating facilities for the education, recreation or other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare; and providing activities supportive of community development, and of regeneration and renewal.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/05/23£62£82£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/22£58£61£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/21£137£58£78n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/20£147£99£48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/19£88£113£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/18£140£196£-56n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/17£107£105£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/16£98£43£54n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/15£48£39£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/14£22£17£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/13£18£25£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/12£14£11£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/11*£16£12£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/10£6£6£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/09£6£5£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/08*£5£5£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/07£5£5£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/06£16£16£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/05£13£13£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/04*£11£13£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 29 years

www.mechanics-trust.org.uk

management@mechanics-trust.org.uk

01793520592

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Swindon, Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£57,100
Power to Change£10,000
The Pilgrim Trust£10,000
Wiltshire Community Foundation£7,499
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Power to Change - THE NEW MECHANICS' INSTITUTION PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED (RCF)
£10,000 12/12/2022
Grant to THE NEW MECHANICS' INSTITUTION PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED (RCF)
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to New Mechanics Institution Preservation Trust
£10,000 23/06/2022
6
Restoration of historic Grade 2 Cricketers Arms, former public house as a community asset, Phase 1 External Repairs.
DCMS - CRF21: New Mechanics' Institution Preservation Trust Ltd
£14,800 08/03/2021
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
DCMS - CRF20:NEW MECHANICS' INSTITUTION PRESERVATION TRUST LTD
£42,300 14/10/2020
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to The New Mechanics Institution Preservation Trust Ltd
£2,500 08/09/2020
10
Towards running costs of a community centre and community cafe in an economically deprived area
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to The New Mechanics Institution Preservation Trust Ltd
£4,999 15/07/2020
Summer activities/youth voice project for disadvantaged young people in Swindon.
National Lottery Community Fund - A New Community Cafe For Central Swindon
£9,979 03/05/2019
12
The funding will be used to recruit a project worker who will train and support volunteers, alongside delivering events and activities for the new community café. The project aims to build social relationships and community cohesion.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to New Mechanics' Institution Preservation Trust Ltd
£34,400 13/06/2018
Sharing Swindon's Story
Power to Change - The New Mechanics Institution Preservation Trust Ltd
£93,235 19/09/2016
19
Grant to The New Mechanics Institution Preservation Trust Ltd
Power to Change - The New Mechanics Institution Preservation Trust Ltd
£93,235 31/07/2016
Funding to lease the Bakers’ Arms and open a new community cafe, and to develop accommodation in the railway village. Business support towards increasing footfall.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to New Mechanics Institution Preservation Trust Ltd
£5,000 15/05/2015
12
The New Mechanics Trust is a social enterprise which operates a community centre, providing a wide range of activites and services as well as community development support. The grant supported activities and new accessible doors for the community ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 26-77
  • AARON LUKE MARCHANT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Account Manager
  • ABIGAIL ROCKETT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Systems Manager
  • HELEN GEORGE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Volunteer Administrator
  • ROBERT CHARLES BARRETT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Facilities Manager
  • ROBERT STANLEY WRIGHT (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • SALLY THERESE COLE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/09/1995, number: 1048961
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/05/1995, number: 03059960
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR11: 5 days late, AR08: 16 days late, AR04: 4 days late,
Main office

The New Mechanics Institute Trust
Central Community Centre
Emlyn Square
SWINDON
SN1 5BG

Objectives

1. TO PRESERVE WHATEVER OF THE HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL HERITAGE MAY EXIST IN AND AROUND THE BOROUGH OFSWINDON IN THE FORM OF BUILDINGS INCLUDING ANY BUILDING AS DEFINED IN SECTION 290(1) OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1971 OF PARTICULAR BEAUTY OR HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTRUCTIONAL INTEREST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TOWNSPEOPLE OF SWINDON IN THE BOROUGH OF SWINDON IN THE COUNTY OF WILTSHIRE AND OF THE NATION AT LARGE 2. THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE LIVING AND WORKING IN THE BOROUGH OF SWINDON 3. UNDERTAKE ANY OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE THE BOROUGH OF SWINDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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