Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 11
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

VALE MILL TRUST

Path Head Water Mill is a restored 1730 working waterwheel and museum, set in a beautiful tranquil environment in Summerhill, Blaydon. With free entry, and a volunteer-run cafe in the summer, visitors can enjoy the grounds. We are open and accessible to a wide range of volunteers. The Mill offers educational and family activities and provides experiences for all ages and abilities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/12/22£52£39£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£12£14£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£12£14£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£14£15£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£26£23£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£22£24£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£20£24£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£24£21£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14*£23£17£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£26£25£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£23£17£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£22£21£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£22£21£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£30£30£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£28£27£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£29£32£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£42£44£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£42£44£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£32£40£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 32 years

pathheadwatermill.org

pathheadwatermill6@gmail.com

01914146288

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
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
Where it operates
  • Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, Northumberland,
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 significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Heritage Fund£40,750
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£3,524
National Lottery Community Fund£2,950
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to Vale Mill Trust
£3,524 29/09/2022
Grounds maintenance equipment for the benefit of people in gateshead
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Vale Mill Trust
£40,750 23/02/2022
Wheels Keep Turning
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Fun Days At The Mill
£2,950 11/02/2022
The funding will be used to fund a community events programme for people and families to enjoy free outdoors activities in the grounds of the restored Water Mill. This aims to reduce isolation bring ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Here Today, Here Tomorrow
£10,000 06/09/2018
12
The group will provide employment training and support for volunteers, some of whom have mental ill health and learning difficulties, with the aim of bringing people together to build confidence and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - 'Go with the Flow - Training at the Mill'
£10,000 30/09/2015
12
The organisation will use the funding to develop a volunteer training project. This will enable them to implement structured training and volunteer placements which will help improve personal ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CHERYL METCALF Appointed: 2020
  • DAVID YELLOWLEY Appointed: 2023
  • NEIL MCDIARMID Appointed: 2023
  • SIMON GIDEON SMITH (Chair) Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/05/1992, number: 1011002
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR14: 109 days late,
Main office

PATH HEAD WATER MILL
SUMMERHILL
BLAYDON
TYNE & WEAR
NE21 4SP

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO ARE BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF MENTAL ILLNESS, SUBSTANCE MISUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS BY THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY RESOURCE TO INCLUDE SUPPORT, EDUCATION, INFORMATION, TRAINING AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES.TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, NATURAL HISTORY, ARCHITECTURE, RENEWABLE AND NATURAL ENERGY, CONSERVATION AND TRADITIONAL SKILLS AND CRAFTMANSHIP IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.TO SECURE THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF PATH HEAD WATER MILL AND SURROUNDING SITE AND TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE HERITAGE AND HISTORY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

TYNE AND WEAR

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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