Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 7

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Static board: -3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 2

THE MILLS ARCHIVE TRUST

We are a permanent repository for the documentary and photographic records of traditional and contemporary mills and milling, as well as similar structures dependent on traditional power sources. We make material freely available for public inspection and use in research and learning and welcome serious researchers, as well as to those who simply want to find out more about our milling heritage.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be rather static

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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£163	£194	£-31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/22	£157	£184	£-28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/21	£163	£166	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/20	£205	£166	£39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/19	£178	£171	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/18	£165	£149	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£171	£151	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£122	£147	£-25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£238	£178	£60	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

millsarchive.org

enquiries@millsarchive.org

01189502052

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 volunteers

Who's supporting 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	£198,751
Garfield Weston Foundation	£75,000
The Foyle Foundation	£15,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Mills Archive Trust
£198,751	18/01/2023	#DYC Reading emPOWERed
The Foyle Foundation - Learning (MGS)
£15,000	08/02/2022	towards physical and digital storage of archival material for one year (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£75,000	24/07/2020	Hidden Heroes
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Mills Archive Trust
£95,300	16/01/2018	Succession breeds success
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Mills Archive Trust
£68,200	26/05/2015	From Quern to Computer

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DR RONALD FREDERICK COOKSON MBE MA PHD (Chair) Appointed: 2014

GRAHAM DOUGLAS HACKNEY Appointed: 2015

MARTIN JAMES SAVAGE Appointed: 2018

MICHAEL JONATHON EVANS BA Appointed: 2014

CHARLES ALEXANDER PINCHBECK Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeships: LINCOLN LONGWOOL SHEEP BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION, FREDERICK WARRINGTON CHARITY, HECKINGTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY,

DR ASHOK WASUDEO VAIDYA Appointed: 2014, Other trusteeship: HAMPSHIRE MILLS GROUP,

DR MARGARET SIMONS Appointed: 2014, Other trusteeships: BERKSHIRE RECORD SOCIETY, BERKSHIRE LOCAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION,

MILDRED MAY COOKSON Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Miller, Other trusteeships: THE INTERNATIONAL MOLINOLOGICAL SOCIETY EDUCATIONAL TRUST FUND, THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANCIENT BUILDINGS, WATLINGTON HOUSE TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/02/2014, number: 1155828

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment 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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Mills Archive Trust
Watlington House
44 Watlington Street
Reading
RG1 4RJ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF MILLS AND MILLING BY ESTABLISHING AND PRESERVING, AND FACILITATING THE PUBLIC USE OF, THE ARCHIVE COMPRISING THE COLLECTION; 2) TO FORM, ESTABLISH AND SUPPORT, AND TO AID IN THE FORMATION, ESTABLISHMENT AND SUPPORT OF, ANY OTHER CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY BODIES, ESTABLISHED FOR, OR ADVANCING, CHARITABLE PURPOSES THE SAME AS, OR SIMILAR TO, THOSE OF THE CIO, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

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