Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 7

Volatile income
spending growth: -1
Future income +5
No PartB

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 11

MILTON'S COTTAGE TRUST (CIO)

To promote for the public benefit, to advance the education and preserve, protect and maintain the structure, fabric andcontents of Milton's Cottage ( Grade I listed ) and its gardens ( Grade II registered) as a place of historic interest and museumdedicated to the life and works of the 17th century poet and parliamentarian John Milton.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

Established: 9 years

http://www.miltonscottage.org/

management@miltonscottage.org

01494872313

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£56	£52	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/12/21	£77	£75	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	21
31/12/20	£81	£76	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/12/19	£58	£48	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/12/18	£53	£49	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	30
31/12/17	£54	£50	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£56	£55	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Buckinghamshire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Milton's Cottage
£3,937	23/10/2021	Milton was blind when he lived at Milton’s Cottage, and we want to develop a programme of free workshops that explore the power of expressive writing to support people living with sight loss today.
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to Milton's Cottage Trust (CIO)
£50,000	22/05/2019 72	The fulfilment of the Paradise Maintain'd Endowment Fund
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Milton's Cottage Trust (CIO)
£3,326	04/08/2017	An online education resource will engage our community with Milton's work - which helped protect our freedoms & shape the modern world.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Milton's Cottage Trust CIO
£274,900	20/03/2017	Paradise Maintain'd

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

AIMEE CHARLOTTE HUDSON Appointed: 2021

DR HEATHER ANNE BARRETT-MOLD Appointed: 2021

JEREMY STUART RYMAN Appointed: 2015

KAREN WELCH Appointed: 2016

OLIVER PENGELLEY Appointed: 2023

PIERS HUGO BROWN Appointed: 2015

TIMOTHY BUTCHER Appointed: 2015

TIMOTHY SIMMONS Appointed: 2015

JOHN PETER DUGDALE-BRADLEY Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHALFONT ST GILES,

SIMON AVERY (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: CHALFONT ST GILES CONSERVATION AREA COMMITTEE,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/08/2015, number: 1163039

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

21 Deanway
Chalfont St. Giles
HP8 4JH

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND PRESERVE,PROTECT AND MAINTAIN OF THE STRUCTURE, FABRIC AND CONTENTS OF MILTON'S COTTAGE(GRADE I LISTED) AND ITS GARDENS (GRADE II REGISTERED) AS A PLACE OF HISTORIC INTEREST AND MUSEUM DEDICATED TO THE LIFE AND WORKS OF THE 17TH CENTURY POET ANDPARLIAMENTARIAN JOHN MILTON.

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