THE ST JAMES THE LESS PRESERVATION TRUST

Registered charity 1103639 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity has repaired and restored the little church of St James the Less, Spring Bank, New Mills, High Peak SK22 4BB, and has converted it into a community arts centre. We have received a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund and completed our match funding. Spring Bank Arts opened for business in May 2012. There are continuing regular arts events as well as rooms for hire.

Objects

- TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF NEW MILLS AND OF THE NATION, THE HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL HERITAGE OF THE CHURCH OF ST JAMES THE LESS ON SPRING BANK (A BUILDING AS DEFINED IN SECTION 336 OF THE TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 AND LISTED AS A GRADE TWO BUILDING IN A DESIGNATED CONSERVATION AREA) - TO SUPPORT AN ALTERNATIVE USE FOR ST JAMES THE LESS FOR ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF THE PEOPLE OF NEW MILLS - TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE RESTORED BUILDING FOR THIS PURPOSE

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: High Peak, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £2,278 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,041,231 to £1,038,953. The majority of its assets (£1,020,000) are held in freehold property, with unrestricted funds comprising the remainder of its net assets. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with the examiner confirming no matters requiring attention were identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• 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
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Heritage Lottery Fund — “Heritage Lottery Fund” (source page)
• Architectural Heritage Fund — “Architectural Heritage Fund” (source page)
• Culture Recovery Fund — “Culture Recovery Fund” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• margaret le messurier-ritchiechair
• Alexander John Bond
• Dale Patricia Culliford
• Elizabeth Johanna Treacy
• Gillian Mary Tomlinson
• Jane Mary Cocking · trustee of 3 other charities
• Paul Christopher Joseph Sharp
• Peter Gardner

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ST JAMES THE LESS LITCHFIELD COMMUNITY TRUST.

• THE ST JAMES THE LESS LITCHFIELD COMMUNITY TRUST income £46k
• THE ST JAMES'S CONSERVATION TRUST LTD. income £100k
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES THE LESS, WESTMINSTER income £176k

Side by side with its peers

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