ESKDALE MILL & HERITAGE TRUST
The Trust owns the listed grade 2* Eskdale Mill at Boot in Eskdale, the last working water corn mill in the Lake District National Park. The Mill is open to the public at least 5 days a week from April to end of October, and at other times by contact with the Mill Manager, Ms Kate Hughes
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the Trust achieved a surplus of £6,243 for the year, increasing its total unrestricted reserves to £178,141. The Trustees confirm that the Trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. The organization operates with a small staff of four employees and relies significantly on volunteer input and grant funding to support its charitable activities.
What the accounts disclose
“Seek to generate reserves with an aspiration of £4k” — page 4
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- Ian Donald MacPherson
- Stephen Robert Hemm
- Steven John Round
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £59k | £53k |
| 31/12/2024 | £57k | £57k |
| 31/12/2023 | £60k | £58k |
| 31/12/2022 | £76k | £55k |
| 31/12/2021 | £93k | £80k |
Common questions
Is ESKDALE MILL & HERITAGE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust achieved a surplus of £6,243 for the year, increasing its total unrestricted reserves to £178,141. The Trustees confirm that the Trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. The organization operates with a small staff of four employees and relies significantly on volunteer input and grant funding to support its charitable activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 27/07/2020 | £6k | "COVID19: Eskdale Mill & Heritage Trust" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 24/11/2015 | £909k | "Conservation & Presentation of Eskdale Corn Mill" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 30/06/2014 | £10k | "Business strategy 2016" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 30/05/2006 | £5k | "This Charity Aim To Preserve And Promote A 16th Century Water Corn Mill. The Project Will Produce A Guidebook, Exhibition Panels, Leaflets" |