COLDHARBOUR MILL TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1123386 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity aims to provide a public working museum celebrating the history of the woollen textile industry for the advancement of public education, to preserve Coldharbour Mill as a building of historic and architectural value for public benefit, and to continue textile production.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £6,217, while the charity's policy is to build up an unrestricted reserve to meet unanticipated repairs and income fluctuations. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £244,520, increasing total net assets to £584,984, and confirms it is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

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

• Arts Council England — “They have been pibotal in supporting Coldharbour Mill through the Covid-19 pandemic awarding us a relief grant to help cover the Mill’s core…” (source page)
• The Clare Milne Trust — “The Clare Milne Trust has supported Coldharbour Mill with funding to improve accessibility to our Museum” (source page)
• National Lottery Heritage Fund — “The National Lottery Heritage Fund is one of 12 distributors of this funding.” (source page)
• Viridor Credits — “Viridor was one of the main donors responsible for supporting our project to restore the Mill’s Gas Retort House and Economiser.” (source page)
• The Pilgrim Trust — “The Pilgrim Trust gives grants totalling over three million pounds each year to charities and other public bodies and we are lucky to be a r…” (source page)
• Association of Independent Museums — “AIM have funded many projects at Coldharbour Mill including our current collections care projects.” (source page)
• Uffculme Parish Council — “They are currently supporting our New storage space project.” (source page)
• The Association for Industrial Archaeology — “The AIA was one of the main donors responsible for supporting our project to restore the Mill’s Gas Retort House and Economiser.” (source page)
• Devon County Council — “Devon COunty Council has supported Coldharbour Mill through there locality budgets.” (source page)
• Tesco Bags of Help — “We were lucky to be given a grant from Tesco Bags of Help to support our Emergency Donation Appeal in light of the Covid-19 Pandemic.” (source page)
• The Garfield Weston Foundation — “The Garfield Weston Foundation has supported Coldharbour Mill to……” (source page)
• The Radcliffe Trust — “The Radcliffe Trust supports the development and practice of the skills, knowledge and experience that underpin the UK’s heritage and crafts…” (source page)
• European Social Fund — “We are delighted that the European Social Fund have been funding our Rural skills training programme as part of our Splash! project, and wid…” (source page)
• Mid Devon District Council — “Mid Devon District Council continue to fund projects alongside Coldharbour Mill, usually on projects which benefit our local community.” (source page)
• Art Fund — “They have supported us to have short term placements allowing students to get some work experience in the Museum sector as well as allowing …” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (10/07/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Bryher Catherine Masonchair
• Elizabeth Crockett
• Ian Raymond Birt
• Jilly Collins · trustee of 4 other charities
• Rachel Siobhan Tyler

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

Operates in: Devon · Somerset

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).