HERON CORN MILL (BEETHAM) LIMITED
The restoration of Heron Cornmill to its original form as a working water powered mill and preservation and display of the mill and equipment for educational benefit of students and the public and promoting renewable energy.Arrange lectures shows for the benefit of the public and to print publish and make available by sale or otherwise of literature reproductions photographs and the like.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity's free reserves are £1,000,000, which is significantly higher than the stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure. The filing confirms that resources are adequate to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified.
What the accounts disclose
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- Audrey Steeley
- George Winston Collinge
- Kathryn Maddock
- Nicholas Peter Gannicliffe
- ROBERT WILLIAM DICKINSON
- Robin Sykes
- Stella Elizabeth Adams-Schofield
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £251k | £277k |
| 31/12/2024 | £323k | £261k |
| 31/12/2023 | £246k | £215k |
| 31/12/2022 | £268k | £205k |
| 31/12/2021 | £281k | £199k |
Common questions
Is HERON CORN MILL (BEETHAM) LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's free reserves are £1,000,000, which is significantly higher than the stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure. The filing confirms that resources are adequate to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by none.
Who funds HERON CORN MILL (BEETHAM) LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HERON CORN MILL (BEETHAM) LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION, THE GROCERS' CHARITY, SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST, THE COTTON INDUSTRY WAR MEMORIAL TRUST, THE FRIEDA SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £8k | UK Round July 2024 |
| THE GROCERS' CHARITY | FY2025 | £5k | Elderly |
| SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST | FY2022 | £5k | |
| THE COTTON INDUSTRY WAR MEMORIAL TRUST | FY2022 | £4k | Note 6(ad) |
| THE FRIEDA SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £4k | |
| THE FRIEDA SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £3k | |
| THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £3k | The Elderly |
| FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £2k | |
| THE HOLEHIRD TRUST | FY2023 | £2k | |
| THE HAROLD AND ALICE BRIDGES CHARITY | FY2023 | £2k | |
| THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £2k | |
| THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £2k | Youth & Employment |
| DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST | FY2023 | £2k | The Childhood Cancer Art Project |
| SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £2k | |
| W G EDWARDS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £1k | |
| THE HAROLD AND ALICE BRIDGES CHARITY | FY2024 | £0 | |
| FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £0 | |
| THE ARETI CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £0 |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 16/07/2024 | £192k | "Near Far Heron" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/01/2022 | £9k | Trails and Tales |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 26/05/2020 | £19k | "COVID19 HERON CORN MILL" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 29/08/2018 | £53k | "1220-2020 (800 Years of Milling)" |
| Community Foundation North East | 04/11/2016 | £2k | Towards Mill Hoppers Club |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/09/2014 | £9k | Bread of Heron |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 15/09/2011 | £996k | "THE WATERPOWER CONNECTION POINT" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/04/2010 | £9k | Boon Days |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 28/03/2007 | £5k | "The Heron Corn Mill Beetham Trust Will Use The Award To Take Their Heritage Workshops Out To 20 Villages Within South Cumbria And North Lanc" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 19/01/2006 | £5k | "The Group Will Run A Series Of Workshops To Develop Drama From Stories Specific To Historical Sites And Buildings Within The Local Community" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 22/11/2004 | £5k | "The Group Will Use The Grant For A 3 Phase Archive Project. The First Stage Will Be Aimed At Collecting Oral History Records From Elderly Re" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 07/10/2004 | £24k | "Beetham Community Play" |