THE MILL @ COPPERMILL

Registered charity 1143365 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MILL; THE HUB

The Mill has a welcoming reception and a living room, children's room, honesty library and public toilets that are free for all to use. Between 200 and 300 people visit The Mill each week. The Mill enables people to make a contribution, develop their skills and abilities, and improve their own confidence and social connections through running and supporting activities.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE MILL @ COPPERMILL ARE:1. TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF WALTHAMSTOW AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND THE ARTS AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR A VARIED RANGE OF SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL SERVICES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS; AND2. TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE USE OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE OR CENTRES IN WALTHAMSTOW OR NEIGHBOURING AREAS, FOR PURPOSES INCLUDING IN ORDER TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, INCLUDING AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a small deficit of £2,354, having spent £138,514 against income of £136,161. Per the trustees' report, the free, undesignated unrestricted reserves were £47,326, which supports between three and six months of core running costs, placing the charity in a good financial position overall.

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 5 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.

• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• 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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 07596426

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Mill (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

• Chapman Charitable Trust — “Our funders Chapman Charitable Trust” (source page)
• Co-op Local Community Fund — “Co-op Local Community Fund” (source page)
• Community Ownership Fund — “Community Ownership Fund” (source page)
• London Borough of Waltham Forest — “London Borough of Waltham Forest” (source page)
• Leathersellers Foundation — “Leathersellers Foundation” (source page)
• Local Giving Magic Little Grants — “Local Giving Magic Little Grants” (source page)
• National Lottery Community Fund Awards for All — “National Lottery Community Fund Awards for All” (source page)
• North London Waste Authority – North London Community Fund — “North London Waste Authority – North London Community Fund” (source page)
• St James Street Big Local — “St James Street Big Local” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• SHARIF, Rashid Mahmood — director, appointed 14/07/2026on trustee list
• MILLER, Alexander James — director, appointed 14/07/2025on trustee list
• HUNTE, Helen Pennant Phillips — director, appointed 06/05/2025on trustee list
• LAWAL, Bashirat Wuraola — director, appointed 07/11/2023on trustee list
• OYESANYA, Tolani Gbemisola — director, appointed 25/09/2023on trustee list
• CHENG, Pui Fong — director, appointed 11/07/2023on trustee list
• GOLDMAN, Sharon Adele — director, appointed 02/05/2022on trustee list
• MACMAHON, John — director, appointed 02/05/2022on trustee list
• BENNETT, Anthony Richard — director, appointed 09/07/2019on trustee list
• OYESANYA, Tolani Gbemisola — secretary, appointed 07/10/2025

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 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 · instagram

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (13/11/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Sharon Adele Goldmanchair
• ANTHONY RICHARD BENNETT · trustee of 1 other charity
• Alexander James Miller
• Bashirat Wuraola Lawal
• Helen Pennant Phillips Hunte
• John MacMahon
• Pui Fong Julie Cheng
• Rashid Mahmood Sharif
• Tolani Gbemisola Oyesanya

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

Operates in: Waltham Forest

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).