THE CHARITY OF DOUGLAS WILLIAM MITCHELL

Registered charity 1173240 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BIRDWOOD HOUSE TRUST

The Charity runs and maintains Birdwood House a grade II listed building on Totnes High Street. The building is used for education and leisure activities for the benefit of local people. The gallery on the ground floor has a weekly changing exhibition of work by local artists.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT OR ENLARGEMENT OF THE GRADE II LISTED BUILDING KNOWN AS BIRDWOOD HOUSE AT 44, HIGH ST TOTNES DEVON.(2) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF TOTNES, DEVON AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

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 total unrestricted funds increased to £183,624, with a designated reserve of £43,500 set aside for maintenance. The trustees report that the charity continues to provide public benefit through its facilities, although the financial review notes a desire to increase income to accumulate reserves for the long-term maintenance of the building.

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.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• MARK CHRISTOPHER MITCHELLchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Christopher Derrick Killock · trustee of 1 other charity
• David Cunningham Horsburgh · trustee of 7 other charities
• JANET MITCHELL · trustee of 3 other charities
• Katie Hancock

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

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