THE ROPEWALK (BARTON) LTD

Registered charity 1194056 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Ropewalk (Barton) charity run The Ropewalk Arts Centre and Museum in Barton upon Humber.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION IN, THE ARTS, CULTURE, HERITAGE, AND SCIENCE, IN PARTICULAR (WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY:A) THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM RELATING TO INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE AND ITS AND PERMANENT COLLECTIONS, INCLUDING BY ACQUIRING SUITABLE OBJECTS FOR THE COLLECTIONS;B) PROMOTING AND EXHIBITING WORKS OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND PROVIDING GALLERY SPACE FOR THE PUBLIC DISPLAY OF WORK

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 reported a deficit of £34,101 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of -£34,101. The trustees confirm that they have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

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

• The Benefact Group — “The Benefact Group's latest round of charity prize draws will be announced in September, and we woul...” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £450k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Register events

• Received assets from another charity (15/09/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANN WALLISchair
• Cheryl Leaning
• Jane Avison
• NEIL KING
• Paul Drant
• VICTORIA BISSETT · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: North Lincolnshire

Income and spending

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