THE CROSSNESS ENGINES TRUST

Registered charity 297585 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Conservation and development for public benefit of the Victorian southern outfall of the London sewer system. The main buildings, the Boiler House, Triple Expansion Engine House and the Beam Engine House are Grade I listed. The Beam Engine House contains fine examples of Victorian decorative wrought ironwork and four rotative beam steam engines, built originally by the James Watt Company.

Objects

TO PROMOTE INITIATE ADVANCE ENCOURAGE ADMINISTER SUPPORT PROVIDE ACCESS TO AND PROCURE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE THE COLLECTION PRESERVATION CONSERVATION MAINTENANCE RESTORATION RECONSTRUCTION RENOVATION REINSTATEMENT REPLACEMENT REPRODUCTION DISPLAY AND EXHIBITION OF SITES BUILDINGS PUMPS ENGINES PLANT EQUIPMENT ARTEFACTS APPARATUS DEVICES GADGETS CONTRIVANCES EXHIBITS PLANS MODELS AND INVENTIONS OF HISTORICAL AND TECHNICAL INTEREST PARTICULARLY AS THE MAY RELATE TO THE ESTABLISHMENTENT AND DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE. THE HANDLING OF SURFACE WATER AND/OR WHERE THEY ARE ASSOCIATED ASPECTS OF SCHEMES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Greenwich, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £428,521, which is significantly above the stated policy target of approximately £97,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £69,882 for the year, driven by growth in charitable activity income. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern purposes and noted no material uncertainties.

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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/10/2023 (received 22/09/2024, 22 days after the 31/08/2024 due date); year ending 31/10/2022 (received 21/09/2023, 21 days after the 31/08/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 02141756 · Financial health read from its filings

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Crossness Engines Trust (matched by registered charity number).

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.

• GREENAWAY, Jacqueline Margaret — director, appointed 06/07/2026on trustee list
• STRIDE, Andrew Clifford — director, appointed 06/07/2026on trustee list
• SPRINGHALL, Nigel Ronald — director, appointed 16/03/2026on trustee list
• CLOUGH, Ermerlinda Katharine Mary — director, appointed 16/03/2026on trustee list
• LEWIS, Andrew Michael — director, appointed 16/03/2026on trustee list
• SEBA, Abdullah — director, appointed 18/02/2025on trustee list
• BEACOCK, Sarah Lesley — director, appointed 10/09/2023on trustee list
• RIDLEY, Kevin Miles — director, appointed 06/08/2019on trustee list

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Abdullah Seba · trustee of 2 other charities
• Andrew Clifford Stride
• Andrew Michael Lewis
• Ermerlinda Katharine Mary Clough · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jacqueline Greenaway
• Kevin Miles Ridley
• Michael Jones
• Nigel Ronald Springhall
• Sarah Lesley Beacock · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bexley

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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