THE ARKWRIGHT SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 515526 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Arkwright Society is a registered charity concerned with the education and conservation of Industrial Heritage at the Cromford Mills site, and is part of the Derwent Valley Mill World Heritage Site.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £12,350 for the year, but holds negative free reserves of £705,280 due to unrestricted funds being invested in fixed assets and net current liabilities. The auditor has identified a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing the negative free reserves and reliance on securing future grant and donation income.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by BHP LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

10 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (8 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (57% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 25.6% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• John Rivers CBEchair
• Andrew Cochrane · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christopher Birds · trustee of 1 other charity
• Deborah Jardine
• Dr Catherine Clare Feely
• Lee Outhwaite · trustee of 1 other charity
• NEIL RIDDLE
• Paul Stuart
• Professor Paula Holt MBE

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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