THE SILK HERITAGE TRUST

Registered charity 519521 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MACCLESFIELD MUSEUMS TRUST, MACCLESFIELD SILK MUSEUM

Latest income
£635k
Latest spending
£670k
Registered
1987

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

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

Total income
£635k
Total spending
£670k
Cost of raising funds
£17k
Reserves (reported)
£1.5m
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~26.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Cheshire East

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£635k£670k
31/03/2024£555k£399k
31/03/2023£361k£471k
31/03/2022£498k£455k
31/03/2021£405k£345k

Common questions

Who funds THE SILK HERITAGE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SILK HERITAGE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE HEADLEY TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
THE HEADLEY TRUSTFY2025£125k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/03/2025£227k"Building Resilience: Sustaining Macclesfield’s Silk Heritage to protect, share and enjoy stories of working lives"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/08/2020£9k"COVID19: The Silk Heritage Trust"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/03/2017£9k"Inspired by India: The Silk Story of Wardle and Morris"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/10/2014£49k"Silk Heritage: Focusing on the Future"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/02/2014£9k"Weaving Stories, Weaving Sound"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/05/2008£75k"Changes & Exploration in Silk"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/04/2007£44k"Museum Access Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund30/01/2001£50k"Macclesfield Museums Trust: Improvement Scheme"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund26/05/1999£840k"Macclesfield Silk Museum Park Green Project"