# SHERBORNE STEAM AND WATERWHEEL CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1099153
- **Other names:** CASTLETON WATER WHEEL GROUP, CASTLETON WATERWHEEL GROUP
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Aug. 28, 2003
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1099153


## Contact

- **Address:** MARGALLA, HIGHER GUNVILLE, MILBORNE PORT, SHERBORNE
- **Postcode:** DT9 5AW
- **Phone:** 01963250206
- **Email:** geoffreyward624@aol.com
- **Website:** www.sswc.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) THE RESTORATION, PRESERVATION AND UPKEEP OF THE FABRIC OF THE WATER WHEEL, ASSOCIATED ARTEFACTS AND BUILDINGS INCLUDING LISTED BUILDINGS PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS CASTLETON WATERWHEEL MUSEUM FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN SHERBORNE AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, SUCH ARTEFACTS AND BUILDINGS BEING OF HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL IMPORTANCE.  (2) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MUSEUM OF INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY SPECIFIC TO WATER SUPPLIES MATTERS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE HISTORY OF SHERBORNE.  (3) THE RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT STEAM ENGINES, PUMPS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE HISTORY OF ENGINEERING WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO ENGINES MANUFACTURED NEAR OR WITH HISTORIC CONNECTIONS TO SHERBORNE AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT.

**Activities:** Restoration of 19C waterwheel and associated machinery in listed building.  Creation of museum of related local history, and waterwheels.  Restoration of an historically important steam engine.

**Area of benefit:** RESIDENTS IN SHERBORNE AND THE DISTRICT AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Dorset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | £3261 | £4272 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £19673 | £36824 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £22702 | £2231 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £3074 | £2655 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £2254 | £3118 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Paul Richard Belliss** (Chair) — appointed July 11, 2022
- CRAIG ALLAN HENDERSON — appointed July 29, 2013
- GEOFFREY MACMAN WARD
- JOHN ANDREW THOMPSON — appointed Aug. 8, 2016
- Nigel Stewart Bartram — appointed Oct. 15, 2023