# COMBE MILL SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1111029
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Aug. 24, 2005
- **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=1111029


## Contact

- **Address:** Combe Mill, Blenheim Palace Sawmills, Combe, WITNEY, Oxfordshire
- **Postcode:** OX29 8ET
- **Phone:** 01993358694
- **Email:** secretary@combemill.org
- **Website:** www.combemill.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE OPERATION OF COMBE MILL AT COMBE, LONG HANBOROUGH, OXFORDSHIRE, DEMONSTRATING, RECORDING, PRESERVING, PRACTISING AND DISSEMINATING THE WHOLE RANGE OF SKILLS IN THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, OPERATION AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES OF WATERAND STEAM-POWERED MILLS, ALONG WITH ITEMS DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH COMBE MILL, THE BLENHEIM ESTATE AND OXFORDSHIRE.(B) TO RESEARCH, ESTABLISH, RESTORE, MAINTAIN AND EQUIP COMBE MILL TO DEMONSTRATE, IMPROVE AND TEACH THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND USE OF WATER- AND STEAM-POWERED MILLS FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE EDUCATION OF  THE PUBLIC, TOGETHER WITH THE DISSEMINATION OF THE RESULTS OF ANY RESEARCH CONDUCTED AND TO CARRY OUT WORKS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF COMBE MILL.

**Activities:** To advance the education of the public by the operation of Combe Mill, demonstrating, recording. preserving, practising, researching and disseminating the whole range of skills in the construction, maintenance, operation and associated activities of water- and steam-powered mills along with items directly associated with Combe Mill, the Blenheim Estate and Oxfordshire.

**Area of benefit:** COMBE, LONG HANBOROUGH, OXFORDSHIRE




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Oxfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £40928 | £38980 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £43166 | £39054 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £38633 | £33400 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £38925 | £30432 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £24700 | £12761 | — | — |



## Trustees

- MR TONY SIMMONS CHARTERED ENGINEER
- Margaret Ethel Lillian Gruber — appointed April 26, 2019
- Nigel Robert Evans — appointed June 22, 2023
- Peter John Trowles — appointed Aug. 18, 2018
- Prof. Charles Richard Stone — appointed May 9, 2024
- Robert Wheeler — appointed April 25, 2025
- Rosemary Ralphs — appointed April 25, 2025
- Stuart Bridger — appointed April 24, 2026