# NEWARK HERITAGE BARGE CIO

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1152078
- **Other names:** NEWARK HERITAGE BARGE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** May 17, 2013
- **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=1152078


## Contact

- **Address:** 24 The Weavers, NEWARK, Nottinghamshire
- **Postcode:** NG24 4RY
- **Phone:** 07971 589612
- **Email:** les.nhbarge@googlemail.com
- **Website:** WWW.newarkheritagebarge.com



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RESTORATION, MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION OF THE LAST REMAINING DUMB BARGE OF THE TRENT (KNOWN AS THE LEICESTER TRADER) FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORICAL HERITAGE OF THE RIVER TRENT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF A HERITAGE CENTRE ABROAD THE LEICESTER TRADER AND THE COLLECTION AND DISPLAY OF HISTORIC ARTEFACTS AND ARCHIVES.

**Activities:** Own and maintain the historic barge LEICESTER TRADER as a heritage and learning centre for the navigation and trade of the River Trent and the people who worked the barges. The barge dates from 1953 and acts as a floating museum based at Newark, where it is open to the public on a seasonal basis.




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Lincolnshire
- Nottinghamshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | £2297 | £5601 | — | — |
| May 31, 2024 | £2708 | £4010 | — | — |
| May 31, 2023 | £2418 | £2519 | — | — |
| May 31, 2022 | £5370 | £2339 | — | — |
| May 31, 2021 | £2436 | £2047 | — | — |



## Trustees

- DOROTHY ANNE BRITTON — appointed Jan. 24, 2013
- JAMES WILKINSON — appointed Sept. 24, 2019
- LESLIE GEORGE REID — appointed Jan. 24, 2013
- MARGARET ELIZABETH CATLEY — appointed Jan. 24, 2013
- Paul Ainsworth — appointed Sept. 24, 2019