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The Mills Archive Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1155828
Status
Registered
Registered
Feb. 18, 2014
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
The Mills Archive Trust
Watlington House
44 Watlington Street
Reading
RG1 4RJ

Contact

Activities

We are a permanent repository for the documentary and photographic records of traditional and contemporary mills and milling, as well as similar structures dependent on traditional power sources. We make material freely available for public inspection and use in research and learning and welcome serious researchers, as well as to those who simply want to find out more about our milling heritage.

Objects: The Objects Of The CIO Are: 1) To Advance The Education Of The Public In The Subject Of Mills And Milling By Establishing And Preserving, And Facilitating The Public Use Of, The Archive Comprising The Collection; 2) To Form, Establish And Support, And To Aid In The Formation, Establishment And Support Of, Any Other Charities And Voluntary Bodies, Established For, Or Advancing, Charitable Purposes The Same As, Or Similar To, Those Of The CIO, For The Benefit Of The Public.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £262,890 £259,330
March 31, 2024 £225,330 £222,189
March 31, 2023 £163,000 £193,661
March 31, 2022 £156,859 £184,463
March 31, 2021 £162,712 £165,638

Trustees

Name Appointed
Dr Ronald Frederick Cookson MBE MA PhD (Chair) Feb. 17, 2014
Amanda Knight LLB Nov. 5, 2024
Charles Pinchbeck Aug. 11, 2015
Dr MARGARET SIMONS May 13, 2014
Graham Douglas Hackney May 12, 2015
Martin James Savage Nov. 13, 2018
Michael Jonathon Evans BA Aug. 12, 2014
Michael Stephen Cookson Feb. 11, 2025
Mildred May Cookson Feb. 17, 2014