# NENTHEAD MINES CONSERVATION SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1166281
- **Other names:** NMCS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 30, 2016
- **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=1166281


## Contact

- **Address:** Nenthead Mines Conservation Society, Nenthead, ALSTON, Cumbria
- **Postcode:** CA9 3PD
- **Phone:** 07494497868
- **Email:** admin@nentheadmines.com
- **Website:** www.nentheadmines.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT MINING, QUARRYING AND SMELTING AT NENTHEAD AND IN THE NORTH PENNINES BY(A) RESEARCHING, RESTORING, MAINTAINING, OWNING AND EXPLORING THE HISTORIC AND NATURAL FEATURES RELATING TO MINING, QUARRYING AND SMELTING AT NENTHEAD AND ADJACENT MINING AREAS;(B) ENCOURAGING AND ADVOCATING THE CONSERVATION OF THE REMAINS OF THE MINING, QUARRYING AND SMELTING INDUSTRIES; AND CONSERVATION OF THE GEOLOGICAL FEATURES AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, BOTH ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND LEVEL;(C) UNDERTAKING ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECTS,(D) RECORDING AND ARCHIVING INFORMATION, AND(E) SHARING AVAILABLE INFORMATION WITH THE PUBLIC.

**Activities:** We aim to Educate people about mining at Nenthead and in the North Pennines by researching, restoring, maintaining, owning and exploring the historic and natural features relating to mining,quarrying and smelting.  We guide people into an old lead and zinc mine, carry out maintenance of the ancient monument, hold an archive of documents and have a collection of mining artefacts.




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Cumbria
- Durham
- Northumberland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £49568 | £35441 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £76033 | £72750 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £30444 | £30993 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £34060 | £30037 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £7020 | £11898 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Andrew Hopkirk — appointed June 9, 2018
- Anne Hopkirk — appointed Sept. 19, 2020
- Lloyd Briggs — appointed July 29, 2025
- Marie Claire Graf — appointed Sept. 3, 2025
- NICK GREEN — appointed June 9, 2018
- Peter Jackson — appointed May 27, 2017
- Robert Allan Richardson — appointed Sept. 19, 2020
- Robert Geoffrey Wilson — appointed Oct. 7, 2025
- Rosemary Vidler — appointed Sept. 5, 2018