# THE BUTTERLEY IRONWORKS TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1173670
- **Other names:** THE BUTTERLEY TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 4, 2017
- **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=1173670


## Contact

- **Address:** 56 ALFRED STREET, RIPLEY
- **Postcode:** DE5 3LD
- **Phone:** 01773479000



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR ALL BY INCREASING AND INSPIRING THE PUBLIC'S UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE OF RIPLEY, DERBYSHIRE, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE BUTTERLEY WORKS (INCLUDING THE CROMFORD CANAL) AND THE MIDLAND RAILWAY SITES IN RIPLEY SINCE THE 18TH CENTURY; AND2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF HERITAGE BY THE PROTECTION, PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND MONUMENTS (INCLUDING THE CROMFORD CANAL) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; AND3. THE PROVISION AND DEVELOPMENT OF A MUSEUM COMPRISING A COMPLEX OF HISTORIC, ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE AS A MEANS OF RECORDING AND EXEMPLIFYING THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE AREA SINCE THE 18TH CENTURY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODERN INDUSTRIALISED WORLD, FOR THE BENEFIT AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC.

**Activities:** Seeking to secure the important heritage features of the former Butterley Works including the unique underground wharves of the Cromford Canal, in Ripley, Derbyshire.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Derbyshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £2372 | £96 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £4317 | £8530 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £23035 | £29400 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £13005 | £1042 | — | — |
| March 31, 2020 | £12 | £0 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **DAVID ALAN WILLIAMS** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 9, 2019
- Brendan Martin Stafford — appointed Sept. 11, 2019
- ROBERT GRASAR — appointed Dec. 13, 2017
- SYLVIA MASON — appointed May 14, 2025
- Stephen Dennis Freeborn — appointed Dec. 13, 2017