CHARITY COMMISSIO
FOR ENGLAND AND WALE
Independont oxaminorfs report
on the accounts
Section A
Inde￿ndent Examingr's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members DI
14 1 &14 MI LL IQQST
On ao¢ounts tor the year
ended
Charity no
lifany) I I'iqoslo
Set out on pagps
I{emern￿r b IAclude Ihe paoe numbpr501 addi11(bi￿1 she4$1
I report to the trusteès on my examination of the
aeLX)unls ol the above charty I'the Trusfl for the year
Responsibllities and b4SiS
of report
As the ch8rity trustees ofthe Trurt YOU 8re responsible
foi the prèparation of the ae¢ounts in acwrdance with the
r8quirements ol tha Charitiès Act 2011 ￿he Acri.
I report in fesped of my exarnination olthe Trusf8
a￿X)unts carried out under sectron 145 orthe 2011 AL
and in carrying out my examination, I have folltswed the
applicable Directions givèn by the Charity Commisson
under section 14515llbl of the Act.
I h8ve completed my examinab"on. I confirrn that no
Fnatèrial rnatt8rs have tx)me to my attention1gth•
Ind•pgnd•nt oxamin•T'S
&xarnination which giv88 rne cause lo believe Ihat in, any
material respect".
• accounting records were not kept in aixordance wth
8ection 130 of the Act or
. the accounts do not accord the accounb.ng
re(x)rds
I have no concems ar7d hava (x)me acros5 no other
matters in eonnedion Mrilh the èxamination to which
attention should ￿ drawn in OTder ta 8n8ble a proper
understanding of tha account5 to be reached.
. Plgase delste the words in th& br8Gkets if theydo not
epply.
Signed:
Date:
Lol
Nam•:
Relevant prof955ional
gualificationls) or body lif
any)..
Address:
ection 8
Disclosur•
Only complète if th¢ examiner tpeds to highlight maiters
of con￿rn(see CC32, IndepEndent examinalwn of
charty a￿oUnts.. directions and guidance IOF examin8TSI.
Give here brief detklls of
any items that the
èxamln•r wishes to
dlsclas•.

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IER
O¢tob•r 2018

Receipts and Pa)qllents
no.1179086
HIGHER MtLLMUSEUM TRusr
Rt8isÈcredc￿Ity
Accounts ct)din8 31 DecembBr.
(PT¢Yiously I￿.254660)
2024
2023
BalatsttsBIF l January 2024
NatWestBth CurMLtAccouttt
41950.48
2454.72
]Jusiness Rc5¢Nc Account
12109.78
SkiploD Buildin8 Society Clwiiies Accouttt145 notice)
Cash ill Hand
17327.99
0.00
0.00
Total Balartc¢s BIF
1950.48
320318.05
0.00
io
Bad( Irtleresl
961.93
255.84
Skipton Building Society Interest
438.i9
Siall at SuDJmerFayr¢
Stall at ChrisED]ss Fa)Te
75.00
13
185.00
14
isiior Guide Books andprints purchascd by LCC Mu5cuzn% Serv%(
Social Ent¢wise Aca&my AwaTds ISJstaiuability proj¢¢t)
Total Geueral Keceipts
760.00
300.0
11200.00
16
2563.85
12454.43
17
PfjymeHts
A550Eiationof BrtiisbTr8D5POrt m￿￿￿LS.MernbcrshIp
i?.00
12.00
19
British Association for Local Hi8tory. M¢mI￿r$blp & IllsuT&n¢e 2024
A.I.M. Membership Subscriptions {202312024)
Frecola Igcl dotk(Yi Domain renewal- 2 years 10 25A)112027
75.00
75.00
68.00
18.07
0.00
2 ￿embErs attending Social Enterpri8¢ Academy AwArits CoDference
C.Masim. New Web Sil¢ de8igo-ISust¥in*bilily Project)
PrinDD8 Visitor 200 Cwides-rfatitibutablc lo Suslallmbiiity Project)
Printiti8 Prowotionol Products- Note-lets (Sustsittabiltry project)
100.(x)
4737.0
2000.0
24
190.00
155.00
25
0.00
132.00
. Sp¢rtdcr-W2ter%*heel COTLdition TetK>rt
2400.00
0.00
27
Expenses for Chris￿& Fay
66.40
0.00
28
Websi* expetL8es
IY4.84
0.00
29
Totdl &XPEnditur¢ for)'ear
surplu￿Defici1- ReceiplfftnkntsfotikéyEar
7693.31
2542.00
30
-5129.46
9912.43
31
Totsl Asa¢15 n5 at31 D￿¢￿b¢r2O24
36.821.02
41950.48
33
otal Assets RepreseDted byFuDd$ beld Cash i
hand..
Nmtweyt BAnk Current Attoullt
819.09
41950.48
35
Busincsg RcsErYe Attouttt
10349.78
0.00
36
95 Day Re8erv¢ AcwuDt
25652.15
0.00
37
C&th irt Hand
38
Totsl A55ets- 31 Deeember 2024
36821.02
41950.48

Higher Mill Museum Trust
Chairman's Annual Report for 2024
1. Flnance
Early In the year realization was that the Trust must find ways of gener8ting an income to cover annth71
running costs. To this end a su￿eSsful application was submitted to the °Steps to Su8tainability°
programme. We were fortunate to have two members selected to join the fund generation course. This
a grant of over £1 1,0011 whkh funded the de8ty7 ak￿ developme￿ of a new Interactkve web8fte and
other lesser projects. Cuffent funds are circa £37,000 on which interest is being generated at about £600
p.a. (Treasurerfs report lo ¢onfim). In addition, the Friends organised one Quiz Night for the benefft of the
Trust bn'nging some £300, Transfer of the museum guth books to the Trust as well as Bernard
Rostron's artwork have provided further, useful revenue streams.
Our Treasurer of many years Mr Ron Howell relired and moved to Nottlngham and we wish him well. Due
to Changes in bankin9 law for Gharitie$, our new Trea8urer BFian Essex devoted many hours and enoFF>IOU$
patience to creating new bank accourrts. During 2024 the Trust has applied for Gift Aid.
2. Trust Membershlp
3. Webslte
ThFs yeor has w the desigFF and develom of ? new site. It was ffftanwl with the help of the
Steps to Sust8inabilty grarrt. The site was designed by Chris Mason & Associates. We must now exploit
arKI derive advanlage from this new web srte, and this will be a focus for'2sf28.
4. Higher Mill
There is continuing conc8m about lh8 condttion of Trf￿her both with regard to its maintenance and fhe
condition of the exhibits.
Major concem over the waterwheel, which is regarded a8 the jewel in the Helmshore crown, and which is
not possible to operate for (he benefrt of the visiting public. It was temporarily repaired and functkoned well
for the Success￿ HRH Princess Anne visit in April. The T￿￿t commissioned a survey by G & H Spender
and a very detailed report has been 8ubmitt8d. Full restoration of the wheel could be about £130,000. In the
meantime, LCC Museum Service has volunteered a fechnical team fo undertakè 50rne Testorafve WOTk,
which will require the replacement and r8pair of bolts that are securing the structure.
Our vision would see a fvlly restored waterwheel coupled to functioning fulling stock8 a8 it was a few years
ago. lfi addftion, we envisage using the vtheel to thive anpjllary madiiriery liouÈed on the g.round Iloor.
It Is understood that LCC will also be ¢arrying out remedial work on the window frames in Higher Mill.
6. Jotnt PlannlThg hleetthg.
Despite a long delay, two meetings were held before Changes in personnel took place, with Kathryn
Boothroyd, Libraries and Heritage Manager, leaving to join Liverpool County Council. She is being replaced
on the 1st Al￿ by fr18athw Fox. As yet w6 have had no contacl with Iter. but it is en￿ged that our aims
and objectives will have to be explained to He8ther Fox, and the process for a joint'forward plan, will have
to be evolved.
6. Wislon and Asplratlons.
The 2020 Headland Destgn pban was commt88ioned by the Tnmt as a fiF8t attempt to quantty and
demonstrate our vision for the ftrture. It was always intended to be a dis¢ussion document whiGh Trust
members could critique, amend, or agree with, to help them to communicate their ideas for Higher Mill. We
now need to rnove f¢JTward with these plans foF Higher ￿1￿1. However, these improvements to CFeate
superior visttor draw are unlikely to happen, given the state of public finan￿8 now and in the near fvrture. If
thanges be wrought in ￿.￿her mi￿. then they Gan only be through the efforts of Ihe Trust itself. We Can
achieve this. We can apply for grantg, but we do need & plan to work to. It is Suggested that the Heathand
plan is used as a discussion basis, both for ourselves and for the Joint Planning Committee.
Peter Janczyc (Chairfflan)