# BANCROFT MILL ENGINE MUSEUM

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1181038
- **Other names:** BANCROFT MILL ENGINE MUSEUM, BANCROFT MILL ENGINES LIMITED, BANCROFT MILL, BANCROFT MILL MUSEUM
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 6, 2018
- **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=1181038


## Contact

- **Address:** Bancroft Mill, Gillians Lane, Barnoldswick
- **Postcode:** BB18 5QR
- **Phone:** 07830027081
- **Email:** info@bancroftmill.org.uk
- **Website:** www.bancroftmill.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A MUSEUM TO PROMOTE AN INTEREST IN BANCROFT MILL AND ITS ENGINES. 2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF COTTON WEAVING AND RELATED SUBJECTS OF ENGINEERING, TEXTILE AND INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE, OR OF RELEVANT LOCAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTEREST.

**Activities:** 1)   To establish and maintain a museum to promote an interest in Bancroft Mill and its engines. 2)  To advance the education of the public in the history of cotton weaving and other related subjects of industrial or archaeological interest.




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Lancashire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 31, 2025 | £21043 | £18233 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2024 | £22442 | £30023 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2023 | £24523 | £10752 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2022 | £33906 | £19868 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2021 | £63084 | £4672 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Timothy  Herbert Maudsley** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 6, 2018
- Andrew Michael Garford — appointed Dec. 6, 2018
- Anthony David Pilling Bsc — appointed Jan. 26, 2019
- Anthony Kendrick Nixon M.A — appointed Dec. 6, 2018
- Christopher Graham Brown — appointed Aug. 18, 2025
- Christopher John Church — appointed June 20, 2022
- Gillian Louise Robinson — appointed Nov. 5, 2025
- Graham John Ridley — appointed Sept. 2, 2024
- Myra Shan McKay — appointed Sept. 6, 2021
- Stephen Preston — appointed Feb. 16, 2019