## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 1 February 2024 to 31 January 2025**
## **Charity name: Bancroft Mill Engine Museum**
## **Charity registration number: 1181038**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|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 engineering, industrial or
archaeological interest in or around the
town of Barnoldswick|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|A volunteer initiative has meant that our
WiFi capability has been significantly
improved.
A major audio-visual presentation system is
in the planning stage.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The attention of the Trustees has been
drawn to this Guidance and they have had
full regard to it.|
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|The Charity does not intend to make
grants.|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The volunteers between them spend many
hundreds of hours per year on-site. A
considerable number of hours are spent on
administrative and other tasks off-site,|
including representing the Museum in various venues and local events. Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|We continue to offer a programme of
school visits and public lectures. We have
raised the profile of the Museum in a
number of local venues.
There were 13 steaming days held which
attracted 994 visitors. A number of school
visits have been accommodated, with
almost 100 children attending. In addition
to the Steaming Days the mill was open for
approximately 150 days for casual visitors.
Our AV capability was enhanced by the
installation of a new camera and screen to
allow visitors to observe a part of the main
steam engine in operation which, by virtue
of its location, is not accessible to visitors.
During this we applied for (and were
awarded) a grant from the Local Authority
to enable further improvement of the Mills
AV displays which will be implemented in
the year 2025-26.
Significant repairs were undertaken to the
Cornish Boiler, equipment which is
essential to our continued running.|
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Our operating surplus remains healthy, but
our major cost – repairs to the chimney – is
still to be met.
In spite of significant repairs to the Boiler
costing around £10,500 which were not
anticipated, we ended the year with a small
surplus of income over expenditure without
having to resort to the reserves held for
chimneymaintenance.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Significant reserves are held in order that
essential maintenance of the infrastructure,
particularly the chimney, can be carried out.
We also maintain a reserve intended to
fund boiler repairs which cannot easily be
quantified in advance as they are
dependent upon the results of the formal
inspection of the boiler. We are still building
up reserves with a view to redeveloping the
frontage of the Bradley Engine House. This
is a long-term project which will upon
completion see a greatly increased amount
of space which we can devote to the public,
be it for exhibition space or for some other
use.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|There is approximately £77150 held in
reserve, much of which is expected to be
spent on essential chimneymaintenance.|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23||
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The principal sources of funding are grants
and public contributions by way of
donations, gift shop purchases, admission
charges and Associate Membership fees.|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The principal sources of funding are grants
and public contributions by way of
donations, gift shop purchases, admission
charges and Associate Membership fees.|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|
Para 1.25|CIO Constitution based on Charity
Commission Foundation model|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO established on 6 December 2018 and
amended on 13 December 2022, with
amendments to Objectives receiving formal
approval on 12 January 2023 and then
adopted. A further amendment to the
Constitution to allow for the keeping of a
collection for public benefit was applied for
duringtheperiod(and later accepted).|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Prospective trustees are selected on the
basis of their perceived or known skill set.
The existing Trustees are required to vote
for the election of a prospective new
Trustee. Additionally, one Trustee may be
nominated by the local Town Council and
another bythe local Borough Council.|
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|Those new Trustees who may not be
familiar with the site, its personnel or the
details of its activities, will be given a
comprehensive initial briefing. A new
Trustee would not, for example, on safety
grounds be allowed to undertake certain
activities until the Museum was satisfied as
to their competence to do so.
A new Trustee selected with a skill set
aimed at such areas as promotion and
advertising would still receive the basic
briefing.
We accept people as Trustees who have
the required skills or experience,
regardless of disability, sexuality or colour
and make adjustments as necessary to
accommodate their specific needs.|
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|We have a simple organisation in which,
whilst there is a Chairman of the board of
Trustees, all the Trustees share the
responsibility for the management of the
Museum and determine its policies.
The volunteers are encouraged to
participate in the day-to-day running of the
Museum in line with these policies. There
is full and effective communication|
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volunteers.|
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|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Bancroft Mill Engine Museum|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1181038|
|Charity’s principal address|Bancroft Mill
Gillians Lane
Barnoldswick
Lancashire
BB18 5QR|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|**Trustee name**
**Office (if any)**
**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**
**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee (if**
**any)**
1Timothy Herbert
Maudsley
Chairman
2Anthony Kendrick
Nixon
Treasurer
4Andrew Michael
Garford
5Anthony David
Pilling
6 Stephen Preston
7Thomas James
InglebyWhipp
Barnoldswick Town
Council
8 Myra Shan McKay
9Christopher John
Church
Pendle Borough Council
10Graham John
Ridley
Appointed 2
September 2024
Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee (if**
**any)**|
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||Timothy Herbert
Maudsley|Chairman|||||
||Anthony Kendrick
Nixon|Treasurer|||||
||Andrew Michael
Garford||||||
||Anthony David
Pilling||||||
||Stephen Preston||||||
||Thomas James
InglebyWhipp|||||Barnoldswick Town
Council|
||Myra Shan McKay||||||
||Christopher John
Church|||||Pendle Borough Council|
||Graham John
Ridley|||Appointed 2
September 2024|||
||||the directors at the date the report was approved||||
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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
|**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|||
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Timothy Herbert Maudsley|Ian Peter McKay|
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Chairman|Secretary|
||12 November 2025||
||12 November 2025||
## **Bancroft Mill Engine Museum**
|**Accounts for the year**
**1st Feb 2024 - 31st Jan 2025**
**Income**
Membership
£1,266
Donations
£7,432
Entrance Fees
£5,558
Cafe
£1,858
Shop
£3,305
Private Hire
£100
Grants
£0
Disposals
£175
Other
£1,348
**Total Income**
**£21,043**|**For compariso**
**1st Feb 2023 - 3**
£794
£9,224
£4,629
£1,677
£3,370
£0
£559
£1
£2,188|
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||**£22,442**|
## **For comparison 1st Feb 2023 - 31st Jan 2024**
|**Expenditure**
Roberts Maint
Bradley Maint
Building Maint
Cafe
Shop
Other
Communications
Utilities
Insurance
Publicity
Boiler Maint.
**Total**
**Expenditure**|£182
£85
£351
£536
£221
£1,601
£305
£1,725
£1,120
£49
£12,059
**£18,233**
**£2,810**|£134
£153
£22,314
£676
£1,304
£1,110
£76
£806
£734
£1,602
£1,114|
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|||**£30,023**|
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|**Surpus**
**(Decficit)**
**on year**|**£2,810**||
## **Bank and Cash Reconciliation**
|Current Account
Savings Account
Petty Cash
Floats
**Total Funds**|**Closing Balance**
**31-Jan-25**
£6,192
£77,155
£303
£130
**£83,780**|**Opening**
**Balance**
**01-Feb-24**
£9,706
£70,806
£328
£130
**£80,970**|**Differenc**
**e**
(£3,514)
£6,349
(£25)
£0|
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||||**£2,810**|
A K Nixon
Treasurer
17 October 2025