2022-04-01-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 2[nd] April 2021 Period start date To Period end date

Charity name: Mickle Trafford Mill Charitable Trust

Charity registration number: 1185064

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To preserve, restore and maintain Trafford Mill, a Grade II Listed building of historical importance for the benefit of the public.
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	Trafford Mill is closed to the public following the pandemic for the most part of the year.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	All Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
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	Trafford Mill is closed to the public following the pandemic for the most part of the year.
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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
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Mickle Trafford Mill Charitable Trust was unable to review our financial position in April 2021 due to low financial activity because of Covid 19.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	We do not have a policy in place yet.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£0
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	We have received little income (donations) for the period 2nd April 2021 to 1st April 2022.
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	£0
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
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:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Mickle Trafford Mill Charitable Trust Governing Document
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Charitable Incorporated Organisation
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	To operate with a minimum of three Trustees.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and Para 1.51 training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Mickle Trafford Mill Charitable Trust
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1185064
Charity’s principal address	Trafford Mill Watermill Lane Mickle Trafford Chester Cheshire CH2 4FG

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	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 (ifany)
		GeoffreySpencer	Chair
		Ceris Timms	Trustee
		Kathryn Spencer	Trustee
		Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name Geoffrey Spencer Ceris Timms Kathryn Spencer
		Director name
		Geoffrey Spencer
		Ceris Timms
		Kathryn Spencer

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 None charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for None safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

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
	Ceris Timms
	Trustee
	22ndFebruary 2023
	22ndFebruary 2023