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2025-04-01-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 2nd April 2023 Period start date To Period end date

1st April 2025

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 2 Listed building of historical
importance.
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		 We have worked primarily on building
professional relationships with the local
community and participating in village events
as part of our community consultation work
for our funding plan for the restoration of the
building.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit		 Para 1.18
The Trustees have regard for the guidance
on how our charity can benefit the public.

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 We had five Trustee meetings, one of which
was with our immediate neighbours, and
another with Mickle Trafford & District Parish
Council.
The Trustees represented Mickle Trafford
Mill Charitable Trust at the Mickle Trafford
Village Summer Fete.
We contracted a heritage builder to carry out
some necessary repairs on the roof again
this year to protect the building from heavy
rainstorms.
We held a volunteer day in the winter to
continue our commitment to heritage crafts
and had a day of hedgelaying in our lane.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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 Our review concluded that the charity’s use
of funds is necessary to ensure that the
building is as accessible as it can be to
members of the public and those of interest.
Our future will be focusing on continuing to
work with the local community as we move
forward to our fundraising strategy in our
restoration plan.
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held		 Para 1.22 N/A

Amount of reserves held		 Para 1.22 N/A
Reasons for holding zero
reserves		 Para 1.22 N/A
Details of fund materially in
deficit		 Para 1.24 N/A
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern		 Para 1.23 N/A

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 CIO

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 Trustee Meetings discuss the recruitment of
new trustees and a quorum vote is taken.
Trustees are selected for their personal skills
and expertise not already present in the
Trusteeship.
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

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

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20		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year
Nam
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pers
on
(or
bod
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entit
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to
app
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trust
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(if
any)
Ceris Timms Chair
Kathryn Spencer Trustee
Richard
Hodgkinson		 Trustee
Jason Briggs Trustee

Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name

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
held in this capacity		 N/A
Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of
adviser
Name
Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

N/A

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) Ceris Timms

Full name(s) Ceris Jane Timms Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date 31st January 2026

Charity Name Mickle Trafford Mill Charitable Trust

No (if any) 1185064

Recei ts and a ments accounts p p y

CC16a

For the period Period start date Period end date To from Apr-24 Apr-25

Section A Receipts and payments

Section A Receipts and payments
to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations
45
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
45
-
-
Sub total -
Total receipts 45
Unrestricted
funds
Sub total(Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).		 to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Restricted
funds		 to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Endowment
funds		 Total funds
to the nearest £
45
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
45
-
-
-
45		 Last year
to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- - 45 -
A3 Payments
Trade Services
470
Utilities
1,123
Internet
136
CCTV
132
Website
264
Insurance
360
Fete Expenses
41
-		 A3 Payments
Trade Services
470
Utilities
1,123
Internet
136
CCTV
132
Website
264
Insurance
360
Fete Expenses
41
-		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 470
1,123
136
132
264
360
41
-

Trade Services		 470 - - 470 -
Utilities 1,123 - - 1,123 -
Internet 136 - - 136 -
CCTV 132 - - 132 -
Website 264 - - 264 -
Insurance 360 - - 360 -
Fete Expenses 41 - - 41 -
- - - - -

01/31/2026

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- - - - -
Sub total 2,526 - - 2,526 -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
**Sub total ** - - - - -
**Total payments ** 2,526 - - 2,526 -
**Net of receipts/(payments) ** - 2,481 - - - 2,481 -
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - -
**Cash funds this year end ** - 2,481 - - - 2,481 -

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets		 Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))		 to nearest £
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-
-
Agreement Error
to nearest £
-
-
Unrestricted
funds
Unrestricted
funds		 to nearest £
-
-
-
-
OK
to nearest £
-
-
Restricted
funds
Restricted
funds		 to nearest £
Endowment
funds
-
-
-
-
OK
to nearest £
Endowment
funds
- - -
- - -

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- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -

B3 Investment assets

B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use

B5 Liabilities

Details
Details
Details		 Fund to which
asset belongs
Fund to which
asset belongs
Fund to which
liability relates		 Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Amount due
(optional)		 Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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When due
(optional)
-
-

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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

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Signature Print Name Date of
approval
Ceris Timms Ceris Timms 31.1.26

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