# THE ARKWRIGHT SOCIETY LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 515526
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** April 1, 1985
- **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=515526


## Contact

- **Address:** Sir Richard Arkwright's Mill, Cromford Mill, Mill Lane, Cromford, Derbyshire
- **Postcode:** DE4 3RQ
- **Phone:** 01629823256
- **Email:** info@arkwrightsociety.org.uk
- **Website:** www.cromfordmills.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS WHICH THE SOCIETY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:- (A) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN HISTORY AND INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY BY SECURING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE PROTECTION, CONSERVATION, MAINTENANCE AND USE OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, PLANTS AND MONUMENTS OF HISTORICAL OR ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE AND BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE STUDY OF AND RESEARCH INTO HISTORY AND INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY. (B) TO SECURE AND PROMOTE IN THE AFORESAID PARISHES (I) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND INTEREST IN HISTORY AND INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY, (II) THE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE, (III) THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTEREST.

**Activities:** The Arkwright Society is a registered charity concerned with the education and conservation of Industrial Heritage at the Cromford Mills site, and is part of the Derwent Valley Mill World Heritage Site.

**Area of benefit:** PAR CROMFORD MATLOCK MATLOCK BATH TANSLEY BONSALL DARLEY DALE




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Derbyshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £2512598 | £2500248 | £4191030 | 51 |
| March 31, 2024 | £2052943 | £1850839 | £4178680 | 50 |
| March 31, 2023 | £1501925 | £1868999 | £3887462 | 46 |
| March 31, 2022 | £1543566 | £1634763 | £4218482 | 47 |
| March 31, 2021 | £1929423 | £1432627 | £4313352 | 55 |



## Trustees

- **John Rivers CBE** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 4, 2021
- Andrew Cochrane — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- Christopher Birds — appointed Aug. 1, 2025
- Deborah Jardine — appointed Jan. 1, 2026
- Dr Catherine Clare Feely — appointed Nov. 17, 2021
- Jonathan Phipps — appointed May 24, 2023
- NEIL RIDDLE — appointed Nov. 17, 2021
- Nigel Johns — appointed Nov. 26, 2025
- Paul Stuart — appointed Sept. 11, 2024
- Professor Paula Holt MBE — appointed June 21, 2023