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Whitchurch Silk Mill Trust

Whitchurch Silk Mill

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
900621
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Dec. 12, 2025. Filing history
Registered
July 16, 1990
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
02506000

Address

Address
Whitchurch Silk Mill
28 Winchester Street
Whitchurch
RG28 7AL

Activities

Whitchurch Silk Mill Trust weaves silk on Victorian machinery in the Georgian watermill of Whitchurch Silk Mill, Hampshire. The Mill is open to the public who come from across the UK and abroad. The charity educates visitors about silk, retains and develops the skills of silk weaving and restores its historic machinery.

Objects: (A) To Educate The Public In The History Of The Production Design Distribution And Sale Of Silk And Other Textiles And Their Connections With Whitchurch. (B) To Secure For The Benefit Of The Public The Preservation Restoration Improvement Enhancement And Maintenance Of The Features And Objects Of Historical And Industrial Interest At The Silk Mill Whitchurch Hampshire And Its Environs And Also The Art Of Silkmaking.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
What
Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind

Geography

Local Authority
Hampshire

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 Dec. 12, 2025On time £271,535 £345,572
March 31, 2024 Nov. 1, 2024On time £432,463 £311,831
March 31, 2023 Nov. 13, 2023On time £293,996 £460,310
March 31, 2022 Aug. 3, 2022On time £320,390 £374,260
March 31, 2021 Oct. 1, 2021On time £410,062 £277,726

Trustees

Name Appointed
Anna Louise Hutton Nov. 11, 2023
Callum Andrew Nicolson May 25, 2023
Councillor Chloe Ashfield July 8, 2022
Dan Feeney May 17, 2025
Dr Elizabeth Anne Hide Nov. 9, 2019
Frank Kenny Feb. 7, 2025
Helga Matos July 19, 2025
Marion Brinton July 24, 2021
Paul Rodney Curtin May 18, 2024
Penelope Anne Way July 27, 2024
Robert William Fergie July 19, 2025