# WHITCHURCH SILK MILL TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 900621
- **Other names:** WHITCHURCH SILK MILL
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** July 16, 1990
- **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=900621


## Contact

- **Address:** Whitchurch Silk Mill, 28 Winchester Street, Whitchurch
- **Postcode:** RG28 7AL
- **Phone:** 01256892065
- **Email:** info@whitchurchsilkmill.org.uk
- **Website:** www.whitchurchsilkmill.org.uk



## Activities

**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.

**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.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## 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



## Areas of operation

- Hampshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £271535 | £345572 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £432463 | £311831 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £293996 | £460310 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £320390 | £374260 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £410062 | £277726 | — | — |



## Trustees

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