01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Overdue
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 14 October 2015
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 November 2023 – 31 October 2024
- Latest income
- £0
- Latest expenditure
- £0
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: Crooke Village Marina (Tom's Song), Crooke Road, Standish Lower Ground, WIGAN, Lancashire, WN6 8LR
02 Activities
What the charity does
To advance the restoration, preservation and conservation of the historic Ainscough Mill barges, Ambush and Viktoria, from their fleet of 9 boats, for the benefit of the general public. To provide information on the Leeds Liverpool Canal and its relationship with Ainscough's Mill, the barges and the community along its corridor from Wigan to Liverpool.
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 August 2026
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 August 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 August 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 August 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 August 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 August 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 September 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 August 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 September 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 9 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 5 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 2
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 6 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 6 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2019
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 6 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- H&R AINSCOUGH BARGE RESTORATION PROJECT
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2015-10-14T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - Foundation Registered 14 Oct 2015
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1. TO ADVANCE THE RESTORATION, PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF THE HISTORIC AINSCOUGH MILL BARGES, AMBUSH AND VIKTORIA, FROM THEIR FLEET OF NINE IRON BOATS, FOR THE BENEFIT AND USE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR IN THE SUBJECT OF SOCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND WATERWAYS HERITAGE ASSOCIATED WITH AINSCOUGH’S MILL, ITS MILL BARGES AND THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL, BY:A) PROMOTING RESEARCH INTO THE COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THIS SUBJECT MATTER AND TO APPLY OR PROMOTE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFITB) ADVANCING EDUCATION FOR THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ON THE CANAL CORRIDOR BETWEEN WIGAN AND LIVERPOOL, ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM AREAS OF DEPRIVATIONC) PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION IN, AROUND OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE AINSCOUGH MILL BARGES3. TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER PURPOSES THAT ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND OF WALES AND CONNECTED TO PRESERVATION OR CONSERVATION PURPOSES WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO CANALS AND WATERWAYS IN THE UK.
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Charity Policy
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- Social media policy and procedures
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- Safeguarding policy and procedures
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- Volunteer management