BANCROFT MILL ENGINE MUSEUM — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 6 December 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 February 2024 – 31 January 2025
Latest income: £21,043
Latest expenditure: £18,233
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Bancroft Mill, Gillians Lane, Barnoldswick, BB18 5QR

Website recorded by the regulator: www.bancroftmill.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

1) To establish and maintain a museum to promote an interest in Bancroft Mill and its engines. 2) To advance the education of the public in the history of cotton weaving and other related subjects of industrial or archaeological interest.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 12 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 12 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £21,043
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,233

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 17 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 17 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £22,442
Total Gross Expenditure: £30,023

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 3 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 3 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £24,523
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,752

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 19 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 19 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £33,906
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,868

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 25 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 25 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £63,084
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,672

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Received Date: 12 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £21,043
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,233
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: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Received Date: 17 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £22,442
Total Gross Expenditure: £30,023
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: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Received Date: 3 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £24,523
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,752
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £5,213
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: 24

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Received Date: 19 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £33,906
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,868
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £19,051
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Received Date: 25 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £63,084
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,672
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £10,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Lancashire
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BANCROFT MILL ENGINE MUSEUM
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-04-28T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 517795
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 517795
Assoc Charity Name: BANCROFT MILL ENGINE TRUST

Charity Name: BANCROFT MILL ENGINE MUSEUM
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2018-12-06T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 06 Dec 2018 as amended on 17 Dec 2022 as amended on 13 Jan 2023 as amended on 19 May 2025
Charitable Objects: 1) TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A MUSEUM TO PROMOTE AN INTEREST IN BANCROFT MILL AND ITS ENGINES. 2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF COTTON WEAVING AND RELATED SUBJECTS OF ENGINEERING, TEXTILE AND INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE, OR OF RELEVANT LOCAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTEREST.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 603426
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BANCROFT MILL ENGINES LIMITED

Charity Name Id: 603427
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: BANCROFT MILL

Charity Name Id: 603428
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: BANCROFT MILL MUSEUM

Charity Name Id: 603429
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BANCROFT MILL ENGINE MUSEUM

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures