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The Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills Company Limited

Registered charity 1062968 Registered since 1997

Operates: Essex

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Board DNA

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3
trustees on the board
6y median 5y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure
1
trustees past 6 years
18y
average years in governance
2 vs 1 portfolio
first-time trustees
3
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 3Education/training 3Environment/conservation/heritage 3

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 10Finance 7Professional services 5

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  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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Contact

Websitewww.royalgunpowdermills.com
Emailfionaebaxter@gmail.com
Phone01992707370
AddressRoyal Gunpowder Mills, Beaulieu Drive, WALTHAM ABBEY, EN9 1JY

Finances

£1,072,889 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£306,638£506,875
2021£417,553£581,027
2022£488,990£652,538
2023£556,096£656,287
2025£1,072,889£1,263,855

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

(1) TO PRESERVE MANAGE RESEARCH CONSERVE AND DISPLAY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND OF THE NATION AT LARGE (A) WHATEVER OF THE HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE MAY EXIST IN ALL THAT LAND AT WALTHAM ABBEY ESSEX MORE PARTICULARLY SHOWN EDGED RED ON THE PLAN ANNEXED TO A TRANSFER DATED 27TH MARCH 1997 AND MADE BETWEEN WALTHAM ABBEY TRUST COMPANY LIMITED (REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER 3325864) AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE TOGETHER WITH INTER ALIA THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL REMAINS BUILDINGS ROADS PATHWAYS AND WATERWAYS SITUATED THEREON ("WALTHAM ABBEY ROYAL GUNPOWDER MILLS") IN THE FORM OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS LISTED BUILDINGS AND FEATURES OF PARTICULAR HISTORIC OR ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTEREST; AND (B) THE NATURAL ASPECT FEATURES AND BIRD ANIMAL TREE AND PLANT LIFE OF THE WALTHAM ABBEY ROYAL GUNPOWDER MILLS; (2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE PUBLIC RELATING TO THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF GUNPOWDER EXPLOSIVES PROPELLANTS AND BALLISTIC AND OTHER MISSILES AND THE PRESERVATION HISTORY ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE AND NATURAL HISTORY OF THE WALTHAM ABBEY ROYAL GUNPOWDER MILLS (INCLUDING WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AND ACQUISITION OF EXHIBITS FOR AN INTERPRETATIVE AND EDUCATION CENTRE FOR THE PROMOTION OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT GUNPOWDER PROPELLANTS EXPLOSIVES PROJECTILES BALLISTIC AND OTHER MISSILES AND A CENTRE FOR TRAINING DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES) AND TO CONDUCT OR CAUSE TO BE CONDUCTED RESEARCH INTO SUCH MATTERS AND TO PUBLISH OR OTHERWISE DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF;

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21 MAY 1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21 JUN 2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21 OCT 2019 as amended on 20 Oct 2021 as amended on 29 Mar 2023

Trustees (3)

3trustees
63median age
1aged 70+
Succession outlook: 1 of 3 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Linked company (Companies House)

The Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills Company Limited · 03376501 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 21/05/1997

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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