The Mills Archive Trust
Registered charity 1155828 CIO Registered since 2014
Operates: Throughout England And Wales
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
10 trustees on the board
- Dr Ronald Frederick Cookson MBE MA PhD Chair since 2014
- Amanda Knight LLB since 2024
- Charles Pinchbeck since 2015
- Dr Margaret Simons since 2014
- Graham Douglas Hackney since 2015
- Martin James Savage since 2018
- Michael Jonathon Evans BA since 2014
- Michael Stephen Cookson since 2025
- Mildred May Cookson since 2014
- Nick Camillo Le Neve Walmsley since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Ronald Frederick Cookson MBE MA PhD Chair since 2014
- Charles Pinchbeck since 2015
- Dr Margaret Simons since 2014
- Graham Douglas Hackney since 2015
- Martin James Savage since 2018
- Michael Jonathon Evans BA since 2014
- Mildred May Cookson since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Dr Ronald Frederick Cookson MBE MA PhD Chair since 2014
- Amanda Knight LLB since 2024
- Martin James Savage since 2018
- Michael Jonathon Evans BA since 2014
- Michael Stephen Cookson since 2025
- Nick Camillo Le Neve Walmsley since 2026
Portfolio (4)
- Charles Pinchbeck since 2015
- Dr Margaret Simons since 2014
- Graham Douglas Hackney since 2015
- Mildred May Cookson since 2014
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Heckington Windmill Trust 1 shared trustee
- Watlington House Trust 1 shared trustee
- Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire 1 shared trustee
- Berkshire Local History Association 1 shared trustee
- Heckington and District Agricultural Society 1 shared trustee
- Berkshire Record Society 1 shared trustee
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | millsarchive.org |
| enquiries@millsarchive.org | |
| Phone | 01189502052 |
| Address | The Mills Archive Trust, Watlington House, 44 Watlington Street, Reading, RG1 4RJ |
Finances
£262,890 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £162,712 | £165,638 |
| 2022 | £156,859 | £184,463 |
| 2023 | £163,000 | £193,661 |
| 2024 | £225,330 | £222,189 |
| 2025 | £262,890 | £259,330 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageWho
Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankindHow
Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchCharitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF MILLS AND MILLING BY ESTABLISHING AND PRESERVING, AND FACILITATING THE PUBLIC USE OF, THE ARCHIVE COMPRISING THE COLLECTION; 2) TO FORM, ESTABLISH AND SUPPORT, AND TO AID IN THE FORMATION, ESTABLISHMENT AND SUPPORT OF, ANY OTHER CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY BODIES, ESTABLISHED FOR, OR ADVANCING, CHARITABLE PURPOSES THE SAME AS, OR SIMILAR TO, THOSE OF THE CIO, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.
Governing document: CIO - Foundation Registered 18 Feb 2014 as amended on 11 Feb 2025
Trustees (10)
- Dr Ronald Frederick Cookson MBE MA PhD Chair since 2014
- Amanda Knight LLB since 2024
- Charles Pinchbeckage band 60-64 since 2015
- Dr Margaret Simons since 2014
- Graham Douglas Hackney since 2015
- Martin James Savage since 2018
- Michael Jonathon Evans BA since 2014
- Michael Stephen Cookson since 2025
- Mildred May Cooksonage band 80-84 since 2014
- Nick Camillo Le Neve Walmsley since 2026
Connected charities (9)
- The International Molinological Society Educational Trust Fund 2 shared trustees
- Watlington House Trust 1 shared trustee
- Lincoln Longwool Sheep Breeders' Association 1 shared trustee
- Frederick Warrington Charity 1 shared trustee
- Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire 1 shared trustee
- Heckington and District Agricultural Society 1 shared trustee
- Heckington Windmill Trust 1 shared trustee
- Berkshire Record Society 1 shared trustee
- Berkshire Local History Association 1 shared trustee
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