The Butterley Ironworks Trust

Registered charity 1173670 CIO Registered since 2017

Operates: Derbyshire

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

6.6y median 7y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

9.2y

average years in governance

2 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 5Education/training 5Environment/conservation/heritage 5

Commercial experience

Other services 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Derbyshire Autism Services 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Phone	01773479000
Address	56 ALFRED STREET, RIPLEY, DE5 3LD

Finances

£2,372 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£12	£0
2021	£13,005	£1,042
2022	£23,035	£29,400
2023	£4,317	£8,530
2024	£2,372	£96

What it does

What

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

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR ALL BY INCREASING AND INSPIRING THE PUBLIC'S UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE OF RIPLEY, DERBYSHIRE, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE BUTTERLEY WORKS (INCLUDING THE CROMFORD CANAL) AND THE MIDLAND RAILWAY SITES IN RIPLEY SINCE THE 18TH CENTURY; AND2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF HERITAGE BY THE PROTECTION, PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND MONUMENTS (INCLUDING THE CROMFORD CANAL) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; AND3. THE PROVISION AND DEVELOPMENT OF A MUSEUM COMPRISING A COMPLEX OF HISTORIC, ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE AS A MEANS OF RECORDING AND EXEMPLIFYING THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE AREA SINCE THE 18TH CENTURY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODERN INDUSTRIALISED WORLD, FOR THE BENEFIT AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 04 Jul 2017

Trustees (5)

5trustees

72median age

1aged 70+

David Alan Williams Chair since 2019
Brendan Martin Stafford since 2019
Robert Grasar since 2017
Sylvia Mason since 2025
Stephen Dennis Freebornage 72 since 2017

Connected charities (3)

Pentrich & South Wingfield Revolution Group 2 shared trustees
Ripley Music Festival 1 shared trustee
Derbyshire Autism Services 1 shared trustee

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