Bancroft Mill Engine Museum

Registered charity 1181038 CIO Registered since 2018

Operates: Lancashire

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5.1y median 6y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

8.2y

average years in governance

9 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 9Education/training 9Environment/conservation/heritage 1General Charitable Purposes 1Other Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 2Other services 1Professional services 1

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Contact

Website	www.bancroftmill.org.uk
Email	info@bancroftmill.org.uk
Phone	07830027081
Address	Bancroft Mill, Gillians Lane, Barnoldswick, BB18 5QR

Finances

£21,043 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£63,084	£4,672
2022	£33,906	£19,868
2023	£24,523	£10,752
2024	£22,442	£30,023
2025	£21,043	£18,233

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeopleThe General Public/mankind

How

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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.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 06 Dec 2018 as amended on 17 Dec 2022 as amended on 13 Jan 2023 as amended on 19 May 2025

Trustees (10)

10trustees

74median age

2aged 70+

Graham John Ridley Chair since 2024
Andrew Michael Garford since 2018
Anthony David Pilling Bscage 75 since 2019
Anthony Kendrick Nixon M.A since 2018
Christopher Graham Brown since 2025
Christopher John Churchage 73 since 2022
Gillian Louise Robinson since 2025
Myra Shan Mckay since 2021
Stephen Preston since 2019
Timothy Herbert Maudsley since 2018

Connected charities (3)

Northern Traditional Buildings Trust 1 shared trustee
Ellenroad Trust Limited 1 shared trustee
Grane Engineering Museum 1 shared trustee

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