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Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • No PartB
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

SOUTH YORKSHIRE TRADES HISTORICAL TRUST LIMITED

The Trust is constituted to maintain conserve and display to the public the following historical properties: Wortley Top Forge, Rockley Engine House, Rockley Furnace, Bower Spring Cementation Furnace, Hoylandswaine Nail Forge. (All South Yorkshire) There is also a collection of historical engines and other machinery at Wortley. Wortley has working waterwheels and has regular guided tours.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently and was substantially in excess of spending in the latest year
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£22£13£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£22£11£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£35£12£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£18£14£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£30£26£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£17£14£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£16£9£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£14£14£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£18£12£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£28£26£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£17£16£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£39£38£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£11£11£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£5£7£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£13£7£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£9£8£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£14£9£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£8£8£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£6£6£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£7£9£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 22 years

www.topforge.co.uk

01142361471

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield City,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 56-82
  • ANDREW JAMES SHEPLEY RENWICK Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Blacksmith
  • ANTHONY MARTIN JACKSON BALL Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • DR DAVID EDGAR EATON, Occupation: Chartered Mechanical Engineer
  • DR JAMES MCQUAID
  • JOHN ALBERT COOPER Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Retired
  • KEITH WHITAKER (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Automotive Parts Manager
  • MALCOLM GAUDERN LAMBE Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Engineer
  • MARGARET ANN TYLEE BSC
  • MR TED YOUNG, Occupation: Retired
  • STEPHEN VERNON BROWN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/07/2002, number: 1093233
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/02/2002, number: 04377417
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

75 BANNER CROSS ROAD
SHEFFIELD
S11 9HQ

Objectives

TO PROTECT, CONSERVE AND MANAGE INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, MONUMENTS, MACHINERY AND OTHER ARTEFACTS OF HISTORICAL OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL AND INHABITANTS OF SOUTH YORKSHIRE IN PARTICULAR.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTH YORKSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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