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ARKWRIGHT SOCIETY LIMITED(THE)

Company no. 01630237 · PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
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ARKWRIGHT SOCIETY LIMITED(THE) is an active 44-year-old company. One to note: 12 outstanding charges. On the plus side, accounts filed and up to date.

Risk indicatorsNo adverse signals found
12 outstanding charges — secured debt registered
Active on the Companies House register
Accounts filed and up to date
Established — 44+ years on the register

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Company details
Established 10+ years12 charges
StatusActive
Company number01630237
TypePRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated20 Apr 1982 · 44 yrs
Registered officeCromford Mill Mill Road, Cromford, Matlock, DE4 3RQ
Nature of business68202 - Letting and operating of conference and exhibition centres · 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate · 85600 - Educational support services · 91030 - Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Next accounts due31 Dec 2026
Confirmation statement due3 Jan 2027

Contact

Contact from the Charity Commission (official public register).

Charity Commission

Charity number
515526
Charity status
Registered
Registered charity since
1 Apr 1985
Charity type
Charitable company
Latest income
£2,512,598 · year to 31 Mar 2025
Latest expenditure
£2,500,248
This charity is filed accounts carrying a qualified audit opinion. Check the Charity Commission register before dealing with it.

What ARKWRIGHT SOCIETY LIMITED(THE) does

The Arkwright Society is a registered charity concerned with the education and conservation of Industrial Heritage at the Cromford Mills site, and is part of the Derwent Valley Mill World Heritage Site.

Charitable objects and activities as declared by the charity to the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Charity income & expenditure

Financial year endingIncomeExpenditureNet
31 Mar 2025 £2,512,598 £2,500,248 £12,350
31 Mar 2024 £2,052,943 £1,850,839 £202,104
31 Mar 2023 £1,501,925 £1,868,999 −£367,074
31 Mar 2022 · qualified accounts £1,543,566 £1,634,763 −£91,197
31 Mar 2021 £1,929,423 £1,432,627 £496,796

Figures as filed in the charity's annual returns to the Charity Commission — last 5 reported years. Net is income less expenditure; a negative figure means the charity spent more than it received that year.

Trustees (9)

John Rivers CBEChair
Trustee · appointed 4 Sep 2021
Andrew Cochrane
Trustee · appointed 1 Jan 2025
Christopher Birds
Trustee · appointed 1 Aug 2025
Deborah Jardine
Trustee · appointed 1 Jan 2026
Dr Catherine Clare Feely
Trustee · appointed 17 Nov 2021
Lee Outhwaite
Trustee · appointed 15 Jul 2026
NEIL RIDDLE
Trustee · appointed 17 Nov 2021
Paul Stuart
Trustee · appointed 11 Sep 2024
Professor Paula Holt MBE
Trustee · appointed 21 Jun 2023

Trustees as recorded on the Charity Commission register. For a charitable company the trustees are normally also its Companies House directors, so this list and the Directors & officers list below should broadly agree — a large discrepancy is worth asking about.

Property & land holdings (7)Premium

PropertyTenureArea
Trout Farm, Cromford Mill, Cromford Freehold Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire
Land at Cromford, Matlock Leasehold Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire
Land at Asker Lane, Matlock Freehold Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire
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Freehold and leasehold titles registered to this company in the HM Land Registry Commercial & Corporate Ownership Data. This covers registered land in England and Wales only, and reflects the register at the date of the extract — recent transactions may not appear.

Directors & officers

BIRDS, Christopher
Director · appointed 1 Aug 2025 · British
COCHRANE, Andrew
Director · appointed 1 Jan 2025 · British
FEELY, Catherine Clare, Dr
Director · appointed 17 Nov 2021 · British
HOLT, Paula Jane, Dr
Director · appointed 21 Jun 2023 · British
OUTHWAITE, Lee Stuart
Director · appointed 15 Jul 2026 · British
RIDDLE, Neil Stewart
Director · appointed 17 Nov 2021 · British
RIVERS, John
Director · appointed 4 Sep 2021 · British
STUART, Paul
Director · appointed 11 Sep 2024 · British
WILLIAMS JARDINE, Deborah Jayne
Director · appointed 1 Jan 2026 · British

Ownership & control (PSC)

Statement filed — no individual PSC named
Persons with significant control statement
Filing status
AccountsUp to date
Last accounts made up to31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due31 Dec 2026
Confirmation statementUp to date
Last statement20 Dec 2025
Next statement due3 Jan 2027
Accounts typeGroup accounts

Filing position at Companies House. A company keeping accounts and its confirmation statement up to date is a basic sign of good order; anything overdue is worth a question.

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Data from Companies House (official public register), presented by Verivello for information only — not a credit reference or financial advice. Always verify against the official source. Status & registered office checked live from Companies House · 10 Sep 2026, 17:25 UK.