Governance

The Windmill Community

Fulbourn Windmill relies on a wide community of organisations to enable the restoration and its subsequent operation and accessibility.

Core to this is the tri-partite relationship between Fulbourn Windmill CIO as the operator, Wrights Clock Land CIO as the restoration funder and the Property Owners. The 99-year lease agreed between the property owners and Fulbourn Windmill CIO is a key enabling arrangement and forms part of the suite of agreements.

The restoration will be carried out by a team of experts including a Millwright, Architect, Structural Engineer and various contractors. South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC) provides planning and listed property oversight.

Once restored the ongoing activities will be reliant on the voluntary efforts of the supporters and the financial contributions from donors, both individuals and businesses.

The objective is to provide a working demonstration Windmill that is an interesting venue to visit and an asset to the local community.

Fulbourn Windmill CIO is most grateful to all those involved for making this project possible.

Fulbourn Windmill CIO as a registered charity follows governance principles that are defined by its Constitution, legal obligations and policies.

The Constitution lists the objectives of the charity as;

The restoration, preservation, operation and improvement of Fulbourn Windmill.
The provision of public access to Fulbourn Windmill and the encouragement of the study of the windmill by the public.
To preserve an important piece of industrial heritage.
Protect an iconic landscape and cultural feature of Fulbourn which will be accessible to, and for the benefit of present and future communities in such ways as are exclusively charitable under the law of England and Wales.

The Charity has developed various policies that govern the key activities of the organisation.

Current policies include;

Conflicts of Interest

Document links are:

FWM: Constitution, 31st October 2024

FWM: Charity Commission Certificate

FWM: Trustee List