# CHAWTON HOUSE LIBRARY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1026921
- **Other names:** THE CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF EARLY ENGLISH WOMEN'S WRITING
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 6, 1993
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1026921


## Contact

- **Address:** Chawton House, Chawton, ALTON
- **Postcode:** GU34 1SJ
- **Phone:** 01420541010
- **Email:** info@chawtonhouse.org
- **Website:** www.chawtonhouse.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO PROMOTE STUDY AND RESEARCH IN EARLY ENGLISH WOMEN'S LITERATURE. 2. TO PROTECT RESTORE AND PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC CHAWTON HOUSE CHAWTON ALTON HAMPSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING FIELDS. 3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY CREATING AND MAINTAINING AT THE PROPERTY A RURAL ENGLISH WORKING MANOR FARM OF THE LATE EIGHTEENTH AND EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURIES

**Activities:** To promote study and research into early women's literature.To protect restore and preserve Chawton House, Hampshire and the surrounding estate for the benefit of the public.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Hampshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £641115 | £661586 | £8133483 | 14 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £653049 | £711895 | £8153954 | 25 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £601624 | £738460 | £8212800 | 26 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £533563 | £675216 | £8349636 | 22 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £543357 | £618385 | £8491289 | 20 |



## Trustees

- **LOUISE ANSDELL** (Chair) — appointed March 2, 2017
- Clare Clinton — appointed March 15, 2025
- Dr Ailsa Grant Ferguson — appointed March 15, 2025
- Joanna Barker — appointed Sept. 7, 2024
- John Crissey — appointed March 15, 2025
- Mrs McMeehan Roberts — appointed Oct. 26, 2017
- Professor Rosalind Margaret Ballaster — appointed July 22, 2023
- SIMON FAIRFAX KNIGHT DL — appointed Sept. 21, 2017
- SUE SAVILLE — appointed Dec. 19, 2018