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Dorset Memory Box Library

Memory Box

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1058767
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Oct. 22, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Oct. 21, 1996
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
Weymouth Community Hospital
3 Melcombe Avenue
Weymouth
Dorset
DT4 7TB

Activities

Collects, catalogues and describes items of memorabilia that are put in boxes of about 10 items. Memory Boxes are distributed on loan to Nursing Homes, Care Homes, Day Centres and Hospitals for use in Reminiscence Therapy for the elderly and those with memory loss. We operate throughout Dorset and slightly venture into East Devon, South Somerset and Wiltshire. We offer talks.

Objects: The Relief Of Sickness And The Proservation Of Health Of Those Deprived Of Stimulating Surroundings Or Equipment Through The Provision Of A Memory Box Library To Those Who Have Need Of Such Facilities By Reason Of Age, Infirmity, Illness Or Necessitous Circumstances.

Classification

How
Provides Services
What
Education/training
Who
Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities

Geography

Local Authority
Devon, Dorset, Poole, Somerset

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 Oct. 22, 2025On time £11,705 £8,061
March 31, 2024 Sept. 1, 2024On time £6,348 £8,178
March 31, 2023 Jan. 16, 2024On time £9,830 £7,916
March 31, 2022 Sept. 30, 2022On time £3,514 £4,413
March 31, 2021 Sept. 27, 2021On time £820 £1,051

Trustees

Name Appointed
Robert Clive Briney (Chair) Aug. 25, 2010
Andy Collier
Alison Jane Wall Jan. 11, 2025
Brian Camp
Barbara Jean Thorne July 19, 2017
Gordon Barrett
Ken Cheesley July 15, 2015
Robert Briney
Sheila Elizabeth Bristow July 26, 2023
Yvonne Barbara Helms Feb. 1, 2023