# THE STORY MUSEUM

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1107809
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [04780380](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04780380)
- **Registered:** Jan. 26, 2005
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1107809


## Contact

- **Address:** ROCHESTER HOUSE, 42 PEMBROKE STREET, OXFORD, OXFORDSHIRE
- **Postcode:** OX1 1BP
- **Phone:** 07973 396285
- **Email:** fundraising@storymuseum.org.uk
- **Website:** www.storymuseum.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO CHILDREN&#x27;S LITERATURE AND THE HISTORY OF THE CITY OF OXFORD, IN PARTICULAR BY:A) ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A MUSEUM DEDICATED TO THESE SUBJECTS;B) CONSERVING, INTERPRETING AND DEVELOPING COLLECTIONS AND HERITAGE ASSETS RELEVANT TO CHILDREN&#x27;S LITERATURE AND THE CITY OR OXFORD;C) PROVIDING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR AND PROMOTING LITERACY AND CREATIVITY AMONGST CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES.

**Activities:** The Story Museum has three core charitable aims: a) to establish and maintain a museum dedicated to children&#x27;s literature and the City of Oxford; b) to conserve, interpret and develop collections and heritage assets relevant to these subjects; c) to provide learning opportunities for and promote literacy and creativity among children, young people and families.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** NATIONAL
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Ryan |  | Feb. 11, 2019 |
| Conrad Philip William Bodman |  | Aug. 26, 2025 |
| Dr Gabrielle Heffernan |  | March 17, 2022 |
| Guy Gadney |  | Jan. 18, 2024 |
| Heather Carter |  | April 24, 2025 |
| James Catchpole |  | Jan. 20, 2022 |
| John Palmer |  | Nov. 7, 2024 |
| Katherine Howard-Cairns |  | Jan. 20, 2022 |
| Patricia Jane Townsend |  | Jan. 23, 2020 |
| Perri Evans |  | April 25, 2025 |
| Sarah Love |  | Jan. 18, 2024 |
| Shirin Welham |  | March 22, 2018 |




