# SOFT TOUCH ARTS LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1147318
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [02063893](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02063893)
- **Registered:** May 18, 2012
- **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=1147318


## Contact

- **Address:** 50 New Walk, LEICESTER
- **Postcode:** LE1 6TF
- **Phone:** 0116 255 2592
- **Email:** info@soft-touch.org.uk
- **Website:** www.soft-touch.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY&#x27;S OBJECTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:A. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE APPRECIATION AND PRACTICE OF THE ARTS.B. TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THOSE WHO ARE MOST DISADVANTAGED IN SOCIETY BY WAY OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISABILITY AND VULNERABLE PHYSICAL CIRCUMSTANCE, SUCH AS BEING IN CARE OR HOMELESS, THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE CREATION OF MUSIC, FILM AND VIDEO, MULTI MEDIA INSTALLATIONS, SCULPTURE, DRAMA AND GRAPHIC DESIGNS.C. TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS AND APTITUDES SUCH AS CREATIVE EXPRESSION, SELF CONFIDENCE, GROUP WORKING AND COMMUNICATION THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS.D. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:I. THE PROVISION OF ARTS AND MEDIA ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;II. PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.E. TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH ARTS, TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES SO THAT THEY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.F. TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS MEANS OF:I. ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE;II. ADVANCING EDUCATION;III. RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT; ANDIV. PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.G. AND TO CARRY OUT ALL OTHER SUCH WORK INCIDENTAL TO THE ABOVE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE, EAST MIDLANDS AND OCCASIONALLY IN OTHER AREAS OF THE UK TO SHARE GOOD PRACTICE OR REPLICATE MODELS OF DELIVERY.

**Activities:** We provide opportunities for young people whose life circumstances put them at a disadvantage to engage in creative projects to support their personal development &amp; achievement of their ambitions: running a varied programme of arts, music &amp; cooking activities, from group sessions to one to one support &amp; supporting community capacity building. We also work with adult prisoners and asylum seekers.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Defined Groups



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE, EAST MIDLANDS AND OCCASIONALLY IN OTHER AREAS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
- Leicester City
- Leicestershire





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Stocker |  | Jan. 26, 2021 |
| Danny Myers |  | Oct. 15, 2024 |
| Joe Crofton |  | March 22, 2012 |
| Kelly Grace |  | Nov. 16, 2021 |
| Kevin Michael Hudson |  | March 22, 2012 |
| Nicol Siobhan Nightingale |  | Nov. 11, 2019 |
| Saahera Mahomed |  | Jan. 26, 2021 |
| Shami Doshi |  | Dec. 4, 2024 |
| Susan West |  | Dec. 4, 2024 |




