# The Gold From The Stone Foundation

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1175167
- **Other names:** THE LEMN SISSAY FOUNDATION
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 16, 2017
- **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=1175167


## Contact

- **Address:** THE MARTIN HARRIS CENTRE, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, MANCHESTER
- **Postcode:** M13 9PL
- **Phone:** 07771 968445
- **Email:** admin@goldfromthestone.org.uk
- **Website:** https://www.goldfromthestone.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 3.1.1 TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE, OR HAVE BEEN, IN CARE; AND3.1.2 TO ADVANCE ANY OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

**Activities:** The Foundation&#x27;s primary concern is The Christmas Dinner project. The Christmas Dinner was founded by Lemn Sissay in 2013 with the intention that no care leaver would be left alone on Christmas Day.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Kari Elan Anson** | Chair | Dec. 9, 2024 |
| Alison Janet Shedlock |  | June 20, 2024 |
| Anne-Marie Marcella Connelly |  | July 22, 2025 |
| David Greenwood |  | Jan. 15, 2026 |
| Esther Maria McLaughlin |  | April 15, 2025 |
| Lemn Sissay OBE FRSL |  | Oct. 16, 2017 |
| Matthew Sean Taylor |  | Dec. 9, 2024 |
| Melissa McGowan |  | Jan. 27, 2026 |
| Norman Terence Galloway |  | Dec. 9, 2024 |
| Tajinder Kaur Leonard |  | April 15, 2025 |
| Tina Jean Malcolm |  | April 15, 2025 |




