# THE LAURENCE STERNE TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1181127
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 11, 2018
- **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=1181127


## Contact

- **Address:** SHANDY HALL, COXWOLD, YORK
- **Postcode:** YO61 4AD
- **Phone:** 01347 868465
- **Email:** info@laurencesternetrust.org.uk
- **Website:** www.laurencesternetrust.org,uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE LIFE, WORKS AND CONTINUING INFLUENCE OF LAURENCE STERNE; PRIMARILY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH MANAGING SHANDY HALL, COXWOLD, AND ITS COLLECTIONS AS A PUBLIC MUSEUM AND AS A CENTRE FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND CREATIVITY.

**Activities:** The objects of the CIO are to advance education for the public benefit by promoting the understanding and appreciation of the life, works and continuing influence of Laurence Sterne; primarily, but not exclusively, through maintaining and managing Shandy Hall, Coxwold, and its collections as a public museum and a centre for research, education and creativity.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- North Yorkshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 31, 2024 | £174685 | £208131 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2023 | £85824 | £90690 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2022 | £57414 | £62787 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2021 | £143886 | £136772 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2020 | £430190 | £68557 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **MEGAN ELLEN FORDE** (Chair) — appointed Aug. 4, 2025
- Dowager Lady  POLLY MARY ANTONIA FEVERSHAM — appointed Dec. 11, 2018
- PETER BARDSEA MILLER — appointed Dec. 11, 2018
- Rachel Ann Elizabeth Feldberg — appointed Jan. 30, 2020