# LETTER BOX STUDY GROUP

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1198577
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 11, 2022
- **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=1198577


## Contact

- **Address:** 7 Bow Close, Newport, Shropshire
- **Postcode:** TF10 7GR
- **Phone:** 020 3422 1976
- **Email:** SECRETARY@LBSG.ORG
- **Website:** www.lbsg.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HERITAGE AND HISTORY, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF LETTER BOXES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND BRITISH LETTER BOXES WORLDWIDE WHERE THEY ARE FOUND, INCLUDING BY: 3.1 MAINTAINING THE ONLY COMPREHENSIVE DATA BASE OF THE 115,500 ROADSIDE LETTER BOXES INCLUDING LOCATION, STYLE, TYPE, MONARCHICAL CIPHER, AND RARITY 3.2 PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION VIA THE CIO’S WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, NEWSLETTER, MEETINGS, PUBLICATIONS, EMAIL DISCUSSIONS AND PICTURE SHARING 3.3 WORKING COLLABORATIVELY PARTICULARLY WITH THE ROYAL MAIL AND THE POSTAL MUSEUM, THEIR HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS, ON HERITAGE ISSUES, INCLUDING THROUGH HERITAGE MEETINGS CHAIRED BY THE CIO, AND TO HELP SUPPORT THE POLICY AGREEMENT OF THE ROYAL MAIL AND ENGLISH HERITAGE ON THE CONSERVATION OF ROADSIDE LETTERBOXES 3.4 PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS AND INFORMAL EDUCATION ORGANISATIONS ON THE HISTORY OF THE DESIGN OF AND SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH ROADSIDE LETTER BOXES

**Activities:** To advance the education of the public in the heritage and history, development and maintenance of letter boxes in the United Kingdom, and British letter boxes worldwide.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Guernsey
- Isle Of Man
- Jersey
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **ANDREW ROBERT YOUNG BA HONS** | Chair | Sept. 26, 2009 |
| ANDREW WILLIAM YOUNG BSC  MBCS |  | Dec. 13, 2005 |
| Isla Margaret Kennedy |  | Oct. 14, 2023 |
| Paul James Hewitt |  | Oct. 11, 2025 |
| Paul Snelling |  | Oct. 8, 2016 |
| Steven Michael Johnson PhD BSc |  | Oct. 12, 2024 |
| Valerie Patricia Scott |  | Dec. 13, 2005 |




