# MARKET HARBOROUGH STORY CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1198936
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** May 12, 2022
- **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=1198936


## Contact

- **Address:** COACH HOUSE, 97 NORTHAMPTON ROAD, MARKET HARBOROUGH
- **Postcode:** LE16 9HD
- **Phone:** 07825670618
- **Email:** info@mhstorycentre.org
- **Website:** www.mhstorycentre.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF PHYSICAL OR MENTAL ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY OR SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE IN MARKET HARBOROUGH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA PRIMARILY BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN STORYTELLING AND STORY MAKING ACTIVITIES. 2. THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE ART OF STORYTELLING BY THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PARTICIPATION.

**Activities:** The charity: Provides materials and props to encourage children and their care givers to make and tell storiesConverts stories into performance plays Tell stories through film Facilitate reminiscence groups for older people Runs training workshops Promotes chair art as a way of telling stories without words Liaises with other organisations to make the arts more accessible locally




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Leicestershire
- Northamptonshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £923 | £588 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £1716 | £1898 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £1846 | £1335 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Claire Denise Bower** (Chair) — appointed May 12, 2022
- Daniel Michael Thomas — appointed Nov. 28, 2025
- Dr Diana Bretherick — appointed Nov. 28, 2025
- ELEANOR FAYE SHEPHERD — appointed May 12, 2022
- Ronald David Counte — appointed Oct. 3, 2025