# THE HOSKING HOUSES TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1209930
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 9, 2024
- **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=1209930


## Contact

- **Address:** 33 THE SQUARE, CLIFFORD CHAMBERS, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
- **Postcode:** CV37 8HT
- **Phone:** 01789262924
- **Email:** hoskinghousetrust@gmail.com
- **Website:** https://hoskinghouses.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO, TO BE CARRIED OUT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, ARE:1. TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF WOMEN ARTISTS PRIMARILY AGED OVER 40 BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, BURSARIES AND SUCH OTHER SUPPORT AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.2. TO ADVANCE THE ARTS CREATED BY WOMEN PRIMARILY AGED OVER 40, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RESIDENCIES.

**Activities:** We support established women writers, artists and creative practitioners, usually aged over 40, who face some kind of need in developing their work, by offering free periods of residency in Church Cottage, Clifford Chambers, two miles south of Stratford-upon-Avon. The cottage is comfortable, private and includes a small well-lit studio and garden. Bursaries are sometimes available.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Warwickshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £10 | £0 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Carole Frant Manship** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 9, 2024
- Amanda Lorna Vivienne Smyth M.A. — appointed Sept. 9, 2024
- Helen Margaret Maclagan — appointed Sept. 9, 2024
- John Stuart Elliott — appointed April 17, 2025
- Sarah Macleay Campbell — appointed March 13, 2026
- Sheelagh Ferguson Saunders — appointed March 2, 2026