# Discarded Nut CIO

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1213583
- **Other names:** THE NUTSHELL ARTS CIO, THE NUTSHELL ARTS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** June 10, 2025
- **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=1213583


## Contact

- **Address:** THE NUTSHELL, 15 KINGS WALK, WINCHESTER, HAMPSHIRE
- **Postcode:** SO23 8AF
- **Phone:** 01962808533
- **Email:** hello@discardednut.co.uk
- **Website:** discardednut.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 3.1 TO ADVANCE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF THE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS (INCLUDING THEATRE, MUSIC, DANCE AND VISUAL ART) BY THE PRESENTATION OF PERFORMANCES AND EXHIBITIONS. 3.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PERFORMING ARTS IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN PERFORMANCES AND WORKSHOPS TO INSPIRE AND CHALLENGE PEOPLE WITH A PASSION FOR THEATRE AT EVERY STAGE OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT. 3.3 THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE NUTSHELL TO GENERATE INCOME TO BE APPLIED TOWARDS THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS SUBJECT TO RELEVANT STATUTORY REGULATION.

**Activities:** We produce and present professional theatre and live events at The Nutshell in Winchester. Through Discarded Nut Youth Theatre, we offer inclusive drama training and performance opportunities. We deliver high-quality productions through Discarded Nut Theatre Co., engaging professional artists and local talent. We are driven to removing financial barriers and aim to make the arts accessible to all.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England




## Trustees

- **Anna Mary Harding** (Chair) — appointed May 21, 2024
- Alexander Martin Wardle — appointed March 14, 2024
- Callum Gareth Hayes — appointed Nov. 5, 2021
- Catherine Waller — appointed May 9, 2022
- Harriet Mary Bolwell — appointed Sept. 22, 2025
- Jonathan Poulter — appointed Jan. 19, 2021
- Rianna Sally Ash — appointed May 12, 2022
- Timothy John Bissett — appointed Sept. 22, 2025