# The Leathercraft Trust

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 313056
- **Other names:** THE MUSEUM OF LEATHERCRAFT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 26, 1970
- **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=313056


## Contact

- **Address:** C/O The Leather Conservation Centre, LCB Depot, 31 Rutland Street, Leicester
- **Postcode:** LE1 1RE
- **Phone:** 07743 704810
- **Email:** graham.lampard@museumofleathercraft.org
- **Website:** www.museumofleathercraft.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN LEATHERCRAFT, ITS HISTORY, INDUSTRY, CULTURE, APPLICATIONS AND CONTINUING CRAFTSMANSHIP BY:4.1 PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE CARE, PRESERVATION, ENHANCEMENT AND DISPLAY OF COLLECTIONS OF ACADEMIC, CULTURAL OR HISTORICAL VALUE; AND4.2 MAINTAINING OR SUPPORTING THE MAINTENANCE OF A LIBRARY, LEATHERCRAFT COLLECTION OR RESOURCE CENTRE.

**Activities:** Education in the culture and heritage of leathercarft to the general public by means of curating and exhibiting an extensive and well regarded collection of leather items and archival material relating to the leather industry in Northamptonshire and beyond.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £25240 | £44272 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £100343 | £87044 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £81467 | £95814 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £134106 | £119770 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £123126 | £128041 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **David Hugh Barrow** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 1, 2017
- Associate Professor Gillian Proctor — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- CAROLINE DARKE
- Charles Martin Laurie — appointed Sept. 15, 2025
- Christopher Hasse Angus Marrum — appointed Dec. 9, 2019
- Dr Graham Stuart Lampard — appointed Feb. 1, 2024
- Elizabeth Wheelband — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- Jack Charles Millington — appointed Sept. 15, 2025
- MARTIN PEBODY
- MR BILL AMBERG
- Robert Nicholas Tusting — appointed Oct. 17, 2019
- Rosie Bolton — appointed May 30, 2025