# NEWARKE HOUSES MUSEUM

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 513493
- **Other names:** SKEFFINGTON HOUSE & WILLIAM WIGSTON'S CHANTRY HOUSE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Jan. 18, 1983
- **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=513493


## Contact

- **Address:** Leicester City Council, City Hall, 115 Charles Street, LEICESTER
- **Postcode:** LE1 1FZ
- **Phone:** 01164544637
- **Email:** museums@leicester.gov.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROVIDE A MUSEUM OR ART GALLERY FOR THE PURPOSE OF TELLING THE STORY OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF LEICESTER IN AGES PAST AND ILLUSTRATING ITS CONDITION FOR THE TIME BEING AND EXHIBITING SUGGESTIONS FOR ITS REFORM AND IMPROVEMENT AND THE PROMOTION AND EXTENSION OF ARTISTIC CULTURE AND SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE.

**Activities:** The Chantry House and Nos. 9 and 11 The Newarke, Leicester, to be preserved in perpetuity for use by the public as a museum and the gardens used as open space for the benefit of the public.

**Area of benefit:** LEICESTERSHIRE




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Leicester City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £19725 | £236804 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £18317 | £279231 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £17642 | £262159 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £3416 | £220107 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £572 | £188211 | — | — |



## Trustees

- LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL