01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 21 October 1996
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £11,705
- Latest expenditure
- £8,061
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: WEYMOUTH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, 3 MELCOMBE AVENUE, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 7TB
Website recorded by the regulator: www.dorsetmemoryboxlibrary.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Collects, catalogues and describes items of memorabilia that are put in boxes of about 10 items. Memory Boxes are distributed on loan to Nursing Homes, Care Homes, Day Centres and Hospitals for use in Reminiscence Therapy for the elderly and those with memory loss. We operate throughout Dorset and slightly venture into East Devon, South Somerset and Wiltshire. We offer talks.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £11,705
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,061
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 1 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £6,348
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,178
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £9,830
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,916
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,514
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,413
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 September 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £820
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,051
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 22 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £11,705
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,061
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 3
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Poole
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Devon
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Dorset
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Somerset
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- DORSET MEMORY BOX LIBRARY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1996-10-21T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 17 JUNE 1996 AND AMENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 1996
- Charitable Objects
- THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PROSERVATION OF HEALTH OF THOSE DEPRIVED OF STIMULATING SURROUNDINGS OR EQUIPMENT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A MEMORY BOX LIBRARY TO THOSE WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF AGE, INFIRMITY, ILLNESS OR NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
09 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 611515
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- MEMORY BOX