CCEW Charity Commission profile

MARKET HARBOROUGH STORY CENTRE

Registered charity 1198936 · organisation 5189976

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
12 May 2022
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income
£5,411
Latest expenditure
£2,634
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: COACH HOUSE, 97 NORTHAMPTON ROAD, MARKET HARBOROUGH, LE16 9HD

Website recorded by the regulator: www.mhstorycentre.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity: Provides materials and props to encourage children and their care givers to make and tell storiesConverts stories into performance plays Tell stories through film Facilitate reminiscence groups for older people Runs training workshops Promotes chair art as a way of telling stories without words Liaises with other organisations to make the arts more accessible locally

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received
3 August 2026
Date Accounts Received
3 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£5,411
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,634
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
26 November 2025
Date Accounts Received
26 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£923
Total Gross Expenditure
£588
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
31 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,716
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,898
Fin Period Start Date
12 May 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
13 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
13 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,846
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,335

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Due Date
31 January 2027
Ar Received Date
3 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£5,411
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,634
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£3,426
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
5
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
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
26 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£923
Total Gross Expenditure
£588
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
30
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
31 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,716
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,898
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
4
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
12 May 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
13 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,846
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,335
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
6

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Leicestershire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Northamptonshire
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
MARKET HARBOROUGH STORY CENTRE
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2022-05-12T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 12 May 2022
Charitable Objects
1. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF PHYSICAL OR MENTAL ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY OR SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE IN MARKET HARBOROUGH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA PRIMARILY BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN STORYTELLING AND STORY MAKING ACTIVITIES. 2. THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE ART OF STORYTELLING BY THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PARTICIPATION.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Conflicting interests