01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- New
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 15 October 2026
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- Not supplied – Not supplied
- Latest income
- Not supplied
- Latest expenditure
- Not supplied
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: Friends of the Nicholson Institute, Nicholson Institute, Stockwell Street, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 6DW
02 Activities
What the charity does
Friends of the Nicholson Institute support the museum and art gallery at The Nicholson Institute, Leek. We provide volunteers who run the shop, act as guides, and help deliver exhibitions, events, workshops and educational activities. We fundraise to advance education, the arts and heritage for public benefit. We operate under licence; the building and collections remain with the Councils.
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Staffordshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Derbyshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cheshire East
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FRIENDS OF THE NICHOLSON INSTITUTE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2026-10-15T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 15 Oct 2026
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND THE ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO THE NICHOLSON INSTITUTE MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY: - SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING THE NICHOLSON INSTITUTE’S CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY, LIBRARY AND ART ROOMS; - ENCOURAGING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WITH ART, CULTURE, AND LOCAL HERITAGE THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, EVENTS, WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.