THE LEATHER CONSERVATION CENTRE LIMITED

Charity number: 276485
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Centre was established to co-ordinate and improve the knowledge, methods and working standards needed to protect and preserve leather objects for the benefit of the public, to promote research into leather conservation and to disperse knowledge through education and training. It has the more general aim to promote the conservation and restoration of leather objects for the public benefit.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2023

Total income: £146,914
Total expenditure: £118,703

People

6 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 September 1978: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
01370507 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ANGELA MIDDLETON Trustee 31 August 2023
None on record
Nicole Gilroy Trustee 27 September 2020
None on record
PAUL MYNORS FARMAR Trustee 07 March 2014
None on record
JOHN WILLIAM TUSTING Trustee 10 April 2012
None on record
MIKE REDWOOD Trustee
None on record
MARTIN PEBODY Trustee
LEATHER AND HIDE TRADES' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2019 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023
Total gross income £127.45k £110.21k £103.05k £105.97k £146.91k
Total expenditure £223.89k £135.81k £135.75k £145.45k £118.70k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £20.00k N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 September 2023 20 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 20 March 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 23 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 23 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 30 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 30 March 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 28 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 28 April 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2019 15 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2019 15 July 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 25/05/1978 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/08/1978 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/11/2011

Charitable objects

1) TO SUPPORT AND ASSIST PUBLIC MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND TO PROMOTE THEIR USE AND ENJOYMENT BY THE PUBLIC. 2) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF OBJECTS MADE WHOLLY OR IN PART OF LEATHER, PARCHMENT OR VELLUM OF HISTORICAL OR ARTISTIC VALUE. 3) TO PROMOTE A PERMANENT ORGANISATION TO CO-ORDINATE AND IMPROVE THE KNOWLEDGE, METHODS AND WORKING STANDARDS NEEDED TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE LEATHER OBJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. 4) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR CONSERVING AND RESTORING LEATHER OBJECTS AND TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH AND IN GENERAL TO PROMOTE BY ALL APPROPRIATE MEANS AN INTELLIGENT INTEREST IN, AND A DESIRE TO PRESERVE FOR POSTERITY, THE NATION'S HERITAGE OF FINE CRAFTSMANSHIP AND ITS PRODUCTS OF WHATEVER NATURE, IN ALL FIELDS IRRESPECTIVE OF OWNERSHIP BUT ESPECIALLY THAT OF LEATHER USE. 5) TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN PERSONS IN CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF LEATHER OBJECTS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Grosvenor Chambers
Grosvenor Centre
Union Street
Northampton
NN1 2EW
Phone:
07956 091919
Email:
info@leatherconservation.org
Website:

www.leatherconservation.org Open in new window