The Leathercraft Trust

Charity number: 313056
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Education in the culture and heritage of leathercarft to the general public by means of curating and exhibiting an extensive and well regarded collection of leather items and archival material relating to the leather industry in Northamptonshire and beyond.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £25,240
Total expenditure: £44,272

People

12 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
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
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 August 1970: Standard registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • THE MUSEUM OF LEATHERCRAFT (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
David Hugh Barrow Chair 01 January 2017
None on record
Charles Martin Laurie Trustee 15 September 2025
None on record
Jack Charles Millington Trustee 15 September 2025
None on record
Rosie Bolton Trustee 30 May 2025
None on record
Associate Professor Gillian Proctor Trustee 01 January 2025
None on record
Elizabeth Wheelband Trustee 01 January 2025
None on record
Dr Graham Stuart Lampard Trustee 01 February 2024
None on record
Christopher Hasse Angus Marrum Trustee 09 December 2019
None on record
Robert Nicholas Tusting Trustee 17 October 2019
None on record
MR BILL AMBERG Trustee
None on record
MARTIN PEBODY Trustee
None on record
CAROLINE DARKE Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £123.13k £134.11k £81.47k £100.34k £25.24k
Total expenditure £128.04k £119.77k £95.81k £87.04k £44.27k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £50.00k £20.00k N/A 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 31 December 2024 03 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 03 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 14 August 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 14 August 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 12 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 12 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 27 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 27 September 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 18 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 18 October 2021 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION CONVERSION DATED 18 NOV 2024

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN LEATHERCRAFT, ITS HISTORY, INDUSTRY, CULTURE, APPLICATIONS AND CONTINUING CRAFTSMANSHIP BY: 4.1 PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE CARE, PRESERVATION, ENHANCEMENT AND DISPLAY OF COLLECTIONS OF ACADEMIC, CULTURAL OR HISTORICAL VALUE; AND 4.2 MAINTAINING OR SUPPORTING THE MAINTENANCE OF A LIBRARY, LEATHERCRAFT COLLECTION OR RESOURCE CENTRE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
C/O The Leather Conservation Centre
LCB Depot
31 Rutland Street
Leicester
LE1 1RE
Phone:
07743 704810
Email:
graham.lampard@museumofleathercraft.org
Website:

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