THE MEMORY BOX FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1197067
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The main activities of the CIO are the provision of courses and projects utilising historical and heritage related themes for people living with mental health issues, dementia, or experiencing isolation or loneliness. The CIO also provides activities for young people to learn from their peers, and also to provide training for carers on reminiscence therapy techniques.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £38,041
Total expenditure: £62,728

Total income includes £539 from 1 government contract(s) and £300 from 2 government grant(s)

People

3 Trustee(s)

100 Volunteer(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
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 December 2021: CIO registration
  • 24 November 2023: Funds received from 1015271 THE WESSEX HERITAGE TRUST
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Michael Colin Hodson Chair 12 October 2021
None on record
Lorraine Castiglione Trustee 29 August 2025
None on record
Della Osborne Trustee 02 May 2025
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 01/04/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £80.58k £100.83k £38.04k
Total expenditure £78.95k £73.22k £62.73k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A £539
Income from government grants £3.00k N/A £300

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 March 2025 07 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 07 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 17 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 17 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 April 2023 05 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 01 April 2023 12 December 2023 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 Registered 13 Dec 2021

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF PERSONS LOCATED IN THE UK, BUT PRIMARILY IN HAMPSHIRE, DORSET AND WILTSHIRE, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND ASSIST IN THE RELIEF AND IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH OF THOSE WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, DEMENTIA, OR EXPERIENCING ISOLATION OR LONELINESS, BY HELPING TO PROVIDE REMINISCENCE THERAPY AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE, IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, BY: A) THE PROVISION OF COURSES, ACTIVITIES, AND PROJECTS UTILISING HISTORICAL AND HERITAGE RELATED THEMES FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, DEMENTIA, OR EXPERIENCING ISOLATION OR LONELINESS. B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BY HELPING THEM TO LEARN FROM OLDER PEOPLE AND DEVELOP NEW SKILLS. C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF CARERS WHO WORK WITH OLDER PEOPLE AND/OR THOSE WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, DEMENTIA, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING TRAINING ON REMINISCENCE THERAPY AS REFERRED TO IN (A) AND (B).

Contact information

Address:
Unit 310
Solent Business Centre
343 Millbrook Road West
SOUTHAMPTON
SO15 0HW
Phone:
02380986741
Email:
admin@thememoryboxfoundation.co.uk
Website:

thememoryboxfoundation.co.uk