Registered charity (CIO) · Southampton
The Memory BOX Foundation
The Memory BOX Foundation is a registered charity (number 1197067) based in Southampton, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Michael Colin Hodson since 2021. Latest income £38k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £38k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- thememoryboxfoundation.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2021
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£38k£63k
- 2024£101k£73k
- 2023£81k£79k
Income trend, 2023 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 1% · Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
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).
Grants received
2 grants · £8,985 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Dorset Community Foundation · £4,985
- Allen Lane Foundation · £4,000
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- Michael Colin Hodson Chair since 2021
- Della Osborne since 2025
- Lorraine Castiglione since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Michael Colin Hodson Chair since 2021
- Della Osborne since 2025
- Lorraine Castiglione since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1197067
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 13 Dec 2021
- Contact on the register
- 02380986741 · admin@thememoryboxfoundation.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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