SOCIETY FOR ITALIAN STUDIES

Charity Number: 313786
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Society seeks to advance public education by furthering the study of Italy and Italian language and culture through its publications (the journal Italian Studies), conferences (a biennial residential conference, a smaller, themed event in alternate years, an annual postgraduate colloquium), research fund, student bursaries, and financial support for events organized by members of the Society.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 November 2023

Total income: £41,014
Total expenditure: £22,180

People

4 Trustee(s)

24 Volunteer(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
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Ireland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 March 1973: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Olivia Santovetti Trustee 01 May 2025
None on record
Dr Chiara Giuliani Trustee 01 February 2025
None on record
Professor Ruth Glynn Trustee 01 February 2024
None on record
Dr Tristan Kay Trustee 01 April 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/11/2019 30/11/2020 30/11/2021 30/11/2022 30/11/2023
Total gross income £24.35k £19.93k £16.82k £19.96k £41.01k
Total expenditure £21.84k £15.47k £16.88k £21.73k £22.18k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A 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 30 November 2023 28 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2023 17 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2022 10 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2022 Not Required
Annual return 30 November 2021 12 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2021 Not Required
Annual return 30 November 2020 25 October 2021 25 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2020 Not Required
Annual return 30 November 2019 05 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2019 Not Required
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 13TH JANUARY 1973 AS VARIED BY SCHEME DATED 21 JULY 1997

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY FURTHERING THE STUDY OF ITALY, ITALIAN LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, HISTORY AND ARTS IN THE BRITISH ISLES.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Italian - LCS
University Of Leeds
Woodhouse Lane
LEEDS
LS2 9JT
Phone:
01133433635
Email:
o.santovetti@leeds.ac.uk
Website:

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