SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF MEDIEVAL LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE

Charity number: 1130022
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Society promotes medieval studies by the support and publication of research in the area, making it available to a scholarly audience and the wider public.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £23,332
Total expenditure: £38,884

People

17 Trustee(s)

1 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 June 2009: 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:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls 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

17 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Elizabeth Louise Boyle Trustee 14 September 2024
None on record
Dr Rachel Ann Burns Trustee 14 September 2024
None on record
Dr Rebecca Lynne Thomas Trustee 14 September 2024
None on record
Dr Christian Casey Sahner Trustee 14 September 2024
None on record
Dr Sarah Katherine Bowden Trustee 01 July 2023
None on record
Professor Alastair James Minnis Trustee 01 July 2023
None on record
Dr Richard Gunn Allen Trustee 01 July 2023
OXFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Received: On time
Dr David George Rundle Trustee 01 July 2022
None on record
Dr Andrew Nelson Judd Dunning Trustee 25 September 2020
None on record
Dr Stephen Charles Mossman Trustee 06 May 2017
THE CHETHAM SOCIETY FOR THE PUBLICATION OF REMAINS HISTORICAL AND LITERARY CONNECTED WITH THE PALATINE COUNTIES OF LANCASTER AND CHESTER
Received: On time
Dr JULIA CAROLINE WALWORTH Trustee 06 May 2017
THE WARDEN AND SCHOLARS OF THE HOUSE OR COLLEGE OF SCHOLARS OF MERTON IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Received: On time
PROF JOHN HINES Trustee 23 May 2012
PENARTH METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
Dr SETHINA CLAIRE WATSON Trustee 17 May 2011
None on record
PROF CORINNE JANE SAUNDERS Trustee
None on record
PROF ANTHONY JOHN LAPPIN Trustee
None on record
PROF SYLVIA HUOT Trustee
None on record
DR KENNETH PATRICK CLARKE Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £28.52k £28.13k £24.39k £20.04k £23.33k
Total expenditure £33.01k £27.86k £25.62k £27.22k £38.88k
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 31 December 2023 31 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 18 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 29 October 2021 On Time
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Annual return 31 December 2019 30 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 30 October 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 3 APRIL 2009

Charitable objects

1. THE SOCIETY EXISTS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF RESEARCH IN MEDIEVAL LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THAT RESEARCH TO THE SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY AND THE WIDER PUBLIC. 2. THE ACTIVITIES THROUGH WHICH THE SOCIETY PROMOTES ITS OBJECTS INCLUDE: (A) THE PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF RELEVANT RESEARCH IN ITS JOURNAL, MONOGRAPHS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS, IN PRINT OR ELECTRONICALLY. (B) THE SPONSORSHIP OF LECTURES, CONFERENCES AND OTHER APPROPRIATE EVENTS. (C) THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF MEDIEVAL STUDIES BY GRADUATE STUDENTS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF AN ESSAY PRIZE, BURSARIES AND OTHER APPROPRIATE INCENTIVES FOR SCHOLARSHIP THIS IS NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST AND THE SOCIETY WILL DEVELOP OTHER INITIATIVES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS OBJECT.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Contact information

Address:
SSMLL
C/O HISTORY FACULTY
GEORGE STREET
OXFORD
OX1 2RL
Phone:
01865 615000
Email:
ssmll@history.ox.ac.uk
Website:

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