THE THOMAS HARDY SOCIETY

Charity number: 254248
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Society's activities are for the advancement, for the benefit of the public, of education in the works of Thomas Hardy.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £40,022
Total expenditure: £46,219

People

10 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

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 June 1968: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE THOMAS HARDY FESTIVAL SOCIETY LIMIETED (Previous name)
  • THE THOMAS HARDY SOCIETY LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
00909018 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mark Chutter Chair 31 October 2020
None on record
Katherine Mary Kerr Trustee 13 September 2025
None on record
Mandy Kathryne Woodgate Trustee 23 November 2024
COUNCIL FOR BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY - WESSEX REGION
Received: On time
Felicity Jane Burnet Trustee 18 September 2024
None on record
David Charles Burnet Trustee 18 September 2024
None on record
Lucy Caroline Mary Brown Trustee 02 June 2023
None on record
ALBAN JOHN O'BRIEN Trustee 13 June 2022
None on record
Rebecca Shipp Trustee 01 January 2020
None on record
Andrew Worth Trustee 01 September 2017
None on record
Susan Clarke 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 £39.48k £17.35k £40.01k £30.85k £40.02k
Total expenditure £41.19k £38.16k £55.88k £37.92k £46.22k
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 2024 29 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 29 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 25 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 25 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 27 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 27 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 23 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 15 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 15 September 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 22ND JUNE 1967 AND AMENDED 21 JUNE 1968, 13 JUNE 1973, 22 SEPTEMBER 1978, 11 NOVEMBER 1983, 4 JUNE 1988,13 JULY 1991, 29 JULY 1992 AND SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 24 JULY 1993, 1 JULY 1995 AND 12/12/98

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE WORKS OF THOMAS HARDY BY PROMOTING IN EVERY PART OF THE WORLD APPRECIATION AND STUDY OF THOSE WORKS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Coastland College
Kingston Maurward Campus
DORCHESTER
Dorset
DT2 8PY
Phone:
07934253060
Email:
info@hardysociety.org
Website:

www.hardysociety.org Open in new window