AUTHORS' AWARDS AND ADVANCEMENT

Charity number: 1182586
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Literary Awards and Prizes for the celebration and advancement of authors.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £64,559
Total expenditure: £184,645

People

5 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 March 2019: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ANDREW SUBRAMANIAM Trustee 07 May 2024
Seven Dials Playhouse Limited
Received: 143 days late
THE TRAVELLING SCHOLARSHIP FUND OF THE INCORPORATED SOCIETY OF AUTHORS,PLAYWRIGHTS AND COMPOSERS
Received: On time
Owen David Atkinson Trustee 01 December 2022
THE TRAVELLING SCHOLARSHIP FUND OF THE INCORPORATED SOCIETY OF AUTHORS,PLAYWRIGHTS AND COMPOSERS
Received: On time
Zoey Louise Forbes Trustee 10 May 2022
THE TRAVELLING SCHOLARSHIP FUND OF THE INCORPORATED SOCIETY OF AUTHORS,PLAYWRIGHTS AND COMPOSERS
Received: On time
The Society of Authors Trustee 21 March 2019
THE STRACHEY TRUST
Received: On time
Sarah Olex Trustee 21 March 2019
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 £11.00k £376.50k £109.44k £464.68k £64.56k
Total expenditure £3.00k £10.50k £18.32k £67.83k £184.65k
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 19 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 19 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 28 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 28 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 21 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 21 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 17 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 17 August 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 21 Mar 2019

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY TO PROMOTE THE ART OF LITERATURE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: 1 THE ESTABLISHMENT, SUPPORT, MAINTENANCE AND AWARD OF PRIZES; 2 THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, TRAINING, COACHING AND MENTORING TO NEW AUTHORS, UNPUBLISHED AUTHORS, LITERARY EXECUTORS AND BENEFICIARIES AND BY ENGAGING IN OR SUPPORTING RELEVANT RESEARCH AND ENSURING THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH ARE DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC; AND 3 THE RELIEF OF AUTHORS SUFFERING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE 3.1, “AUTHORS” MEANS CREATORS OF ALL FORMS OF WORKS INCLUDING LITERARY, DRAMATIC, ARTISTIC, SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND MUSICAL WORKS, ADAPTATIONS OR PUBLICATIONS IN WHATEVER FORMAT OR MEDIA OR MULTIMEDIA INCLUDING FILMS, BROADCASTS, PERFORMANCE AND RECORDINGS.

Contact information

Address:
Society of Authors
24 Bedford Row
LONDON
WC1R 4EH
Phone:
02038802230
Email:
info@societyofauthors.org.uk
Website:

www2.societyofauthors.org.uk/prizes