SOCIETY FOR STORYTELLING

Charity number: 1052038
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To advance the education of the public in the knowledge of the art, practice and value of oral storytelling, and in the knowledge of the oral traditions of all the peoples and cultures of the world by actively promoting the exploration and sharing of oral storytelling and stories whether locally, regionally or internationally, formally or informally.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £10,833
Total expenditure: £15,143

People

8 Trustee(s)

15 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

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
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 January 1996: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • SFS (Working name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
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 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
  • 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Wendy Candace Shearer Chair 17 April 2023
None on record
Sarah Jane McCaffrey Trustee 10 December 2025
None on record
Imogen Richardson Trustee 10 October 2025
None on record
Danyah Miller Trustee 10 October 2025
None on record
Christopher John Baglin Trustee 10 October 2025
None on record
Matthew Vaughan Trustee 01 December 2024
None on record
Shane Lewis Ibbs Trustee 26 April 2024
None on record
Andrew Ronald Coppin Trustee 27 June 2022
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 £6.79k £6.58k £12.40k £9.22k £10.83k
Total expenditure £11.94k £8.59k £4.29k £5.22k £15.14k
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 07 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2023 28 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 14 September 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 28 March 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 30 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 19/12/1995 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/04/2013

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE ART, PRACTICE AND VALUE OF ORAL STORYTELLING AND IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE ORAL NARRATIVE TRADITIONS OF ALL THE PEOPLE AND CULTURES OF THE WORLD BY ACTIVELY PROMOTING THE EXPLORATION AND SHARING OF ORAL STORYTELLING AND STORIES WHETHER LOCALLY, REGIONALLY OR INTERNATIONALLY, FORMALLY OR INFORMALLY.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Lytchett House
Freeland Park
Wareham Road
POOLE
Dorset
BH16 6FA
Phone:
07480066936
Email:
secretary@sfs.org.uk
Website:

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