THE GEORGE ELIOT FELLOWSHIP

Charity Number: 1054060
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Fellowship exists to honour the memory of George Eliot, to encourage others to study her work, and to put on events which involve walks, tours, study, reading groups, visits to literary venues, publications, displays and exhibitions connected with increasing appreciation of the writer by members and the public in the Uk and beyond.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £13,984
Total expenditure: £4,788

People

8 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
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City
  • Coventry City
  • Dudley
  • Sandwell
  • Solihull
  • Walsall
  • Warwickshire
  • Wolverhampton

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 March 1996: 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
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting 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
JOHN BURTON Chair
CHILVERS COTON CENTRE TRUST
Received: On time
THE BEDWORTH SOCIETY
Received: On time
GRIFF PRESERVATION TRUST
Received: On time
MADELEINE ANNE HUGHES Trustee 20 April 2024
None on record
SYLVIA IRENE MARTIN Trustee 20 April 2024
None on record
DAVID JAMES LEACH Trustee 11 June 2022
None on record
Robert William Everitt Trustee 13 March 2021
None on record
Mary Somerville Trustee 10 March 2018
None on record
Margaret Joy Redfern Trustee 10 March 2018
None on record
ELAINE PEAKE Trustee
GRIFF PRESERVATION TRUST
Received: On time

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 £39.50k £11.57k £17.49k £14.44k £13.98k
Total expenditure £41.64k £8.55k £18.26k £13.84k £4.79k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £2.00k N/A N/A £3.50k 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 03 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 06 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 21 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 02 January 2022 63 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
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 8 MARCH 1996

Charitable objects

A.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE LIFE AND WORKS OF GEORGE ELIOT. B.FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE COUNCIL SHALL DECIDE FROM TIME TO TIME.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
39 Lower Road
Barnacle
Coventry
CV7 9LD
Phone:
02476 619126
Email:
johnkburton43@gmail.com
Website:

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