THE AUTHORS' CONTINGENCY FUND

Charity number: 212406
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provides emergency financial help to authors

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £117,682
Total expenditure: £119,421

People

1 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 January 1963: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • 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

1 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
The Society of Authors Trustee 16 January 1963
FRANCIS HEAD AWARD
Received: On time
THE TOM GALLON TRUST
Received: On time
THE SOMERSET MAUGHAM TRUST FUND
Received: On time
THE BETTY TRASK FOUNDATION
Received: On time
THE K BLUNDELL TRUST
Received: On time
THE ARTHUR WELTON FOUNDATION
Received: On time
THE T E M MCKITTERICK TRUST
Received: On time
THE TRAVELLING SCHOLARSHIP FUND OF THE INCORPORATED SOCIETY OF AUTHORS,PLAYWRIGHTS AND COMPOSERS
Received: On time

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 £1.38m £325.24k £507.35k £93.53k £117.68k
Total expenditure £1.29m £380.72k £302.48k £423.73k £119.42k
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
Income - Donations and legacies £1.34m N/A £478.01k N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £0 N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Investment £12.88k N/A £18.21k N/A N/A
Income - Other £26.42k N/A £11.13k N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £0 N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.29m N/A £299.73k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £3.67k N/A £2.75k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £4.55k N/A £2.52k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £3.67k N/A £2.75k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 N/A £0 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 23 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 23 September 2025 On time Download Open in new window
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 27 July 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 27 July 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
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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.

DEED OF TRUST 21ST JULY 1960

Charitable objects

TO MAKE GRANTS OR OTHER SUITABLE FINANCIAL PROVISION FOR AUTHORS WHO ARE IN FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES OF FOR THE FINANCIAL RELIEF OF THE DEPENDANTS.

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL

Contact information

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

www2.societyofauthors.org