THE DOROTHY L SAYERS SOCIETY

Charity number: 272120
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

PROMOTES PERFORMANCE & PUBLICATION OF SAYERS WORKS; MAINTAINS AN ARCHIVE FOR INFORMATION AND EDUCATION; COLLABORATES WITH DOROTHY L SAYERS CENTRE IN WITHAM AND WADE CENTER, WHEATON USA; AWARDS GRANTS TO YOUNG MUSICIAN, BELLRINGER, ACTOR, ROH APPRENTICE, AND RELEVANT OTHERS AS THEY ARISE. MEETINGS HELD IN UK, IN PERSON & BY ZOOM, SOMETIMES ALSO IN USA & EUROPE.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2023

Total income: £32,638
Total expenditure: £18,051

People

11 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
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • 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
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 September 1976: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE DOROTHY L SAYERS HISTORICAL AND LITERARY SOCIETY (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Christopher Seymour Trustee 02 November 2019
None on record
Margaret Hunt Trustee 28 October 2017
None on record
Gregory Hill Trustee 01 November 2016
None on record
Rev ALAN JESSON Trustee 01 November 2015
None on record
Gillian THUMPSTON Trustee 12 November 2013
None on record
SIMON MEDD Trustee 26 February 2013
None on record
ALISON HALL Trustee 26 February 2013
None on record
GERALDINE PERRIAM Trustee
None on record
JASMINE SIMEONE Trustee
None on record
RICHARD BIRKETT Trustee
None on record
SEONA FORD BA PGCE Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2019 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023
Total gross income £27.36k £21.64k £21.75k £33.38k £32.64k
Total expenditure £33.42k £7.48k £22.43k £27.59k £18.05k
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 30 September 2023 28 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 28 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 29 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 29 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 31 July 2022 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 Not Required
Annual return 30 September 2020 28 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 Not Required
Annual return 30 September 2019 26 March 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2019 26 March 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.

RULES ADOPTED 7TH SEPTEMBER 1976 AS AMENDED 14TH NOVEMBER 1987 AND 19TH NOVEMBER 1994

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF EDUCATION GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE STUDY OF THE WORKS OF DOROTHY L SAYERS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
The Masters House
Old Common Road
Chorleywood
Rickmansworth
WD3 5LW
Phone:
01923283555
Email:
No information available
Website:

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