THE KIPLING SOCIETY

Charity number: 278885
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Kipling Society is for anyone interested in the prose and verse and life and times of Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936). It organises meetings and other events with guest speakers, manages a website and other on-line presences, publishes a newsletter and a peer-reviewed quarterly journal, maintains a library, and organises writing competitions.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £16,822
Total expenditure: £12,557

People

14 Trustee(s)

1 Volunteer(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:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Australia
  • France
  • India
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ukraine
  • United States

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 November 1979: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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

14 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Alex Bubb Chair 10 September 2014
None on record
Ian Bell Trustee 03 July 2024
None on record
Rufus Vaughan-Spruce Trustee 05 July 2023
None on record
Dr Erin Louttit Trustee 05 July 2023
None on record
Dr Fred Lerner Trustee 05 July 2023
None on record
Paolo D'Indinosante Trustee 05 July 2023
None on record
Andrew Scragg Trustee 06 July 2022
None on record
David Forsyth Trustee 23 September 2020
None on record
Captain Christopher Morrison RN Trustee 01 July 2020
THE COASTAL FORCES HERITAGE TRUST
Received: On time
John Walker Trustee 10 July 2019
None on record
Fiona Patricia Marie Renshaw Trustee 14 November 2018
None on record
MICHAEL ROBERT KIPLING Trustee 10 September 2014
THE LOCAL POPULATION STUDIES SOCIETY
Received: On time
DR MARY CECILY HAMER Trustee 04 October 2012
None on record
PROFESSOR JANET ELISABETH MONTEFIORE Trustee
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 £19.12k £15.52k £16.81k £15.51k £16.82k
Total expenditure £18.82k £13.39k £25.21k £19.43k £12.56k
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 13 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 20 August 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 01 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 01 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 12 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 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.

RULES ADOPTED 25TH OCTOBER 1979 AS AMENDED 14TH JULY 1999 AS AMENDED ON 10 SEP 2014 as amended on 10 Jul 2019 as amended on 05 Jul 2023

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION BY THE PROMOTION OF THE STUDY AND APPRECIATION OF THE LIFE AND WORKS OF RUDYARD KIPLING.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
c/o Bay Tree House
Doomsday Garden
HORSHAM
RH13 6LB
Phone:
07801680516
Email:
michaelrkipling@gmail.com
Website:

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