THE DE VERE SOCIETY

Charity Number: 297855
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Society exists to promote the study of the life and works of Shakespeare with the particular goal of establishing and presenting objective evidence that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford was the author using the pseudonym William Shakespeare.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £76,553
Total expenditure: £35,723

People

7 Trustee(s)

10 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:
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 November 1987: 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
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Annabel Leventon Trustee 23 March 2024
None on record
Maudie Lowe Trustee 23 March 2024
None on record
Kerstin Elizabeth Teglof Berg Trustee 23 March 2024
None on record
Richard Clifford Trustee 19 March 2022
None on record
Jan Hendrik Scheffer Trustee 19 March 2022
None on record
Thomas Patrick James Macaskie Trustee 20 March 2021
None on record
Amanda Hinds Trustee 21 April 2018
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 £13.99k £88.03k £126.89k £51.52k £76.55k
Total expenditure £12.66k £11.05k £42.32k £72.92k £35.72k
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 31 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 31 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 27 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 27 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 07 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 07 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 14 October 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 6TH OCTOBER 1987 AS AMENDED ON 19 MAR 2022 as amended on 14 Apr 2023 as amended on 23 Mar 2024 as amended on 23 Mar 2024 as amended on 23 Apr 2024

Charitable objects

THE SOCIETY EXISTS TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF THE LIFE AND WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE WITH THE PARTICULAR GOAL OF ESTABLISHING AND PRESENTING OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE THAT EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL OF OXFORD WAS THE AUTHOR USING THE PSEUDONYM WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
PO Box 1904
SOUTHAMPTON
SO15 9LQ
Phone:
07903664137
Email:
secretary@deveresociety.co.uk
Website:

deveresociety.co.uk