THE VIRGIL SOCIETY

Charity number: 313768
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Virgil Society usually holds five public meetings each year in central London which are attended without charge by members and non-members. Meetings include presentations of paper, discussion sessions and readings from the works of Virgil. A Newsletter is published for members twice a year. Members range from those who are Virgilian scholars to those who have a basic knowledge of Latin.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £2,930
Total expenditure: £1,591

People

10 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • France
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Malta
  • Northern Ireland
  • Norway
  • Scotland
  • Switzerland
  • United States

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 November 1968: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jonathan Barnes Trustee 10 May 2025
None on record
Professor Fiachra Mac Gorain Trustee 11 May 2024
None on record
Ollie Thicknesse Trustee 11 May 2024
None on record
Alice Bolland Trustee 21 May 2022
None on record
Dr Bobby Xinyue Trustee 21 May 2022
None on record
Dr Luke Houghton Trustee 01 October 2016
None on record
Professor NAOKO YAMAGATA Trustee 25 September 2013
None on record
ANNA CARLOTTA DIONISOTTI Trustee 12 March 1990
None on record
JILL KILSBY M.A. M.B.A Trustee
CANTILENA SINGERS
Received: On time
Dr BRUCE GIBSON Trustee
None on record

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 £1.45k £2.53k £1.10k £2.11k £2.93k
Total expenditure £2.28k £915 £394 £3.49k £1.59k
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 2024 24 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2023 09 July 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 20 November 2023 20 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 27 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 11 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 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 DATED 18TH FEBRUARY 1967 AS AMENDED 19TH OCTOBER 1968

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE POETRY OF VIRGIL AND AS ANCILLARY THERETO TO PROMOTE VIRGILIAN STUDIES BY MEANS OF LATIN READING COMPETITIONS, PUBLIC LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS AND THE MAKING AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC OF SUCH LECTURES, IN PRINTED FORM, TOGETHER WITH ARTICLES AND BOOK REVIEWS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
8 PURLEY OAKS ROAD
SOUTH CROYDON
CR2 0NP
Phone:
02086602924
Email:
jkcharity@outlook.com
Website:

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