SOCIETY FOR FRENCH STUDIES

Charity number: 1078038
Charity reporting is up to date (78 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Society for French Studies, the oldest and leading learned association for French studies in the UK and Ireland, exists to promote teaching and research in French studies in higher education.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £145,855
Total expenditure: £124,786

People

23 Trustee(s)

20 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:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Ireland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 November 1999: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
03801778 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding 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

23 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Elly Walters Trustee 01 July 2023
None on record
Professor Nina Parish Trustee 01 July 2023
None on record
Professor Nicholas Harrison Trustee 01 July 2023
None on record
Dr Kate Foster Trustee 01 July 2023
None on record
Dr John McKeane Trustee 01 July 2023
None on record
Dr Jennifer Rushworth Trustee 01 July 2023
None on record
Dr James Illingworth Trustee 01 July 2023
None on record
PROFESSOR PAUL HEGARTY Trustee 01 July 2023
None on record
Dr Thomas Baldwin Trustee 01 July 2022
None on record
Dr Richard Mason Trustee 01 October 2021
None on record
Prof Diana Holmes Trustee 01 July 2021
None on record
Prof Siobhan Janet McIlvanney Trustee 01 July 2021
None on record
Dr Joanne Brueton Trustee 01 July 2021
None on record
Dr Catherine Emerson Trustee 01 January 2021
None on record
Dr Steven Wilson Trustee 01 July 2020
None on record
Dr Martine Siptje Helina Williams Trustee 01 July 2020
None on record
Dr Azzedine Haddour Trustee 01 July 2020
None on record
Dr Sinan John-Richards Trustee 02 July 2019
None on record
Dr Kathryn Jones Trustee 02 July 2019
None on record
Dr Martin Paul Vernon Crowley Trustee 02 July 2019
None on record
Dr Emma Gilby Trustee 01 January 2019
None on record
Professor Joseph Harris Trustee 01 January 2019
None on record
Dr Fionnuala Elisabeth Sinclair Trustee 03 July 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 £38.58k £110.81k £93.34k £124.08k £145.85k
Total expenditure £89.10k £141.51k £138.64k £133.41k £124.79k
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 17 January 2025 78 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 17 January 2025 78 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 01 November 2023 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 01 November 2023 1 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 30 June 2023 242 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 30 June 2023 242 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 26 July 2022 268 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 26 July 2022 268 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 19 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 19 October 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 6 JULY 1999 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 1 JULY 2008.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY ARE TO PROMOTE FRENCH STUDIES IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE BRITISH ISLES AND ELSEWHERE.

Area of benefit

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

WORLDWIDE

Contact information

Address:
Flat 150
Defoe House
Barbican
LONDON
EC2Y 8ND
Phone:
01334 462952
Email:
No information available
Website:

www.sfs.ac.uk Open in new window