STEPHEN SPENDER TRUST

Charity number: 1101304
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Stephen Spender Trust promotes literary translation and works to widen knowledge of 20th century literature with particular focus on Stephen Spender and his circle of writers.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Total income: £159,592
Total expenditure: £173,485

Total income includes £3,300 from 1 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 December 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE STEPHEN SPENDER MEMORIAL TRUST (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jonathan Paul Cree Heawood Chair 30 June 2017
None on record
Rebecca Hart Trustee 30 July 2024
None on record
Ben Bransfield Trustee 10 October 2019
None on record
Isabel Lucena Trustee 10 October 2019
None on record
Elisabeth Attwood Trustee 10 October 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2019 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/08/2023
Total gross income £47.94k £103.59k £93.91k £105.57k £159.59k
Total expenditure £47.46k £74.71k £85.16k £145.44k £173.49k
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 £3.30k

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 August 2023 30 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 30 April 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 20 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 20 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 25 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 25 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 28 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 28 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2019 23 January 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2019 23 January 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 8 SEPTEMBER 2003 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 12 APRIL 2010

Charitable objects

1. TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ARTS, PARTICULARLY LITERATURE (INCLUDING POETRY), ITS GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN AND AFTER THE 20TH CENTURY, WITH SPECIAL BUT NOT EXCLUSIVE REFERENCE TO THE LIFE AND WORKS OF STEPHEN SPENDER AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES; 2. TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST IN PROMOTING RESEARCH INTO THE ARTS, PARTICULARLY LITERATURE AS AFORESAID, AND TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC; 3. TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE;

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED.

Contact information

Address:
41 Wellington Square
Oxford
OX1 2JF
Phone:
07967033514
Email:
info@stephen-spender.org
Website:

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