THE HOUSE OF FAIRY TALES

Charity number: 1140334
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The House of Fairy Tales (under the working title of The Great Imagining) works with artists and creatives to inspiring learning, ethical citizenship and creativity in children, young people and their communities in a time of global climate and ecological transformation: across a number of platforms including events, exhibitions, schools workshops, publishing and advocacy.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £135,084
Total expenditure: £157,652

Total income includes £16,454 from 2 government contract(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

40 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City
  • Staffordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 February 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
06604482 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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
Indigo Rosen Hunt Trustee 31 March 2022
None on record
Sareata Ginda Trustee 25 March 2021
None on record
Vivienne Havell Trustee 25 March 2021
CORE ARTS
Received: On time
Sarah Hopper Trustee 11 March 2014
None on record
Jonathan Dembo Trustee 07 March 2014
None on record
Richard Wadhams Trustee 07 March 2014
None on record
GAVIN TURK Trustee
None on record

Financial history

" role="img"> Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £25.71k £75.95k £42.61k £116.10k £135.08k
Total expenditure £42.91k £74.35k £32.68k £107.31k £157.65k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A £16.45k
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 31 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 31 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 25 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 25 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 19 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 19 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 29 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 29 October 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

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 28 MAY 2008 as amended on 26 Jun 2024

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS FORMED SHALL BE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, TEENAGERS AND ADULTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES BY DELIVERING CROSS-CURRICULAR LEARNING PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES AND BY PRODUCING, EXPLORING AND/OR COMMISSIONING INNOVATIVE WAYS OF TEACHING CHILDREN, TEENAGERS AND ADULTS (INCLUDING THROUGH PLAY AND DIFFERENT ART FORMS)

Area of benefit

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

ENGLAND AND WALES

Contact information

Address:
The Ideas Factory
28 Bidder Street
LONDON
E16 4ST
Phone:
07951021955
Email:
imagineers@thegreatimagining.org
Website:

www.thegreatimagining.org Open in new window