DOC SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUST

Charity number: 1151870
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity's objects include: - To advance the education of the public in the subject of documentary film; - To advance the education of children and young people by developing and promoting the use of documentary film as a learning resource in education institutions; - To advance the arts and culture by promoting high standards of creativity in the making of documentary film.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £152,120
Total expenditure: £158,624

People

9 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Netherlands

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 May 2013: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BRITDOC CHARITABLE TRUST (Previous name)
  • BRITDOC TRUST (Previous name)
Company number:
08446956 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 policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Robert Dean Joseph Berkeley Chair 04 March 2021
Stanley Arts
Received: On time
Kuntal Biswas Trustee 06 December 2024
None on record
Shanida Annika Scotland Trustee 02 August 2022
None on record
Matthew Adedayo Abimbola Ajanaku Trustee 05 November 2020
None on record
Stephen Philip Dunbar Johnson Trustee 05 November 2020
None on record
Dilhani Pranila Wijeyesekera Trustee 05 November 2020
None on record
Fatima Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim Trustee 05 November 2020
None on record
Peter Noorlander Trustee 05 November 2020
None on record
Sandra Whipham Trustee 05 November 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £887.95k £15.05k £331.97k £1.65k £152.12k
Total expenditure £234.35k £596.69k £288.42k £8.65k £158.62k
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
Income - Donations and legacies £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £887.92k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment £25 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £234.35k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £234.35k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 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 March 2025 20 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 20 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 09 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2023 03 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 03 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 10 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 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 INCORPORATED 15/03/2013 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 12/08/2013 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 08 AUG 2017

Charitable objects

1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF DOCUMENTARY FILM, IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF DOCUMENTARY FILM AND ITS CAPACITY TO RAISE AWARENESS OF SOCIAL, HISTORICAL AND OTHER ISSUES; 2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING THE USE OF DOCUMENTARY FILM AS A LEARNING RESOURCE IN SCHOOLS AND FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS; 3) TO ADVANCE THE ARTS AND CULTURE BY PROMOTING HIGH STANDARDS OF CREATIVITY IN THE MAKING OF DOCUMENTARY FILM; 4) THE ADVANCEMENT OF ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY IDENTIFYING, HARNESSING AND DEVELOPING THE CAPACITY OF DOCUMENTARY FILM TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY CONFLICT OR OTHER SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

Area of benefit

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

INTERNATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
Level 5a Maple House
149 Tottenham Court Road
London
W1T 7NF
Phone:
02075349626
Email:
hello@docsociety.org
Website:

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