THE ORWELL FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1161563
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

PROVISION OF ANNUAL PRIZES, CULTURAL EVENTS AND DEBATES

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 August 2023

Total income: £204,995
Total expenditure: £235,855

People

11 Trustee(s)

90 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 May 2015: CIO registration
  • 01 April 2021: Funds received from 1156494 THE ORWELL YOUTH PRIZE
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • THE ORWELL PRIZE (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • 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
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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Lord Ken Macdonald QC Chair 01 July 2015
None on record
Sameer Padania Trustee 09 October 2023
None on record
Deborah Lincoln Trustee 13 December 2021
None on record
Stephen Armstrong Trustee 06 May 2020
None on record
Andrew Peck Trustee 06 May 2020
None on record
Gavin Kelly Trustee 25 November 2019
None on record
SU-MEI THOMPSON Trustee 10 May 2018
None on record
Dr Andrew Williams Trustee 09 September 2016
None on record
ELIZABETH SICH Trustee 08 October 2015
HORNSEY TOWN HALL TRUST
Received: On time
Kathryn Anne Harvey Trustee 01 July 2015
None on record
Boyd Miles Tonkin Trustee 01 July 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2019 30/08/2020 30/08/2021 30/08/2022 30/08/2023
Total gross income £203.73k £167.54k £191.38k £127.83k £205.00k
Total expenditure £158.56k £157.00k £127.45k £174.90k £235.86k
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 30 August 2023 20 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 August 2023 20 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 August 2022 08 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 August 2022 08 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 August 2021 07 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 August 2021 07 April 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 August 2020 29 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 August 2020 29 April 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2019 07 January 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2019 07 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 06 MAY 2015 AMENDED ON 04 APR 2017 AMENDED ON 15 FEB 2018 as amended on 13 May 2020 as amended on 13 May 2020 as amended on 13 May 2020

Charitable objects

The objects of the CIO are: 1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE PROVISION OF CULTURAL EVENTS, DEBATES, ONLINE RESOURCES, AND ANNUAL PRIZES. 2. THE PROMOTION OF THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Contact information

Address:
The Orwell Foundation
Institute of Advanced Studies
Wilkins Building
UCL
London
WC1E 6BT
Phone:
02031081618
Email:
jeremy.wikeley@orwellfoundation.com
Website:

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