MYTHSTORIES

Charity Number: 1161594
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Mythstories works with words, keeping oral heritage alive. We run a museum; organise projects and events to celebrate the heritage art of storytelling; link stories to landscape; share stories for community cohesion. We use storytelling as a gateway to literacy and communication skills. All age groups get involved in projects or visit the museum. Users are usually young people and families.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £4,206
Total expenditure: £2,781

People

6 Trustee(s)

6 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:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City
  • Cheshire West & Chester
  • Conwy
  • Flintshire
  • Powys
  • Sandwell
  • Shropshire
  • Telford & Wrekin
  • Wolverhampton
  • Wrexham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 May 2015: CIO registration
  • 16 February 2016: Funds received from 1086122 MYTHSTORIES
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jennifer Kate Watson Trustee 10 February 2021
None on record
Joseph Malcolm White Trustee 10 February 2021
None on record
Philip Leslie Jefferies Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
Simon Ellis Poole Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
Zara Bannu Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
Jacob Edward Owen Williams Trustee 15 May 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £16.13k £30.10k £3.64k £7.70k £4.21k
Total expenditure £35.25k £18.29k £21.02k £6.08k £2.78k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £900 £6.46k 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 2024 23 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 23 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 20 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 20 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 12 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 12 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 05 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 05 November 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 11 May 2015

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC: (1) BY THE PROVISION OF A MUSEUM COMPRISING THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO TOGETHER WITH SUCH OTHER EXHIBITS OR ITEMS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE COMPRISED IN THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO AND TO PRESERVE THE SAME AS A COLLECTION ("THE COLLECTION"); (2) THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF MYTHS AND STORIES AND ORAL ARTS PERFORMANCES WHETHER OR NOT IN THE MUSEUM OR BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL DETERMINE.

Contact information

Address:
University Centre Shrewsbury
The Guildhall
Frankwell Quay
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY3 8HQ
Phone:
07968 400144
Email:
info@mythstories.com
Website:

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