SHERBORNE LITERARY SOCIETY

Charity Number: 1168489
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Organising events and activities in the Sherborne, Dorset, area for people who are interested in literature in the broadest sense.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £23,015
Total expenditure: £21,529

Total income includes £750 from 1 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

12 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:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Dorset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 July 2016: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mark Howard Pender Chair 01 April 2019
YEOVIL ART SPACE
Received: On time
Louise Sarah Troup Trustee 29 October 2024
None on record
Rosanna Cunningham Trustee 24 July 2023
None on record
Andrew James Holt Trustee 15 June 2023
None on record
Alastair James Poulain Trustee 24 January 2023
None on record
Richard Henry Cadwallader Hopton Trustee 03 August 2021
None on record
Robert John Bowmer Trustee 12 December 2019
CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND - DORSET BRANCH
Received: On time
JOHN DOUGLAS GAYE Trustee 28 July 2016
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 £23.90k £1.94k £8.42k £10.66k £23.02k
Total expenditure £22.59k £1.04k £6.93k £8.85k £21.53k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £300 £750

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 29 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 25 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 25 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
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
Annual return 31 March 2020 18 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 18 December 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 - Association Registered 28 Jul 2016

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROMOTE THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE SHERBORNE AREA BY PROMOTING AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES (THROUGH EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES) FOR THE APPRECIATION, UNDERSTANDING AND ENJOYMENT OF LITERATURE IN THE BROADEST SENSE INCLUDING THE PROMOTION AND RUNNING OF A LITERARY FESTIVAL.

Area of benefit

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

LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
ABBOTS FEE
GREENHILL
SHERBORNE
DT9 4EP
Phone:
01935815497
Email:
markpender.mhp@icloud.com
Website:

sherborneliterarysociety.com