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Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

SOCIETY FOR STORYTELLING

To advance the education of the public in the knowledge of the art, practice and value of oral storytelling, and in the knowledge of the oral traditions of all the peoples and cultures of the world by actively promoting the exploration and sharing of oral storytelling and stories whether locally, regionally or internationally, formally or informally.
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Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£9£5£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£12£4£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£7£9£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£7£12£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19?*£21£9£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£18£19£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£4£13£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£8£12£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£19£27£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£16£16£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£23£39£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£23£23£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£23£30£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£53£27£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£58£34£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£58£34£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£40£40£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£19£19£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£31£32£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 29 years

www.sfs.org.uk

secretary@sfs.org.uk

07480066936

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 49-67
  • ALASTAIR KEVIN DANIEL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Professional Storyteller
  • ANDREW RONALD COPPIN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Professional Storyteller
  • MARK RICHARD GOLDSPINK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant
  • SAYARA BEG Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Manager
  • SHANE LEWIS IBBS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Professional Storyteller
  • WENDY CANDACE SHEARER (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Professional Storyteller
  • ZOE FRANCINE OLIVER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Copywriter
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/01/1996, number: 1052038
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/12/1995, number: 03139120
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 129 days late,
Main office

Lytchett House
Freeland Park
Wareham Road
POOLE
Dorset
BH16 6FA

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE ART, PRACTICE AND VALUE OF ORAL STORYTELLING AND IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE ORAL NARRATIVE TRADITIONS OF ALL THE PEOPLE AND CULTURES OF THE WORLD BY ACTIVELY PROMOTING THE EXPLORATION AND SHARING OF ORAL STORYTELLING AND STORIES WHETHER LOCALLY, REGIONALLY OR INTERNATIONALLY, FORMALLY OR INFORMALLY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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