Finance Score: -8

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

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.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£12	£4	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/12/21		£7	£9	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/20		£7	£12	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/19	*	£21	£9	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/12/18	*	£8	£10	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/17		£18	£19	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£4	£13	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£8	£12	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£19	£27	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£16	£16	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£23	£39	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£23	£23	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£23	£30	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£53	£27	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£58	£34	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£58	£34	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06		£40	£40	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£19	£19	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£31	£32	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 28 years

www.sfs.org.uk

secretary@sfs.org.uk

07480066936

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

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 works here?

Unknown number of employees
4 volunteers

Who's supporting 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

SHANE LEWIS IBBS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Professional Storyteller

WENDY CANDACE SHEARER (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Professional Storyteller

ZOE FRANCINE OLIVER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Copywriter

SAYARA BEG Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Manager, Other trusteeships: THE GRAND UNION MUSIC THEATRE LIMITED, ONE-DRUM FOUNDATION,

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, AR18: 499 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

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