Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

THE BIOGRAPHERS CLUB LIMITED

The Biographers Club holds meetings and other events for members. It administers prizes including the Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize and the Exceptional Contribution to Biography award.
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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/03/23£13£12£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22*£12£11£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21*£9£10£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£11£16£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£14£13£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18*£13£14£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17*£18£19£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£17£14£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15*£16£15£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£18£16£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£14£11£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12*£17£18£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11*£32£34£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£35£30£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 16 years

www.biographersclub.co.uk

secretary@biographersclub.co.uk

07949 594093

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 67-87
  • ANNE DE COURCY, Occupation: Writer
  • DUCHESS ELIZABETH BUCCLEUCH, Occupation: Writer
  • NICHOLAS CLEE Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/03/2009, number: 1128358
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/12/2008, number: 06771370
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR22: 3 days late, AR21: 51 days late, AR18: 62 days late, AR17: 427 days late, AR16: 792 days late, AR15: 1151 days late, AR12: 212 days late, AR11: 578 days late,
Main office

8 PLIMSOLL ROAD
LONDON
N4 2EW

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE THE PROMOTION OF THE LITERARY ARTS FOR THE PUBLICBENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR THE ART OF WRITING, RESEARCHING OR OTHERWISE STUDYINGBIOGRAPHY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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