Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 4

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 4

SILVER STORIES

To advance education for the public benefit among children, in particular through the provision of supervised opportunities to read aloud to listeners as a means of improving reading/literacy and communication skills and building self confidence.2) For the public benefit to relieve the needs of elderly people, in particular by offering them volunteering opportunities to act as listeners for c

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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 recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
01/04/23	£6,362	£2,363	£3,999	1
01/04/22	£17,959	£6,609	£11,350	1
01/04/21	£16,806	£3,464	£13,342	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.silverstories.co.uk

info@silverstories.co.uk

07814276063

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Other individual and family services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
1 volunteer

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Silver Stories
£9,000	14/05/2021	The organisation will use the funding to develop a partnership between schools and older peoples' organisations and to run a programme of reading activities to bring children and older people ....more The organisation will use the funding to develop a partnership between schools and older peoples' organisations and to run a programme of reading activities to bring children and older people together.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DAME ESTHER LOUISE RANTZEN DBE Appointed: 2020

DR EMMA JANE EWAN-CORRIGAN (Chair) Appointed: 2020

ELISABETH CARNEY-HAWORTH OBE Appointed: 2020

LYDIA BAGGALEY Appointed: 2022

RACHEL MAY EWAN-CORRIGAN Appointed: 2021

RICHARD IAN MARSH Appointed: 2020

DAVID CARNEY-HAWORTH OBE Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: OPERATION ENCOMPASS,

GARY FRANCIS RYCROFT Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeships: THE GALBRAITH TRUST, THE RIDDING TRUST, THE ELSPETH J THOMPSON CHARITABLE TRUST, LAKELAND ARTS,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/03/2020, number: 1188312

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
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
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

Westbourne House
Westbourne Terrace
SALTASH
Cornwall
PL12 6BX

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG CHILDREN, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPERVISED OPPORTUNITIES TO READ ALOUD TO LISTENERS AS A MEANS OF IMPROVING READING/LITERACY AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND BUILDING SELF CONFIDENCE.2) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR BY OFFERING THEM VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES TO ACT AS LISTENERS FOR CHILDREN WHO WILL READ ALOUD TO THEM BY TELEPHONE WITH THE AIMS OF REDUCING FEELINGS OF LONELINESS AND SOCIAL ISOLATION AND MAINTAINING INTER GENERATIONAL CONTACT.

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