Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -1

THE TOM GALLON TRUST

The Trust provides an annual short story prize

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Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
This charity uses a corporate trustee

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 60 years

www2.societyofauthors.org

info@societyofauthors.org

02038802230

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/12/22	£28	£11	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	£8	£10	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	£4	£7	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£4	£6	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£6	£6	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/17	£5	£6	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/16	£3	£7	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/15	£3	£9	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/14	£4	£5	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/13	£4	£5	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/12	£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/11	£1	£3	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/10	£1	£3	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/09	£1	£3	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/08	£1	£3	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/07	£26	£3	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/06	£1	£2	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/05	£1	£3	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/04	£1	£2	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (1)

The Society Of Authors

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/07/1964, number: 212405

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Investment
Paying staff
Risk management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

24 BEDFORD ROW
LONDON
WC1R 4EH

Objectives

TO PROVIDE A BIENNIAL PRIZE FOR A SHORT STORY WRITER OF LIMITED MEANS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

Data Sources

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