Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 8
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

SEVEN STORIES, THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Seven Stories' mission is to champion children's books as an intergral part of childhood and Britian's heritage and culture, with the aim of: Preserving and celebrating Britain's rich heritage of children's literature from 1930's to the present day. Encouraging a lively dialogue that brings books and their creators to life and inspires a love of reading across generations.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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£2,219£1,617£602£244£7,058£2191.65410
31/03/22£2,397£1,806£592£204£6,457£2121.45810
31/03/21£1,851£1,491£360£103£5,864£4033.26014
31/03/20£1,897£1,799£98£304£5,503£2051.46014
31/03/19£1,756£2,036£-280£344£5,407£1200.76014
31/03/18£1,965£1,875£90£343£5,689£2871.8580
31/03/17£1,684£4,484£-2,800£337£5,598£2180.6620
31/03/16£2,172£1,894£278£320£8,398£2351.5450
31/03/15£2,472£1,852£621£389£5,483£2611.7450
31/03/14£1,776£1,886£-110£409£4,862£2661.7430
31/03/13£1,772£1,687£85£429£4,973£2842380
31/03/12£1,378£1,566£-188£445£4,888£2021.5380
31/03/11£1,727£1,658£69£416£5,076£2732390
31/03/10£1,528£1,634£-105£409£5,007£580.4370
31/03/09£1,337£1,752£-415£379£5,114£320.2370
31/03/08£1,533£1,834£-302£438£5,529£1551390
31/03/07*£1,457£1,647£-190£369£5,830£1541.1380
31/03/06£1,880£1,510£370n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£3,740£483£3,258n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£1,475£392£1,083n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 12.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 15.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 3%
Reserves/Spending: 1.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 28 years

www.sevenstories.org.uk

info@sevenstories.org.uk

03003301095

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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
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£795,009
Garfield Weston Foundation£210,000
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£148,339
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£136,287
Wolfson Foundation£110,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund£48,300
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Shears Foundation - Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children's Books
£5,750 08/07/2024
12
Community and Education Programme
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children's books
£10,805 12/01/2023
Supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children's books
£10,948 13/10/2022
Supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children's books
£11,066 14/07/2022
Supporting the charity's purposes
The Shears Foundation - Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children's Books
£5,000 29/04/2022
Creative Learning & Engagement Programme
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children's books
£11,998 20/04/2022
Supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children's books
£20,000 07/04/2022
Year 1 (22/23) core costs of the cle programme, supporting a contribution to the salaries of cle manager (schools) and cle manager (communities) for work in newcastle
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children's books
£12,778 13/01/2022
Supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children's books
£12,170 10/11/2021
Supporting the charity's objectives
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children's books
£12,142 15/07/2021
Supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children's books
£10,000 24/06/2021
Core costs for the Creative learning and Engagement programme in Newcastle (uplift)
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children's books
£25,000 24/06/2021
Core costs for the Creative learning and Engagement programme in Newcastle
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children's books
£11,432 22/04/2021
Supporting the charity's purposes
Garfield Weston Foundation - WCF award - COVID19 response
£160,000 05/02/2021
Weston Culture Fund
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - supporting the charity's purposes
£11,616 14/01/2021
supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - a reader in residence programme at Central Walker and West Walker Primary Schools
£15,000 17/12/2020
a reader in residence programme at Central Walker and West Walker Primary Schools
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Seven Stories - The National Centre for Children's Books
£110,000 09/12/2020
WF Covid-19 Support Fund
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - work to improve children’s emotional wellbeing and resilience in the East End of Newcastle
£7,000 29/10/2020
work to improve children’s emotional wellbeing and resilience in the East End of Newcastle
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - supporting the charity's purposes
£11,261 15/10/2020
supporting the charity's purposes
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Seven Stories, the Centre for Children's Books
£48,300 10/08/2020
COVID19 Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children's Books
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - supporting the charity's purposes
£11,046 23/07/2020
supporting the charity's purposes
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children's Books
£2,992 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund story book, craft and activity packs to support children who are affected by poverty to develop their emotional wellbeing, maintain positive relationships with family and develop communication skills whist isolated due ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,779 21/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - supporting the charity's purposes
£9,731 16/04/2020
supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Creative Learning and Engagement Programming Core Costs Year 3
£50,000 02/04/2020
Creative Learning and Engagement Programming Core Costs Year 3
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - the purchase of 15 ipads, cases, laptop, training and delivery in 2 x Newcastle schools.
£9,444 02/04/2020
the purchase of 15 ipads, cases, laptop, training and delivery in 2 x Newcastle schools.
DCMS - Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children's Books
£588,230 01/04/2020
The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has ....more
DCMS - Seven Stories Recovery Funding
£204,000 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£50,000 20/03/2020
24
Active participation and co-production of exhibitions with young people at Seven Stories
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - supporting the charity's purposes
£11,189 22/01/2020
supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Supporting the charity's purposes
£11,034 08/10/2019
Supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Supporting the charity's purposes
£10,915 05/07/2019
Supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Quarterly grant
£10,330 09/04/2019
Quarterly grant
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Creative Learning and Engagement Programming Core Costs Year 2
£50,000 01/04/2019
Creative Learning and Engagement Programming Core Costs Year 2
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£20,000 14/02/2019
towards Phase 4 of 'Where Stories Come From', a digitally-enabled gallery and mirco archive
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Quarterly grant
£9,692 08/01/2019
Quarterly grant
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Seven Stories - The National Centre for Children's Books
£85,000 05/12/2018
New gallery
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Seven Stories, the Centre for Children's Books
£60,000 29/11/2018
Where Stories Come From a new gallery to share and explore the Seven Stories Collection
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Quarterly Donation
£9,719 04/11/2018
Quarterly Donation
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Quarterly donation
£10,369 07/06/2018
Quarterly donation
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Quarterly donation
£10,657 10/03/2018
Quarterly donation
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Crowdfund - life changing stories
£3,500 27/02/2018
Crowdfund - life changing stories
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Creative Learning and Engagement Programming Core Costs Year 1
£50,000 04/01/2018
Creative Learning and Engagement Programming Core Costs Year 1
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Quarterly Donation
£10,226 03/01/2018
Quarterly Donation
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Programme for families of children with special needs and disabilities
£5,080 20/12/2017
Programme for families of children with special needs and disabilities
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Quarterly Donation
£10,038 04/10/2017
Quarterly Donation
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Quarterly Donation
£10,063 06/07/2017
Quarterly Donation
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - An exceptional and additional award to support the role of the Creative Director and associated costs in line with Seven Stories longer term development and sustainability plans
£83,745 19/06/2017
An exceptional and additional award to support the role of the Creative Director and associated costs in line with Seven Stories longer term development and sustainability plans
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 03/05/2017
The Art of Comics
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Quarterly Donation
£11,044 06/04/2017
Quarterly Donation
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Year 3: Support for core costs including salaries, learning and outreach programmes and events and public programme
£50,000 01/04/2017
Year 3: Support for core costs including salaries, learning and outreach programmes and events and public programme
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Quarterly Donation
£10,796 06/01/2017
Quarterly Donation
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Quarterly Donation
£10,639 05/10/2016
Quarterly Donation
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Quarterly Donation
£10,132 06/07/2016
Quarterly Donation
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Quarterly Donation
£9,767 13/04/2016
Quarterly Donation
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Year 2: Support for core costs including salaries, learning and outreach programmes and events and public programme
£50,000 01/04/2016
Towards Year 2: Support for core costs including salaries, learning and outreach programmes and events and public programme
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Quarterly Donation
£9,994 06/01/2016
Quarterly Donation
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Quarterly Donation
£9,670 05/10/2015
Quarterly Donation
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Quarterly Donation
£10,240 07/07/2015
Quarterly Donation
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Quarterly Donation
£10,518 16/04/2015
Quarterly Donation
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Year 1: Support for core costs including salaries, learning and outreach programmes and events and public programme
£100,000 01/04/2015
Towards Year 1: Support for core costs including salaries, learning and outreach programmes and events and public programme
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Seven Stories, the Centre for Children's Books
£341,500 30/09/2014
Collecting British children's literature: strategic acquisitions to develop the Seven Stories Collection
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Seven Stories, the Centre for Children's Books
£120,000 28/08/2013
Towards the salary of the learning and participation director to increase Seven Stories’ educational outreach to over 80,000 beneficiaries a year, enhancing impact and improving the organisation's longer term sustainability.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 47-55
  • ANNALEI BARTLETT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Teacher
  • BEN BUTLER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Lawyer
  • CLAIRE RILEY (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director Of Communications An Corporate Affairs
  • EMMA LAYFIELD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Picture Book Development Director
  • LOUISE FORSTER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • MATTHEW MCWHINNIE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Head Of Marketing
  • NICK KEMP Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Managing Director
  • RACHEL MARY LIPPE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Assistant Marketing Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/07/1996, number: 1056812
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/06/1996, number: 03209411
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 0 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

SEVEN STORIES
THE CENTRE FOR CHILDRENS BOOKS
30 LIME STREET
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE1 2PQ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE ARTS AND LITERATURE WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF BRITAIN'S LITERARY HERITAGE FOR CHILDREN AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PRESERVING, MAINTAINING AND ADDING TO THE COLLECTION HELD BY THE TRUST AND BY THE PROMOTION OF ACCESS TO THE COLLECTION AND ASSOCIATED ITEMS THROUGH ARTS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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