FIRST STORY LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 25 February 2008
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06487410
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income: £857,655
Latest expenditure: £775,892
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 44, Webber Street, LONDON, SE1 8QW

Website recorded by the regulator: www.firststory.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

First Story brings talented, professional writers into schools serving low-income communities to work with teachers and students to foster creativity and communication skills.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 26 April 2026
Date Accounts Received: 26 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £857,655
Total Gross Expenditure: £775,892

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 26 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 26 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £818,315
Total Gross Expenditure: £788,051

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 14 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 14 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £765,457
Total Gross Expenditure: £801,419

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 2 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £717,441
Total Gross Expenditure: £637,060

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 28 April 2022
Date Accounts Received: 14 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £546,857
Total Gross Expenditure: £512,501

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 26 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £857,655
Total Gross Expenditure: £775,892
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 26 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £818,315
Total Gross Expenditure: £788,051
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £765,457
Total Gross Expenditure: £801,419
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 96

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 2 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £717,441
Total Gross Expenditure: £637,060
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 60

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £546,857
Total Gross Expenditure: £512,501
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £3,990
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 26 April 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 605493
Income Other Trading Activities: 3379
Income Charitable Activities: 238166
Income Investments: 10617
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 857655
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £50,063
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £725,829
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 775892
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 413153
Expenditure Depreciation: 1442
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £395,400
Assets Total Fixed: 2253
Assets Own Use: 2252
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £643,794
Assets Total Liabilities: £208,975
Assets Current Investment: 213899
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £437,072
Creditors One Year Total Current: 208975
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £396,978
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 395400
Funds Restricted: 41672
Funds Total: 437072
Count Employees: 9
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 26 March 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 497494
Income Other Trading Activities: 38110
Income Charitable Activities: 276464
Income Investments: 6247
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 818315
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £78,301
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £709,750
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 788051
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2680
Expenditure Support Costs: 452431
Expenditure Depreciation: 1529
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £355,309
Assets Total Fixed: 3695
Assets Own Use: 3694
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £662,394
Assets Total Liabilities: £310,780
Assets Current Investment: 200000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £355,309
Creditors One Year Total Current: 310780
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £429,495
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 355309
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 355309
Count Employees: 10
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 February 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 498437
Income Other Trading Activities: 4663
Income Charitable Activities: 260260
Income Investments: 2097
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 765457
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £58,031
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £743,388
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 801419
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 391572
Expenditure Depreciation: 723
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £325,045
Assets Total Fixed: 6642
Assets Own Use: 6641
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £509,142
Assets Total Liabilities: £190,739
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £325,045
Creditors One Year Total Current: 190739
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £444,556
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 325045
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 325045
Count Employees: 9
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 2 May 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 496694
Income Other Trading Activities: 1841
Income Charitable Activities: 218132
Income Investments: 774
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 717441
Income Legacies: 496694
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £43,738
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £593,322
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 637060
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 120
Expenditure Support Costs: 344423
Expenditure Depreciation: 982
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £353,358
Assets Total Fixed: 1899
Assets Own Use: 1898
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £505,407
Assets Total Liabilities: £146,298
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £361,008
Creditors One Year Total Current: 146298
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £448,829
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 353358
Funds Restricted: 7650
Funds Total: 361008
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 April 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 430586
Income Other Trading Activities: 2286
Income Charitable Activities: 112327
Income Investments: 1658
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 546857
Income Legacies: 430586
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £43,565
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £468,936
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 512501
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 6180
Expenditure Support Costs: 359484
Expenditure Depreciation: 899
Gain Loss Investment: 1
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 2337
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 899
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £280,627
Assets Total Fixed: 1
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £441,998
Assets Total Liabilities: £161,372
Assets Current Investment: 1
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £280,627
Creditors One Year Total Current: 161372
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £413,596
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 280627
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 280627
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: FIRST STORY LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2008-02-25T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 29 JANUARY 2008
Charitable Objects: 3.1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG STUDENTS IN CHALLENGING UK SECONDARY SCHOOLS BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES NOT REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATION IN CREATIVE WRITING;3.2 TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG STUDENTS IN CHALLENGING UK SECONDARY SCHOOLS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, OPPORTUNITIES AND ACTIVITIES WHICH FOSTER THEIR CREATIVITY, LITERACY AND TALENT TO BUILD SELF-CONFIDENCE, SKILLS AND ASPIRATION SO THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY; AND3.3 TO PROMOTE THE ARTS AND, IN PARTICULAR, LITERATURE, POETRY AND CREATIVE WRITING BY:(A) INVITING, COMMISSIONING AND MAINTAINING SERVICES OF BRITISH WRITERS WHETHER SUCH SERVICES REQUIRE THE PAYMENT OF FEES BY THE CHARITY OR OTHERWISE; AND(B) ENCOURAGING AND ASSISTING IN PROMOTING, ADVANCING AND PUBLISHING THE WORKS OF BRITISH WRITERS.
Area Of Benefit: UK

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 499837
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: FIRST STORY

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures