DOC SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 2 May 2013
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 08446956
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £152,120
Latest expenditure: £158,624
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Level 5a Maple House, 149 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 7NF

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity's objects include:- To advance the education of the public in the subject of documentary film;- To advance the education of children and young people by developing and promoting the use ofdocumentary film as a learning resource in education institutions;- To advance the arts and culture by promoting high standards of creativity in the making of documentary film.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 20 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 20 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £152,120
Total Gross Expenditure: £158,624

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 9 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,646
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,652

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 3 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 3 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £331,973
Total Gross Expenditure: £288,421

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 10 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £15,050
Total Gross Expenditure: £596,691

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 26 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £887,949
Total Gross Expenditure: £234,347

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 20 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £152,120
Total Gross Expenditure: £158,624
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 3 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £331,973
Total Gross Expenditure: £288,421
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 10 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £15,050
Total Gross Expenditure: £596,691
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £887,949
Total Gross Expenditure: £234,347
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 887924
Income Investments: 25
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 887949
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £234,347
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 234347
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 234347
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 4996
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 653602
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,438
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £707,009
Assets Total Liabilities: £40,978
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £666,031
Creditors One Year Total Current: 40978
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £0
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3438
Funds Restricted: 662593
Funds Total: 666031
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Netherlands
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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

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

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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

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

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: DOC SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2013-05-02T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15/03/2013AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 12/08/2013AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 08 AUG 2017
Charitable Objects: 1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF DOCUMENTARY FILM, IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF DOCUMENTARY FILM AND ITS CAPACITY TO RAISE AWARENESS OF SOCIAL, HISTORICAL AND OTHER ISSUES;2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING THE USE OF DOCUMENTARY FILM AS A LEARNING RESOURCE IN SCHOOLS AND FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS;3) TO ADVANCE THE ARTS AND CULTURE BY PROMOTING HIGH STANDARDS OF CREATIVITY IN THE MAKING OF DOCUMENTARY FILM;4) THE ADVANCEMENT OF ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY IDENTIFYING, HARNESSING AND DEVELOPING THE CAPACITY OF DOCUMENTARY FILM TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY CONFLICT OR OTHER SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.
Area Of Benefit: INTERNATIONAL

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 532545
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BRITDOC TRUST

Charity Name Id: 537306
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BRITDOC CHARITABLE TRUST

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures