The Centre for International Storytelling
Registered charity 1109510 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LCIS, THE CRICK CRACK CLUB, THE LONDON CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL STORYTELLING
The LCIS promotes the art and practice of oral storytelling. Its public name is The Crick Crack Club. It promotes and programmes public performance storytelling, tours work and supports artists. It offers advice to live arts programmers and places storytellers in educational, community and heritage settings. It also holds an archive of audio material and ephemera relating to the art form.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity qualified as a small company and was entitled to an exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006. Per the balance sheet, total net assets increased from £12,188 in 2024 to £34,955 in 2025, driven by a net change in resources of £22,757. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £9,055 and restricted funds of £25,900.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- HARRAGIN, Corinne — director, appointed 21/09/2021on trustee list
- OJHA, Himanshu — director, appointed 21/09/2021on trustee list
- PEARCY-EDWARDS, Jennifer Diane — director, appointed 22/01/2017on trustee list
- WARD, Rana — director, appointed 30/11/2014on trustee list
- WISKEY, Joshua Bruce — director, appointed 23/05/2013on trustee list
- HAGGARTY, Kate Abigail — secretary, appointed 20/10/2004
Official officers record.
- JOSHUA BRUCE WISKEYchair
- Corinne HARRAGIN
- Himanshu OJHA
- JENNIFER PEARCY-EDWARDS
- Rana Ward
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is The Centre for International Storytelling financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity qualified as a small company and was entitled to an exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006. Per the balance sheet, total net assets increased from £12,188 in 2024 to £34,955 in 2025, driven by a net change in resources of £22,757. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £9,055 and restricted funds of £25,900.
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