THE WILLIAM MORRIS SOCIETY

Registered charity 1159382 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WILLIAM MORRIS SOCIETY

The objectives of the William Morris Society are:(a) to improve and diffuse knowledge of the life, work and influence of William Morris(b) to preserve and make available to all the works of William Morris

Objects

I) TO IMPROVE AND DIFFUSE KNOWLEDGE OF THE LIFE, WORK AND INFLUENCE OF WILLIAM MORRIS. (II) TO PRESERVE AND MAKE AVAILABLE TO ALL THE WORKS OF WILLIAM MORRIS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £823,141, with unrestricted reserves of £817,284, significantly exceeding the stated minimum reserves requirement of £100,000. However, the Treasurer reports that the Society continues to run an operating deficit before investment income, noting that the financial position is improving but there is still some way to go to reach a break-even position. The Board remains focused on growing membership and activities to fulfill the Society's mission while guarding against complacency.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The William Morris Society (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (09/09/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ian James Wallchair
• Brenda Elizabeth Simson
• Dr Lynn Mary Hulse · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Michael Drury Radcliffe Nelles
• Dr Owen Holland
• Janet Mary Stevenson
• Professor Serena Trowbridge · trustee of 2 other charities
• Richard Anthony Evans · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sarah Hardy

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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