Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 8

Poor Liquidity: -1

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 8

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
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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

Established: 28 years

www.sevenstories.org.uk

info@sevenstories.org.uk

03003301095

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	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	£219	1.6	54	10
31/03/22		£2,397	£1,806	£592	£204	£6,457	£212	1.4	58	10
31/03/21		£1,851	£1,491	£360	£103	£5,864	£403	3.2	60	14
31/03/20		£1,897	£1,799	£98	£304	£5,503	£205	1.4	60	14
31/03/19		£1,756	£2,036	£-280	£344	£5,407	£120	0.7	60	14
31/03/18		£1,965	£1,875	£90	£343	£5,689	£287	1.8	58	0
31/03/17		£1,684	£4,484	£-2,800	£337	£5,598	£218	0.6	62	0
31/03/16		£2,172	£1,894	£278	£320	£8,398	£235	1.5	45	0
31/03/15		£2,472	£1,852	£621	£389	£5,483	£261	1.7	45	0
31/03/14		£1,776	£1,886	£-110	£409	£4,862	£266	1.7	43	0
31/03/13		£1,772	£1,687	£85	£429	£4,973	£284	2	38	0
31/03/12		£1,378	£1,566	£-188	£445	£4,888	£202	1.5	38	0
31/03/11		£1,727	£1,658	£69	£416	£5,076	£273	2	39	0
31/03/10		£1,528	£1,634	£-105	£409	£5,007	£58	0.4	37	0
31/03/09		£1,337	£1,752	£-415	£379	£5,114	£32	0.2	37	0
31/03/08		£1,533	£1,834	£-302	£438	£5,529	£155	1	39	0
31/03/07	*	£1,457	£1,647	£-190	£369	£5,830	£154	1.1	38	0
31/03/06		£1,880	£1,510	£370	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£3,740	£483	£3,258	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£1,475	£392	£1,083	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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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 ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

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 works here?

54 employees
10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant 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 Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd	£136,287
Wolfson Foundation	£110,000
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£105,471
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
£5,000	29/04/2022	Creative Learning & Engagement Programme
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 ....more 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 to Covid-19.
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 ....more 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 on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
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 ....more 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 access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. Between 2018 and 2022, we will invest £1.45 billion of public money from government and an estimated £860 million from the National Lottery to help deliver this vision.
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	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 ....more 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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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 49-55

BEN BUTLER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Lawyer

CLAIRE RILEY (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director Of Communications An Corporate Affairs, Other trusteeship: HELPFORCE COMMUNITY,

MATTHEW MCWHINNIE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Head Of Marketing

NICK KEMP Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Managing Director, Other trusteeship: THOMAS THOMPSON'S POOR RATE GIFT,

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

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