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seven stories, the national centre for children's books collection trust

The charity supports children and young people and the general public. Seven Stories, The National Centre For Children's Books Collection Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by acting as an umbrella or resource body. The charity is based in Newcastle Upon Tyne and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The charity owns a collection of modern and contemporary British children's books and related original artwork, manuscripts and archives. The charity makes the collection available to Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children's Books (registered charity 1056812) for use in exhibitions, educational activities, research and other programmes, for the public benefit.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£80,912
Latest Expenditure
£2,107

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 0.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 95.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £813,750
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £12
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,672
Raising Funds £0
Governance £1,600
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£80,912£2,1070 / 3
2023£813,762£1,672£1,672£5,324,995£00 / 3
2022£939,510£1,742£1,742£4,512,905£00 / 2
2021£250,195£1,7070 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
SEVEN STORIES
THE CENTRE FOR CHILDRENS BOOKS
30 LIME STREET
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE1 2PQ
Registration Date
10 July 2006
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
4020729
Charity Number
1115167

Trustees

Elizabeth Hammill
Professor Matthew Grenby
Emma Louise Layfield
Matthew Thomas McWhinnie

Sectors & Classifications

Also Known As

  • THE CENTRE FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS COLLECTION TRUST
  • SEVEN STORIES, THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS