Openstorytellers Limited
Registered charity 1130148 Registered since 2009
Operates: Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
4 trustees on the board
- Benjamin Banks since 2022
- Elanor Steel since 2023
- Emma May Mee since 2025
- Sally Elizabeth Davenport since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Benjamin Banks since 2022
- Elanor Steel since 2023
- Emma May Mee since 2025
- Sally Elizabeth Davenport since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
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Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.openstorytellers.org.uk |
| info@openstorytellers.org.uk | |
| Phone | 01373454099 |
| Address | RISE, Whittox Lane, Frome, Somerset, BA11 3BY |
Finances
£406,762 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £231,639 | £151,925 |
| 2022 | £178,371 | £200,644 |
| 2023 | £211,452 | £229,520 |
| 2024 | £253,907 | £228,772 |
| 2025 | £406,762 | £341,060 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingDisabilityArts/culture/heritage/scienceWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankindHow
Provides ServicesSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchCharitable objects
(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND PRESERVE AND PROTECTTHE HEALTH OF PERSONS WHO HAVE LEARNING AND COMMUNICATION DISABILITIES,THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP STORIES ANDSTORYTELLING.(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE ART,PRACTICE AND VALUE OF ORAL STORYTELLING AND IN KNOWLEDGE OF THE FORM ANDCONTENT OF THE ORAL TRADITIONAL OF PEOPLE AND CULTURES.
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 25 FEBRUARY 2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 22 MAY 2009
Trustees (4)
- Benjamin Banksage band 40-44 since 2022
- Elanor Steelage band 45-49 since 2023
- Emma May Meeage band 40-44 since 2025
- Sally Elizabeth Davenportage band 65-69 since 2024
Linked company (Companies House)
Openstorytellers, Limited · 06829975 · Active
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 25/02/2009
4 governing document(s) held from Companies House.
Connected charities (0)
No charities share a trustee (from current data).
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