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Registered charity · London

The Story of Christmas

(a)the relief of poverty amongst those who are experiencing, have experienced or are at risk of experiencing homelessness by the provision of grants to charities that support such individuals and directly to initiatives working to provide support,...

  • 10 trustees
  • Income £1.1m (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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About

What it does
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing
Where
Throughout London
Website
www.socappeal.com (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
The Story of Christmas
Registered
2011

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£1.1m£1.1m
  • 2024£891k£845k
  • 2023£826k£855k
Earlier years
  • 2022£656k£732k
  • 2021£397k£358k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

(a)the relief of poverty amongst those who are experiencing, have experienced or are at risk of experiencing homelessness by the provision of grants to charities that support such individuals and directly to initiatives working to provide support, accommodation and opportunities for work and education to such individuals;(b) the advancement of health and the relief of those in need by the provision of grants to charities which seek to improve the quality of life of sick or disadvantaged children and young people.

Board analysis

Board DNA

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.

4.5y median 6y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

12.3y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (9)

Portfolio (1)

9
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Accommodation/housing 9The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 9Disability 1General Charitable Purposes 1Other Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Construction 29Finance 18Property 15

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£1.1m latest income
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

1.1 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 2.1 in 2021

0
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1145066
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/11/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 14 NOV 2018 as amended on 30 Aug 2022 as amended on 07 Aug 2024
Companies House
Company number 07837956 · Active
Contact on the register
07920282397 · info@socappeal.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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