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First Story Limited

First Story

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1122939
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed April 26, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Feb. 25, 2008
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
06487410

Address

Address
44
Webber Street
London
SE1 8QW

Activities

First Story brings talented, professional writers into schools serving low-income communities to work with teachers and students to foster creativity and communication skills.

Objects: 3.1 To Advance The Education Of Young Students In Challenging UK Secondary Schools By Providing And Assisting In The Provision Of Facilities Not Required To Be Provided By The Local Education Authority For Education In Creative Writing;3.2 To Advance In Life And Help Young Students In Challenging UK Secondary Schools Through The Provision Of Support, Opportunities And Activities Which Foster Their Creativity, Literacy And Talent To Build Self-Confidence, Skills And Aspiration So They May Grow To Full Maturity As Individuals And Members Of Society; And3.3 To Promote The Arts And, In Particular, Literature, Poetry And Creative Writing By:(a) Inviting, Commissioning And Maintaining Services Of British Writers Whether Such Services Require The Payment Of Fees By The Charity Or Otherwise; And(b) Encouraging And Assisting In Promoting, Advancing And Publishing The Works Of British Writers.

Classification

How
Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
Children/young People, The General Public/mankind

Geography

Area of benefit
UK
Region
Throughout England

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Assets Employees
June 30, 2025 April 26, 2026On time £857,655 £775,892 £437,072 9
June 30, 2024 March 26, 2025On time £818,315 £788,051 £355,309 10
June 30, 2023 Feb. 14, 2024On time £765,457 £801,419 £325,045 9
June 30, 2022 May 2, 20232 days late £717,441 £637,060 £361,008 8
June 30, 2021 April 28, 2022On time £546,857 £512,501 £280,627 8

Trustees

Name Appointed
Edward James Baden-Powell (Chair) Sept. 27, 2013
Bobby Nayyar March 13, 2021
Carey Scott Nov. 16, 2022
Chloe Holland Jan. 22, 2025
Dina Mistry June 18, 2025
Dr SUSAN MARGARET HORNER Dec. 20, 2011
Geraldine Badcock Sept. 24, 2023
Hannah Louise Brown Jan. 25, 2023
Lauren Shapiro Nov. 13, 2024
Sarah Alexandra Marshall Nov. 21, 2018