# DOC SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1151870
- **Other names:** BRITDOC CHARITABLE TRUST, BRITDOC TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [08446956](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08446956)
- **Registered:** May 2, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1151870


## Contact

- **Address:** Level 5a Maple House, 149 Tottenham Court Road, London
- **Postcode:** W1T 7NF
- **Phone:** 020 7534 9626
- **Email:** hello@docsociety.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF DOCUMENTARY FILM, IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF DOCUMENTARY FILM AND ITS CAPACITY TO RAISE AWARENESS OF SOCIAL, HISTORICAL AND OTHER ISSUES;2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING THE USE OF DOCUMENTARY FILM AS A LEARNING RESOURCE IN SCHOOLS AND FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS;3) TO ADVANCE THE ARTS AND CULTURE BY PROMOTING HIGH STANDARDS OF CREATIVITY IN THE MAKING OF DOCUMENTARY FILM;4) THE ADVANCEMENT OF ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY IDENTIFYING, HARNESSING AND DEVELOPING THE CAPACITY OF DOCUMENTARY FILM TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY CONFLICT OR OTHER SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

**Activities:** The charity&#x27;s objects include:- To advance the education of the public in the subject of documentary film;- To advance the education of children and young people by developing and promoting the use ofdocumentary film as a learning resource in education institutions;- To advance the arts and culture by promoting high standards of creativity in the making of documentary film.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** INTERNATIONAL
- Netherlands
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Robert Dean Joseph Berkeley** | Chair | March 4, 2021 |
| Dilhani Pranila Wijeyesekera |  | Nov. 5, 2020 |
| Fatima Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim |  | Nov. 5, 2020 |
| Kuntal Biswas |  | Dec. 6, 2024 |
| Matthew Adedayo Abimbola Ajanaku |  | Nov. 5, 2020 |
| Peter Noorlander |  | Nov. 5, 2020 |
| Sandra Whipham |  | Nov. 5, 2020 |
| Shanida Annika Scotland |  | Aug. 2, 2022 |
| Stephen Philip Dunbar Johnson |  | Nov. 5, 2020 |




