# SILVER STORIES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1188312
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 3, 2020
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1188312


## Contact

- **Address:** Westbourne House, Westbourne Terrace, SALTASH, Cornwall
- **Postcode:** PL12 6BX
- **Phone:** 07814276063
- **Email:** info@silverstories.co.uk
- **Website:** www.silverstories.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:  1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG CHILDREN, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPERVISED OPPORTUNITIES TO READ ALOUD TO LISTENERS AS A MEANS OF IMPROVING READING/LITERACY AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND BUILDING SELF CONFIDENCE.2) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR BY OFFERING THEM VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES TO ACT AS LISTENERS FOR CHILDREN WHO WILL READ ALOUD TO THEM BY TELEPHONE WITH THE AIMS OF REDUCING FEELINGS OF LONELINESS AND SOCIAL ISOLATION AND MAINTAINING INTER GENERATIONAL CONTACT.

**Activities:** To advance education for the public benefit among children, in particular through the provision of supervised opportunities to read aloud to listeners as a means of improving reading/literacy and communication skills and building self confidence.2)  For the public benefit to relieve the needs of elderly people, in particular by offering them volunteering opportunities to act as listeners for c




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Ireland
- Italy
- Scotland
- Spain
- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2025 | £750 | £6087 | — | — |
| April 1, 2024 | £54253 | £6093 | — | — |
| April 1, 2023 | £6362 | £2363 | — | — |
| April 1, 2022 | £17959 | £6609 | — | — |
| April 1, 2021 | £16806 | £3464 | — | — |



## Trustees

- DAME ESTHER LOUISE RANTZEN DBE — appointed March 3, 2020
- David Carney-Haworth OBE — appointed March 3, 2020
- Duane Seymour — appointed April 15, 2025
- Elisabeth Carney-Haworth OBE — appointed March 3, 2020
- Janet Tyler — appointed April 15, 2025
- Rachel May Ewan-Corrigan — appointed June 27, 2021
- Richard Ian Marsh — appointed March 3, 2020