Stories For Life (number 1169750) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Stories For Life do?
Stories for Life records life stories face to face or remotely with those who are in the last chapter of life in a variety of settings; hospices, hospitals, care homes or in their own homes. Our biographers are specialist volunteers trained by us. Our phone service can include the recording of less formally structured conversations between family members/ friends of a different generation.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Stories For Life
Answers Stories For Life gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Stories For Life's highest-paid staff paid?
Stories For Life's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Stories For Life as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Stories For Life's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Previous names on the register
The Hospice Biographers
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Scotland · Northern Ireland
Reported activities: Provides Services; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research; Other Charitable Activities.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Stories For Life registered for?
DisabilityOther Charitable Purposes
Why is there no Clarity Score for Stories For Life yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Stories For Life.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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What should you check before donating to Stories For Life?
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The register data used for this profile lists Stories For Life as a registered charity (number 1169750) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Stories For Life's charity number?
Stories For Life's charity number is 1169750. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1169750?
Search 1169750 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Stories For Life do?
Stories for Life records life stories face to face or remotely with those who are in the last chapter of life in a variety of settings; hospices, hospitals, care homes or in their own homes. Our biographers are specialist volunteers trained by us. Our phone service can include the recording of less formally structured conversations between family members/ friends of a different generation.
Does Stories For Life have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Stories For Life. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Stories For Life?
Stories For Life's website listed in our register data is http://www.storiesforlife.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Stories For Life's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Stories For Life's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Stories For Life?
The register records Stories For Life as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Stories For Life's trustees paid?
Stories For Life's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Stories For Life previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Stories For Life: The Hospice Biographers.
When was Stories For Life registered as a charity?
Stories For Life was entered on the register on 18 October 2016.