Our impact
A one-page summary for schools, councils, and corporate partners.
Last updated 2026-04-12
Since we started in January 2024
2,109
Children's books donated
20
Primary schools supported
£2,000
Games donated to schools
£480
Creative writing prizes awarded
As of April 2026. Since we started in January 2024.
What Story Seeds does
Story Seeds is a Somerset Community Interest Company. We send free books, games, and creative-writing competition prizes to primary schools across the county. Schools register through our website; we review applications in batches and prioritise schools serving the most deprived intakes.
Who runs it
Story Seeds is run by Chris and Ella Ryan, parents of Dougie (7) and founders of Innatus Digital, a Somerset-based B Corp. Ella is a qualified teacher with SEN experience and holds an enhanced DBS certificate (DBS+); she leads any in-person activity with children.
How we’re funded
Story Seeds is funded by corporate sponsorship. Companies sponsor Story Seeds Boxes at £500 each, and we are looking for more sponsors so we can reach more schools and deepen the support we offer existing ones.
What we need
Cash sponsorship is the single most useful form of support. It lets us buy great books, including from independent authors, in bulk and get them into the schools that need them most. Sponsorship comes as a Story Seeds Box: £500 of books, games or audio for one school, with named recognition for the sponsor. Companies sponsor one box or many.
In-kind book donations from publishers and authors are also welcome, by prior arrangement.
Get in touch
Email [email protected] or use the contact form. Our Companies House record is public.
How we count
Figures are compiled from our own delivery records and updated each month. We count books physically delivered to a school, not pledged or in-transit. Monetary figures reflect the retail cost of the games or prizes funded.