Shropshire Bookfest

Charity number: 1120177
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To advance the education of children in all forms of literary and creative arts, for the benefit of the public, in particular, but not exclusively by encouraging awareness of and developing interest in all forms of children's literature.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £55,135
Total expenditure: £51,479

People

6 Trustee(s)

6 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
Where the charity operates:
  • Shropshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 July 2007: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • SHREWSBURY CHILDREN'S BOOKFEST (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Corinne Davies-Griffith Trustee 20 June 2024
None on record
caroline Graham Trustee 27 September 2023
None on record
Christopher Tay Trustee 14 June 2023
None on record
sian marshall Trustee 16 September 2019
None on record
ELEANOR LOUISE WINTER Trustee 11 January 2016
None on record
LUCY MORRIS Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £51.04k £34.46k £34.38k £52.09k £55.14k
Total expenditure £40.88k £32.31k £41.37k £50.23k £51.48k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 17 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 17 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 24 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 24 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 15 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 15 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 20 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 20 May 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 24 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 24 July 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 21 MAY 2007 AS AMENDED 4 JUNE 2008 as amended on 07 Sep 2021

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN ALL FORMS OF LITERARY AND CREATIVE ARTS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ENCOURAGING AWARENESS OF AND DEVELOPING INTEREST IN ALL FORMS OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE SHREWSBURY AND ATCHAM, SHROPSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
Chaney Plough
Exfords Green
Longden
SHREWSBURY
SY5 8HH
Phone:
07962781270
Email:
info@shropshirebookfest.co.uk
Website:

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