THE WORDSWORTH CONFERENCE FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1124319
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Foundation runs the Wordsworth Conference and Wordsworth Winter School and awards bursaries, funded by itself and by donors, to enable postgraduate students and others to attend these events at reduced cost.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £66,892
Total expenditure: £68,967

People

12 Trustee(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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for another benefit.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Cumbria

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 June 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
06556368 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Francesca Mackenney Trustee 25 September 2024
None on record
Professor Saeko Yoshikawa Trustee 25 September 2024
None on record
Professor Richard Lansdown Trustee 25 September 2024
None on record
Dr Jake Rowan Phipps Trustee 31 January 2024
None on record
Dr Paul Whickman Trustee 31 January 2024
None on record
Dr Erica McAlpine Trustee 10 August 2019
None on record
Dr Patrica Marie O'Boyle Trustee 20 February 2019
None on record
Dr Paige Tovey Jones Trustee 20 February 2019
None on record
Professor Bruce Graver Trustee 14 August 2018
None on record
Dr Elisabeth Hammond Trustee 31 August 2017
None on record
Prof Simon Bainbridge Trustee 14 August 2017
None on record
Prof Nicholas ROE FBA, FRSE Trustee
KEATS FOUNDATION
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £108.49k £5.04k £4.14k £56.69k £66.89k
Total expenditure £55.77k £4.08k £4.80k £57.88k £68.97k
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 March 2024 27 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 27 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 10 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 10 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 21 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 22 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 22 January 2021 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 5 APRIL 2008

Charitable objects

THE PURPOSES OF THE COMPANY ( THE OBJECTS ) ARE A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO THE LIFE WORK AND INFLUENCE OF WILLIAM WORDSWORTH ( 1750-1850 ) AND HIS CIRCLE. B) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND ENJOYMENT OF THE LITERATURE AND CULTURE OF THE ROMANTIC PERIOD ( 1750-1850.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, CUMBRIA

Contact information

Address:
School of English
University of St Andrews
St Andrews
KY16 9AR
Phone:
01768868920
Email:
wordsworthsummerconference@gmail.com
Website:

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