NORTHERN CHILDRENS BOOK FESTIVAL

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
NCBF is an annual regional event held each November to promote the love of reading and books to children, parents/carers and teachers by facilitating author visits to schools,libraries and other regional venues.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024
People

8 Trustee(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Children/young People
- Provides Human Resources
- Durham
- Gateshead
- Hartlepool
- Middlesbrough
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City
- North Tyneside
- Northumberland
- Redcar And Cleveland
- South Tyneside
- Sunderland
Governance
- 21 July 1992: Standard registration
- N C B F (Working name)
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
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
8 Trustee(s)
Name | Role | Date of appointment | Other trusteeships | Reporting status of other trusteeships | ||||
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Julia Robinson | Chair | 17 May 2018 |
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Catherine Scott | Trustee | 25 March 2025 |
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Taranjeet Singh | Trustee | 16 March 2023 |
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Angela Foster | Trustee | 09 February 2021 |
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Christine Myhill | Trustee | 17 May 2018 |
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Fiona Hill | Trustee | 17 May 2018 |
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Eric Ferguson | Trustee | 08 May 2014 |
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Rachel Warkcup | Trustee | 11 March 2014 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £38.26k | £18.06k | £20.29k | £32.98k | £35.99k | |
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Total expenditure | £34.42k | £17.81k | £17.27k | £28.45k | £26.63k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 March 2024 | 07 October 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2024 | 07 October 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2023 | 28 February 2024 | 28 days late | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2023 | 28 February 2024 | 28 days late | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2022 | 01 February 2023 | 1 days late | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2022 | Not Required | ||
Annual return | 31 March 2021 | 16 March 2022 | 44 days late | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2021 | Not Required | ||
Annual return | 31 March 2020 | 01 July 2021 | 151 days late | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2020 | 01 July 2021 | 151 days late | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 4 JULY 1992
Charitable objects
(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, AND ADULTS CONCERNED WITH THE EDUCATIONAL WELFARE IN THE SPHERE OF CHILDRENS LITERATURE, (B) TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND DEVELOP THE ENJOYMENT OF BOOKS, STORIES, READING, WRITING, LISTENING, TALKING AND OTHER LITERATURE RELATED SKILLS AND ACTIVITIES (C) TO FURTHER THE ABOVE WITHIN THE NORTH EAST REGION OF ENGLAND AND THERINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT WORKING THROUGH ESTABLISHED LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPARTMENTAL NETWORKS
Area of benefit
THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND
Contact information
- Address:
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Newcastle City Library
City Library
Charles Avison Building
33 New Bridge Street West
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE1 8AX
- Phone:
- 0191 4338401
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