THE BRIDPORT LITERARY FESTIVAL LIMITED

Charity number: 1147075
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Bridport Literary Festival Limited organise an annual Literary Festival in Bridport, Dorset. The Festival runs for one week in November each year. During that week a series of events take place.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £114,949
Total expenditure: £125,182

People

5 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

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:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Devon
  • Dorset
  • Somerset
  • Wiltshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 May 2012: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BRIDPORT LITERARY FESTIVAL LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
08000525 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Deirdre Coates Chair 01 April 2014
None on record
Stuart Rock Trustee 01 April 2024
None on record
Nicholas Child Trustee 01 April 2024
None on record
Mary Laura Selina Rose Joly Trustee 29 November 2022
None on record
Helen Irene Carless Trustee 29 November 2022
None on record

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 £95.70k £31.53k £97.23k £115.08k £114.95k
Total expenditure £78.57k £49.99k £87.13k £98.70k £125.18k
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 18 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 18 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 05 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 05 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 15 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 15 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 19 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 19 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 14 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 14 September 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12 MAR 2012

Charitable objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY PROMOTING AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE APPRECIATION, UNDERSTANDING AND ENJOYMENT OF LITERATURE AND THE ARTS AND, IN PARTICULAR, THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND RUNNING OF A LITERARY FESTIVAL IN BRIDPORT TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO READ FOR PLEASURE AND TO INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF ANY MATTERS LITERARY, HISTORIC, ARTISTIC, ARCHITECTURAL, AESTHETIC OR SCIENTIFIC INTEREST

Contact information

Address:
157 Orchard Crescent
BRIDPORT
DT6 5HB
Phone:
01308 426491
Email:
hello@bridlit.com
Website:

www.bridlit.com Open in new window