HOT AIR - STOKE ON TRENT LITERARY FESTIVAL

Charity number: 1156937
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Festival in a Factory is produced annually and held at the Emma Bridgewater pottery factory in Stoke-on-Trent. The programme features internationally known writers, and authors and poets who have local roots or connections. The festival supports education through providing free tickets for local teachers and students; writing competitions; workshops; and talks by authors of children's books.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2020

Total income: £41,374
Total expenditure: £45,966

Fundraising

This charity does not raise funds from the public

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
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire East
  • Derbyshire
  • Staffordshire
  • Stoke-on-trent City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 May 2014: CIO registration
  • 06 August 2021: Removed (Removed by application)
  • 06 August 2021: Funds transferred to 1141130 BURSLEM METHODIST MISSION (SWAN BANK)
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • "HOT AIR" OR "STOKE LITERACY FESTIVAL" (Previous name)
  • HOT AIR - STOKE ON TRENT LITERACY FESTIVAL (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/04/2016 30/04/2017 30/04/2018 30/04/2019 30/04/2020
Total gross income £35.25k £42.49k £34.09k £40.37k £41.37k
Total expenditure £30.22k £31.17k £38.79k £46.21k £45.97k
Income from government contracts £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £0 £0 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 30 April 2021 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2021 Not submitted
Annual return 30 April 2020 12 March 2021 12 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2020 25 February 2021 On time
Annual return 30 April 2019 04 February 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2019 04 February 2020 On time
Annual return 30 April 2018 25 February 2019 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2018 02 April 2019 33 days late

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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 06 May 2014

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROMOTE, DEVELOP THE IMPROVEMENT, EXTEND AND INCREASE THE PUBLIC APPRECIATION, KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ART OR SCIENCE OF LITERATURE AND POETRY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE IN STOKE ON TRENT AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROMOTION AND ORGANISATION OF PUBLIC FESTIVALS, SHOWS, READINGS AND FAIRS IN STOKE ON TRENT AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS

Area of benefit

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

STOKE ON TRENT AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS