Word Up North Limited

Charity number: 501801
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision of annual literature festival and associated developments and year round projects involving creative writing, reading and live literature.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £359,153
Total expenditure: £366,251

Total income includes £160,953 from 4 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

66 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:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Bradford City
  • Calderdale
  • Kirklees
  • Leeds City
  • North Yorkshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 March 1973: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE ILKLEY LITERATURE FESTIVAL (Working name)
  • ILKLEY LITERATURE FESTIVAL LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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
Prof Francis James Finlay Chair 15 March 2023
LEEDS CULTURE TRUST
Received: 8 days late
SKIPTON MUSIC
Received: On time
John Peter Dignum Trustee 30 April 2021
None on record
Professor Gregory Radick Trustee 13 March 2019
None on record
Kitty Wright Trustee 27 September 2017
None on record
CATHY BAXANDALL Trustee 13 September 2012
None on record
ELLEN TERESA THORPE Trustee
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 £394.79k £227.86k £294.66k £329.36k £359.15k
Total expenditure £362.96k £226.71k £283.29k £334.96k £366.25k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £147.92k £193.70k £208.85k £168.70k £160.95k

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 10 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 10 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 02 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 02 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 23 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 23 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 05 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 05 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 05 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 05 November 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 12/07/1972 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 31/07/2013 as amended on 11 Apr 2023

Charitable objects

TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF ARTISTIC TASTE AND KNOWLEDGE AND THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF LITERATURE AND THE OTHER ARTS AMONGST THE GENERAL PUBLIC

Area of benefit

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

ILKLEY AND WHARFEDALE

Contact information

Address:
Second Floor Offices
Fairfax House
38 The Grove
Ilkley
Phone:
01943 601210
Email:
admin@wordupnorth.org.uk
Website:

wordupnorth.org.uk