PENZANCE LITERARY FESTIVAL

Charity Number: 1168422
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote all genre of literature by the establishment and maintenance of an annual literary event, the Penzance Literary Festival for 4 days in July every year, and a number of LitFest Extra events during the year. To work with local youth and schools to advance education, appreciation, understanding and enjoyment of all forms of literature.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £16,295
Total expenditure: £12,428

Total income includes £3,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

11 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Cornwall

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 July 2016: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • PENZANCE LITFEST (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Richard Williams Trustee 14 January 2025
THE HALL FOR CORNWALL TRUST
Received: On time
Corinna Levack Trustee 14 January 2025
None on record
Fiona Buxton Trustee 14 January 2025
None on record
Monica Forty Trustee 18 April 2024
None on record
Isabel Montagnon Trustee 18 April 2024
None on record
Derek Thompson Trustee 07 January 2020
None on record
Renate Augstein Trustee 08 January 2019
None on record
ROBIN CHARLES KNIGHT Trustee 17 August 2016
JINGHPAW EDUCATION PROJECTS
Received: On time
PAUL JAMES HUNTER BA, MBA Trustee 17 August 2016
None on record
LINDA CAMIDGE BA, PHD Trustee 17 August 2016
None on record
RACHEL LOCKWOOD VINEY Trustee 17 August 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £500 £0 £7.00k £12.37k £16.30k
Total expenditure £80 £136 £9.28k £12.65k £12.43k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £500 N/A £250 £1.00k £3.00k

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 December 2024 20 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 20 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 23 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 23 April 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 01 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 01 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 11 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 11 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 26 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 26 July 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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 25 Jul 2016

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: A) TO PROMOTE THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART OF LITERATURE, BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ANNUAL ARTS FESTIVAL. B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE APPRECIATION, UNDERSTANDING AND ENJOYMENT OF LITERATURE.

Area of benefit

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

LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
58 BELGRAVIA STREET
PENZANCE
TR18 2BL
Phone:
01736 350749
Email:
info@pzlitfest.co.uk
Website:

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