Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 4

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -1

ISLE OF WIGHT LITERARY FESTIVAL

The Charity runs the Isle of Wight Literary Festival providing the following benefits :-The opportunity at reasonable cost, for the Island public to enjoy a local literary experience with well known, new and local authors who deliver presentations based on their books and experiences. It also runs a programme to encourage greater participation in the written word amongst schools on the Island.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£78	£91	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/12/21	*	£24	£18	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/12/20		£10	£21	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/19		£112	£110	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/12/18		£107	£96	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	60
31/12/17		£92	£93	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£86	£80	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.isleofwightliteraryfestival.com

SECRETARY@ISLEOFWIGHTLITERARYFESTIVAL.COM

01983295178

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body

Where it operates

Isle Of Wight,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
60 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Isle of Wight Literary Festival
£9,800	06/06/2019	The Voyage of the Ark and The Dove

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

GIOIA MINGHELLA-GIDDENS Appointed: 2023

JULIA DAMS Appointed: 2018

MARGARET EDWINA ANKERS (Chair) Appointed: 2015

VICTORIA MARY GUESDON ORR-EWING Appointed: 2015

VANESSA ELIZABETH HOUNSFIELD Appointed: 2019

GRAHAM BARNETSON Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: INDEPENDENT ARTS,

JANET LEE ALLAN Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeships: COWES VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY GROUP, NORTHWOOD HOUSE CHARITABLE TRUST COMPANY LIMITED, COWES HERITAGE AND COMMUNITY GROUP,

ROBIN VANDELEUR COURAGE MBE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Managing Director, Other trusteeship: THE BRITISH WHEELCHAIR SPORTS FOUNDATION LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/12/2015, number: 1164814

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; AR21: 5 days late,

Main office

VILLA ROTHSAY HOTEL
29 BARING ROAD
COWES
PO31 8DF

Objectives

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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

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