Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 4

GUILDFORD BOOK FESTIVAL

Organisation and running of an annual book festival in Guildford, Surrey

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
Over half the Board have joined recently

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

Established: 10 years

guildfordbookfestival.co.uk

director@guildfordbookfestival.co.uk

01483417726

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

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	£63	£78	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	21
31/12/21	£68	£66	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/12/20	£45	£57	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/19	£90	£86	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	26
31/12/18	£93	£94	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	19
31/12/17	£97	£88	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£87	£87	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£101	£73	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Surrey,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
21 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
Community Foundation for Surrey - Guildford book Festival
£1,500	12/02/2021	Contribution to the costs of Guildford Book Festival.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 46-72

ANDREW WHITBY-COLLINS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

CHARMIAN JANE PURNELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

CHRISTOPHER WADE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant

LINDA PHILIPPSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

MICHAEL JOHN HACON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

NIKKI KATRIN NELSON-SMITH (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Economist

PATRICIA GRAYBURN MBE DL Appointed: 2017

WILLIAM ROBERT SALMON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Publishing

GORDON JACKSON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Councillor, Other trusteeship: THE SURREY HILLS SOCIETY,

JOHN DAVID THORP Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: THE WEY AND ARUN CANAL TRUST LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/10/2014, number: 1158746
Registered at Companies House on 01/04/2014, number: 08971550

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

79 Binscombe Lane
GODALMING
GU7 3QH

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING ANDPROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE APPRECIATION, UNDERSTANDING ANDENJOYMENT OF LITERATURE AND THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BY OPERATING ANANNUAL LITERARY FESTIVAL.

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