Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Reasonable growth: +1
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 10

BERWICK LITERARY FESTIVAL

The Berwick Literary Festival is an annual event held in October of each year, focussing on the presentation of words, written, spoken and performed. It includes events for all ages, a number featuring local talent and authors. The Festival is also engaged in work in schools and care homes.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

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	£16	£24	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/12/21	£14	£16	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/12/20?	£13	£7	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14
28/02/19	£21	£15	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
28/02/18	£18	£13	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/17	£16	£12	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.berwickliteraryfestival.com

info@berwickliteraryfestival.com

01289302913

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Northumberland, Scotland,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
50 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 serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Berwick Literary Festival
£1,000	19/08/2021	General charitable purposes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - the organisation's charitable objects
£1,000	07/01/2021	the organisation's charitable objects

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

DR NOLAN DALRYMPLE Appointed: 2020

HELEN WRIGHT Appointed: 2022

LINDSAY JANE DALGLIESH CA Appointed: 2016

RT REVEREND DR STEPHEN GEORGE PLATTEN (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: THE SHEPHERDS LAW TRUST,

SARAH LUCY BAXANDALL Appointed: 2022

SCOTT SHERRARD Appointed: 2022

VALERIE MARGARET BISTRAM Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: BERWICK ARTS CHOIR,

MICHAEL KENNETH GALLICO Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Publisher, Other trusteeships: BERWICK-UPON-TWEED PRESERVATION TRUST, BERWICK PARISH CHURCH TRUST, HOLY TRINITY WITH ST MARY, BERWICK PARISH CHURCH,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/08/2016, number: 1168860

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

c/o Berwick Community Trust
56-58 Castlegate
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 1JT

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROMOTING AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE APPRECIATION,UNDERSTANDING AND ENJOYMENT OF LITERATURE AND THE ARTS,IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND RUNNING OF A LITERARY FESTIVAL IN BERWICK-UPON-TWEED AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, AND SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE

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