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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

CHILDREN'S BOOK FEST - CHICHESTER CIO 

To promote for the public benefit and in particular for children the enjoyment of books and reading.To promote for the public benefit education in books and reading.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/12/22£38,889£29,381£9,50810
31/12/21£33,581£25,128£8,45310
31/12/20£13,980£4,793£9,1870
31/12/19£11,766£8,647£3,11912
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.childrensbookfest.com

amanda@childrensbookfest.org

07986697693

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 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
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Children's Bookfest
£5,000 14/07/2023
Funding was provided towards books for festivals in Chichester and Bognor Regis.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Children's BookFest, Chichester
£6,500 11/03/2022
Funding was provided towards the purchase of 5,000 new books for every child participating in the festival and using the food banks.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 20/09/2019
towards the first Children's Book Festival taking place at schools across Chichester in October 2019

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/06/2019, number: 1183937
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

19 Westgate
CHICHESTER
West Sussex
PO19 3ET

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE,PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUBSIDISED LITERARY FESTIVALS AND BOOKS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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