Wells Festival of Literature Limited

Registered charity 1045654 Registered since 1995

Operates: Somerset

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

9y median 8y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

11.2y

average years in governance

5 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 6Amateur Sport 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1

Commercial experience

Tech and media 46Professional services 25Arts and leisure 8

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Contact

Website	www.wellsfestivalofliterature.org.uk
Email	admin@wellsfestivalofliterature.org.uk
Phone	01749673525
Address	TREGANTLE, MILTON LANE, WELLS, SOMERSET, BA5 2QT

Finances

£97,683 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£57,808	£71,154
2021	£77,158	£79,818
2022	£93,177	£82,842
2023	£92,016	£89,904
2024	£97,683	£96,520

What it does

What

Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Services

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE ARTS GENERALLY AND ADVANCE EDUCATION BY MEANS OF FESTIVALS OF THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENTS IN THE CITY OF WELLS AND ELSEWHERE IN SUCH MANNER, AT SUCH TIMES, IN SUCH PLACES AND SO OFTEN AS THE BOARD OF THE COMPANY SHALL THINK FIT AND DO ALL SUCH THINGS AS ARE INCIDENTAL OR NECESSARY TO THE ATTAINMENT OF SUCH OBJECTS.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 16 JUNE 1993

Trustees (6)

6trustees

74median age

5aged 70+

Succession outlook: 5 of 6 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Richard Denley John Manningage 61 Chair since 2014
Alex Kolombos since 2017
Dorothy Wrightage 72 since 2018
Frances Mary Roweage 76 since 2018
Hilary Thomasine Cainage 79
Sian Elizabeth Decampage 72 since 2018

Linked company (Companies House)

Wells Festival of Literature Limited · 02827744 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 16/06/1993

Connected charities (1)

The James Caird Society 1 shared trustee

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