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The Sedbergh Book Town Literary Trust

Registered charity 1115782 Registered since 2006

Operates: Cumbria, Lancashire, North Yorkshire

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

11
trustees on the board
2.1y median 2y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure
1
trustees past 6 years
4.6y
average years in governance
11 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
2
company-linked trustees

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Other services 1
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Contact

Websitewww.sedberghbooktown.co.uk
Phone01539621770
Address41 Main Street, SEDBERGH, Cumbria, LA10 5BL

Finances

£10,763 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£0£300
2022£300£300
2023£5,071£5,002
2024£13,064£11,626
2025£10,763£9,283

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceRecreation

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides ServicesOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

A TO PROMOTE MAINTAIN IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA OF LITERATURE AND THE WRITTEN WORD AND THE FORMULATION PREPARATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHEMES TO RENDER SUCH EDUCATION ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.B TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BY ENCOURAGING AN INTEREST IN AND UNDERSTANDING OF LITERATURE AND THE WRITTEN WORD AND BY ESTABLISHING EVENTS AND CLASSES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE.C ANY OTHER PUBLIC CHARITABLE PURPOSES TENDING TO ENCOURAGE INTEREST IN LITERATURE WHICH MAY CONVENIENTLY BE PROMOTED IN COMBINATION WITH THE AFORESAID PURPOSE AND WHICH MAY INCLUDE ENCOURAGING SENIOR CITIZENS AND THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL TO PARTICIPATE IN EVENTS AND CLASSES PROVIDED BY THE TRUST FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.D TO PROMOTE SUCH LITERARY EDUCATION TO ALL AGE GROUPS IN SURROUNDING RURAL COMMUNITIES BY PROVISION OF OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AND/OR CONVENIENT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT TO BRING SUCH POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS INTO SEDBERGH TO ATTEND CLASSES OR EVENTS.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 10 JULY 2006

Trustees (11)

11trustees
78median age
6aged 70+
Succession outlook: 6 of 11 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Linked company (Companies House)

The Sedbergh Book Town Literary Trust · 05871008 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 10/07/2006

1 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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