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Manchester Literature Festival

Registered charity 1121276 Registered since 2007

Operates: Manchester City

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Board DNA

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9
trustees on the board
4y median 5y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
8.6y
average years in governance
7 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
8
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 9Education/training 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 9Education 2Other services 2

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Contact

Websitewww.manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk
Emailoffice@manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk
Phone01618325502
AddressMANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL, THE DEPARTMENT STORE, 5 OAK STREET, MANCHESTER, M4 5JD

Finances

£248,172 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£221,446£167,287
2022£226,131£226,399
2023£239,293£226,777
2024£269,312£248,514
2025£248,172£237,224

What it does

What

Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

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Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE ARTS AND, IN PARTICULAR, LITERATURE IN SOCIETY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE NORTH WEST AREA OF ENGLAND (BY WHICH EXPRESSION IS MEANT THE COUNTIES OF CHESHIRE, LANCASHIRE, MERSEYSIDE, GREATER MANCHESTER AND THE HIGH PEAK DISTRICT OF DERBYSHIRE) AND ELSEWHERE BY DEVELOPING PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF LITERATURE AND BY PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO AND THE QUALITY OF LITERATURE AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) BY:-A) HOLDING LITERATURE FESTIVALS AND EVENTS AND, IN PARTICULAR, A "MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL" ANNUALLY;B) HOLDING OTHER LITERATURE EVENTS AND EVENTS THAT COMBINE LITERATURE WITH OTHER ART FORMS EITHER ANNUALLY OR AT ANY OTHER TIME;C) INVITING, COMMISSIONING AND MAINTAINING SERVICES OF WRITERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WHETHER SUCH SERVICES REQUIRE THE PAYMENT OF FEES BY THE COMPANY OR OTHERWISE;D) ENCOURAGING AND ASSISTING IN PROMOTING AND ADVANCING WRITERS FROM THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND.E) PUBLISHING LITERATURE AND RECORDINGS OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER PROVIDING THAT IN SO DOING SUCH PUBLICATIONS COMPLY WITH ALL RELEVANT LAWS;F) DISSEMINATING INFORMATION, LITERATURE AND RECORDINGS RELATING TO ANY FESTIVALS HELD BY THE COMPANY OR IN WHICH THE COMPANY PARTICIPATES OR IS INVOLVED.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION DATED 12 DECEMBER 2005

Trustees (9)

9trustees
46median age
1aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Manchester Literature Festival Limited · 04369668 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 08/02/2002

3 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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