Registered charity · Exeter
Literature Works
Literature Works is a registered charity (number 1132586) based in Exeter, governed by 7 trustees. Latest income £161k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 7 trustees
- Income £161k (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.literatureworks.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Literature Works
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£161k£161k
- 2024£215k£193k
- 2023£164k£216k
Earlier years
- 2022£242k£224k
- 2021£202k£180k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 61%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE COMPANY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR THE SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND("AREA OF BENEFIT") FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:3.1.1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE APPRECIATION, KNOWLEDGE,UNDERSTANDING AND ENJOYMENT OF LITERATURE; AND/OR3.1.2 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT CONSISTENT WITH THE ABOVE AS THETRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE
Grants received
6 grants · £189,381 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £98,564 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £65,817
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £25,000 (2 grants)
- Nesta ·
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Anthony Caleshu since 2020
- Kate Murray since 2016
- Madhu Krishnan since 2019
- Mary Morris since 2024
- Pippa Warin since 2018
- Salma Begum since 2024
- Suresh Prabha Ariaratnam since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Anthony Caleshu since 2020
- Kate Murray since 2016
- Madhu Krishnan since 2019
- Pippa Warin since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Anthony Caleshu since 2020
- Kate Murray since 2016
- Madhu Krishnan since 2019
- Mary Morris since 2024
- Pippa Warin since 2018
Portfolio (2)
- Salma Begum since 2024
- Suresh Prabha Ariaratnam since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1132586
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 25/03/2009AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 26/10/2012
- Companies House
- Company number 06858956 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07970436992 · info@literatureworks.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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