Essex Book Festival

Registered charity 1143727 Registered since 2011

Operates: Essex, Thurrock, Southend-on-sea

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

10.5y median 12y

average tenure

15y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

11.5y

average years in governance

5 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 6Education/training 6Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 6

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 6Business services 2Education 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Theatre Arts Action Trust 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Website	www.essexbookfestival.org.uk
Email	redlionbooks@hotmail.com
Phone	01206578584
Address	ESSEX BOOK FESTIVAL, 125 HIGH STREET, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO11SZ

Finances

£110,294 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£78,666	£78,593
2021	£44,443	£40,142
2022	£95,483	£97,956
2023	£129,681	£120,762
2024	£110,294	£116,587

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or DiversityRecreation

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesPeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Services

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ESSEX BY PROMOTING LITERATURE, READING FOR PLEASURE AND SUPPORTING AND DEVELOPING WRITERS, INCLUDING YOUNG WRITERS, BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THE ORGANISATION AND RUNNING OF READING AND WRITING RELATED EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT WILL BE OF INTEREST TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE, INCLUDING VULNERABLE PEOPLE AND MARGINALISED COMMUNITIES AND THE RUNNING OF AN ANNUAL BOOK FESTIVAL

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 22/02/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 18/08/2011

Trustees (6)

6trustees

73median age

3aged 70+

Succession outlook: 3 of 6 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Peter Brian Donaldsonage 74 Chair since 2011
Camilla Shestopalage 64 since 2014
Folasade Ogunlana-Fadipe since 2022
James Andrew Macdonaldage 73 since 2011
Patricia ANN Gaudinage 77 since 2014
Tony Fisherage 58 since 2021

Linked company (Companies House)

Essex Book Festival · 07538636 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 22/02/2011

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (1)

Theatre Arts Action Trust 1 shared trustee

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