Registered charity (CIO) · Derby
Derby Book Festival
- 15 trustees
- Income £254k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Cheryl TurnerTrustee · since 2024
- Christopher Paul RatcliffeTrustee · since 2024
- Dianne SmithTrustee · since 2021
- Dominic Edwin WhiteTrustee · since 2024
- Elizabeth Anne CopperTrustee · since 2026
- Fraser Graves CunninghamTrustee · since 2026
- Helena WilliamsTrustee · since 2024
- Jamie JordanTrustee · since 2024
- Marian ForkinTrustee · since 2024
- Rachel Susannah HuskissonTrustee · since 2026
- Ruth SmithTrustee · since 2024
- Sara Catherine Harker-BettridgeTrustee · since 2024
- Sarah HindmarchTrustee · since 2023
- Sue WallTrustee · since 2021
- Tanya Ruth BullTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Derbyshire
- Website
- www.derbybookfestival.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£254k£266k
- 2024£248k£199k
- 2023£248k£224k
Earlier years
- 2022£190k£194k
- 2021£170k£178k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF DERBY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF AN ANNUAL BOOK FESTIVAL AND ASSOCIATED ARTS EVENTS WHICH ENHANCE THE APPRECIATION, UNDERSTANDING AND ENJOYMENT OF BOOKS AND ENCOURAGES READING FOR PLEASURE.
Grants received
2 grants · £397,628 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 · £397,628 (2 grants)
Most recent
- 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.
15 trustees on the board
- Cheryl Turner since 2024
- Christopher Paul Ratcliffe since 2024
- Dianne Smith since 2021
- Dominic Edwin White since 2024
- Elizabeth Anne Copper since 2026
- Fraser Graves Cunningham since 2026
- Helena Williams since 2024
- Jamie Jordan since 2024
- Marian Forkin since 2024
- Rachel Susannah Huskisson since 2026
- Ruth Smith since 2024
- Sara Catherine Harker-Bettridge since 2024
- Sarah Hindmarch since 2023
- Sue Wall since 2021
- Tanya Ruth Bull since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (12)
- Cheryl Turner since 2024
- Christopher Paul Ratcliffe since 2024
- Dianne Smith since 2021
- Dominic Edwin White since 2024
- Elizabeth Anne Copper since 2026
- Fraser Graves Cunningham since 2026
- Helena Williams since 2024
- Rachel Susannah Huskisson since 2026
- Ruth Smith since 2024
- Sara Catherine Harker-Bettridge since 2024
- Sue Wall since 2021
- Tanya Ruth Bull since 2024
Portfolio (3)
- Jamie Jordan since 2024
- Marian Forkin since 2024
- Sarah Hindmarch since 2023
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.
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1159763
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 05 Jan 2015 as amended on 18 Oct 2022
- Contact on the register
- 01332378351 · hello@derbybookfestival.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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