Isle of Wight Literary Festival

Registered charity 1164814 CIO Registered since 2015

Operates: Isle Of Wight

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

8y median 9y

average tenure

11y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

13.1y

average years in governance

6 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 7Education/training 7General Charitable Purposes 7Amateur Sport 1Disability 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

Commercial experience

Transport 4Arts and leisure 3Professional services 3

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

Cowes Town Waterfront Trust Limited 1 shared trustee
The British Wheelchair Sports Foundation Limited 1 shared trustee
Independent Arts 1 shared trustee

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Independent Arts 1 shared trustee
The British Wheelchair Sports Foundation Limited 1 shared trustee
Cowes Town Waterfront Trust Limited 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Website	www.isleofwightliteraryfestival.com
Email	SECRETARY@ISLEOFWIGHTLITERARYFESTIVAL.COM
Phone	01983295178
Address	VILLA ROTHSAY HOTEL, 29 BARING ROAD, COWES, PO31 8DF

Finances

£134,117 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£10,061	£21,456
2021	£24,302	£18,164
2022	£78,368	£90,518
2023	£94,347	£90,564
2024	£134,117	£117,380

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Children/young PeopleThe General Public/mankind

How

Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:A) TO PROMOTE THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART OF LITERATURE, BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ANNUAL ARTS FESTIVAL.B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE APPRECIATION, UNDERSTANDING AND ENJOYMENT OF LITERATURE.

Governing document: CIO - Foundation Registered 11 Dec 2015

Trustees (8)

8trustees

74median age

3aged 70+

Succession outlook: 3 of 8 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Margaret Edwina Ankers Chair since 2015
Gioia Minghella-Giddensage 74 since 2023
Graham Barnetsonage 57 since 2023
Janet LEE Allanage 73 since 2015
Julia Dams since 2018
Robin Vandeleur Courage MBEage 81 since 2016
Victoria Mary Guesdon ORR-Ewing since 2015
Vanessa Elizabeth Hounsfield since 2019

Connected charities (3)

The British Wheelchair Sports Foundation Limited 1 shared trustee
Independent Arts 1 shared trustee
Cowes Town Waterfront Trust Limited 1 shared trustee

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