Penzance Literary Festival

Registered charity 1168422 CIO Registered since 2016

Operates: Cornwall

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

3.2y median 2y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

3.6y

average years in governance

6 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 6Education/training 6General Charitable Purposes 6

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No commercial or business experience on the board

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Contact

Website	http://www.pzlitfest.co.uk
Email	info@pzlitfest.co.uk
Phone	01736 350749
Address	58 BELGRAVIA STREET, PENZANCE, TR18 2BL

Finances

£16,295 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£500	£80
2021	£0	£136
2022	£7,004	£9,283
2023	£12,372	£12,651
2024	£16,295	£12,428

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

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

How

Provides Services

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 25 Jul 2016

Trustees (6)

6trustees

0aged 70+

Derek Thompson since 2020
Fiona Buxton since 2025
Isabel Montagnon since 2024
Monica Forty since 2024
Richard Williams since 2025
Renate Augstein since 2019

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