The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

THE Michael Jacobs Foundation FOR Travel Writing

Registered charity 1169929 Registered since 2016

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Uruguay, Venezuela

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6
trustees on the board
10y median 10y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure
6
trustees past 6 years
14y
average years in governance
5 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
1
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 6Education/training 6General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 8Retail and trade 3Other services 2

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  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Contact

Phone02072225381
Address4 BRENDAN ROAD, DUBLIN 4, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

Finances

£0 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£0£8,681
2022£0£8,453
2023£27£5,839
2024£0£30,098
2025£0£33,130

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

1) TO PROMOTE THE ART OF LITERATURE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY SPONSORING A WRITING AWARD TO BE KNOWN AS THE MICHAEL JACOBS TRAVEL WRITING PRIZE THEREBY PROMOTING MORE GENERALLY THE ART OF TRAVEL WRITING AND WRITING CONCERNING HISPANIC AND LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE 2) FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE ART OF LITERATURE AND OF HISPANIC AND LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF TRAVEL WRITING IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH LANGUAGE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY MEANS OF SUPPORTING GRANTS, AWARDS, SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES IN RELATION TO TRAVEL WRITING AND HISPANIC AND LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 24 OCT 2016

Trustees (6)

6trustees
75median age
1aged 70+

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