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Registered charity (CIO) · Exeter

Exeter City of Literature

Exeter City of Literature is a registered charity (number 1196686) based in Exeter, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Sharifa Milford Al Hashemy since 2024. Latest income £184k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Exeter Unesco City of Literature (Charity Commission)

  • 8 trustees
  • Income £184k (2026)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Where
Devon
Website
www.exetercityofliterature.com (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2021

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£184k£206k
  • 2025£183k£177k
  • 2024£256k£174k
Earlier years
  • 2023£136k£72k

Income trend, 2023 to 2026.

Income source mix, 2026: Government grants 83%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE CIO HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE ARTS, BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES TO DISCOVER, ACCESS, ENGAGE IN, LEARN ABOUT, UNDERSTAND AND ENJOY LITERATURE, WRITING, CREATIVITY, CULTURE AND HERITAGE; AND(B) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES THAT BENEFIT THE PUBLIC CONSISTENT WITH THE OBJECT ABOVE AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.

Grants received

2 grants · £300,000 total

360Giving 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

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £300,000 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £150,0002022-10-13
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £150,0002022-10-13
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.

8 trustees on the board

2.1y median 2y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
2.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

1
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 8Education/training 8General Charitable Purposes 8

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 1

Gaps to watch

  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 3 years.
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£183k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1196686
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 19 Nov 2021
Contact on the register
01392 667080 · hello@exetercityofliterature.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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