West Midlands Readers' Network

Registered charity 1197640 CIO Registered since 2022

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

3.5y median 3.5y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

average years in governance

3 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 4Education/training 1Religious Activities 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 1

Boards that share trustees

City of Birmingham Choir 1 shared trustee
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Sutton Coldfield 1 shared trustee
Warwickshire Local History Society 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

City of Birmingham Choir 1 shared trustee
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Sutton Coldfield 1 shared trustee
Warwickshire Local History Society 1 shared trustee
Blaenavon Male Voice Choir Similar size; both Arts and culture
Stanford Trust Similar size; both Arts and culture
Horsham Symphony Orchestra Similar size; both Arts and culture

Boards that overlap with this one through shared trustees, or govern in the same field. Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	https://www.wmreadersnetwork.co.uk
Email	wmreadersnetwork@gmail.com
Phone	01212462770
Address	130 Zellig Building, Gibb Street, Birmingham, B9 4AT

Finances

£41,294 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2023	£36,212	£34,695
2024	£40,995	£41,448
2025	£41,294	£41,192

What it does

What

Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Children/young PeopleThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF CREATIVE LITERATURE BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES, LITERARY PUBLICATIONS AND PERFORMANCES AND BY SUPPORTING A NETWORK OF BOOK GROUPS AND READERS GROUPS IN THE WEST MIDLANDS REGION OF ENGLAND.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 24 Jan 2022

Trustees (4)

4trustees

69median age

0aged 70+

Elizabeth Georgina Gardner Chair since 2022
Margaret Ruth Giacomelli Harris since 2023
Natalie Elizabeth Marlow since 2023
Stella Winifred Thebridgeage 69 since 2022

Connected charities (3)

Warwickshire Local History Society 1 shared trustee
City of Birmingham Choir 1 shared trustee
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Sutton Coldfield 1 shared trustee

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