Word Up North Limited

Registered charity 501801 Registered since 1973

Operates: Bradford City, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds City, North Yorkshire

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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

5.1y median 3y

average tenure

14y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

14.1y

average years in governance

7 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 8Education/training 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 9Education 2Other services 2

Gaps to watch

Narrow spread of causes across the board

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Leeds Culture Trust 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Website	wordupnorth.org.uk
Email	admin@wordupnorth.org.uk
Phone	01943 601210
Address	Second Floor Offices, Fairfax House, 38 The Grove, Ilkley

Finances

£491,579 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£227,859	£226,712
2022	£294,664	£283,285
2023	£329,355	£334,963
2024	£359,153	£366,251
2025	£491,579	£391,092

What it does

What

Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Children/young PeopleThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Services

Charitable objects

TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF ARTISTIC TASTE AND KNOWLEDGE AND THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF LITERATURE AND THE OTHER ARTS AMONGST THE GENERAL PUBLIC

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12/07/1972NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 31/07/2013 as amended on 11 Apr 2023

Trustees (8)

8trustees

67median age

2aged 70+

Succession outlook: 2 of 8 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Prof Francis James Finlayage 67 Chair since 2023
Anita Ganeriage 65 since 2025
Cathy Baxandall since 2012
Ellen Teresa Thorpeage 77
Kitty Wright since 2017
Professor Gregory Radickage 56 since 2019
Robert Martin Gibsonage 78 since 2025
Tahira Jabeen Sardarage 55 since 2025

Linked company (Companies House)

Word UP North Limited · 01061343 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 12/07/1972

3 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (2)

Skipton Music 1 shared trustee
Leeds Culture Trust 1 shared trustee

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