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essex book festival

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Activities & Mission

The objectives of the charity are to advance the education of the public in Essex by promoting literature, reading for pleasure and supporting and developing writers.The objectives are met, primarily, through an annual Essex Book Festival, which offers opportunities for local, national and international authors to discuss their works, writing workshops and competitions for budding authors.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£110,294
Latest Expenditure
£116,587

Financial Efficiency

Overall Efficiency 105.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Expenditure Ratio 105.7%
Expenditure as % of income

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£110,294£116,5870 / 27
2023£129,681£120,7620 / 15
2022£95,483£97,9560 / 18
2021£78,666£78,5930 / 0
2021£44,443£40,1420 / 12

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Details

Address
ESSEX BOOK FESTIVAL
125 HIGH STREET
COLCHESTER
ESSEX
CO11SZ
Registration Date
9 September 2011
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
5018769
Charity Number
1143727

Trustees

PETER BRIAN DONALDSON
JAMES ANDREW MACDONALD
PATRICIA ANN GAUDIN
Camilla Shestopal
Tony Fisher
Folasade Ogunlana-Fadipe

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