# WIMBLEDON ARTS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1120297
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** July 27, 2007
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1120297


## Contact

- **Address:** Wimbledon BookFest, 35 Wimbledon Hill Road, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SW19 7NB
- **Phone:** 02089473495
- **Email:** info@wimbledonbookfest.org
- **Website:** www.wimbledonbookfest.org



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO PROMOTE AN ANNUAL EVENT CALLED THE ''WIMBLEDON BOOKFEST'' OR CALLED BY SOME OTHER SIMILAR OR APPROPRIATE NAME, AND TO PROMOTE SIMILAR EVENTS RELATED TO OTHER ASPECTS OF THE ARTS.(B) TO STRENGTHEN THE BONDS BETWEEN THE ARTS AND THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THE COMPANY OPERATES AND TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE RUNNING OF THE ARTS; TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARTS LOCALLY IN WIMBLEDON AND ITS ENVIRONS; AND TO WORK WITH OTHER BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

**Activities:** Developing the cultural landscape of Merton and Wandsworth by organising an annual book festival called "Wimbledon Bookfest" to promote the active enjoyment of books, and other cultural activities; and developing an educational outeach programme across Merton.

**Area of benefit:** LOCAL 'NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE'




## Classification

- **How:** Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Merton
- Wandsworth



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £670438 | £628071 | £-37368 | 3 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £484588 | £508008 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £540416 | £616120 | £-56315 | 2 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £529214 | £530482 | £19388 | 1 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £272760 | £267016 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Lord Iain Mackenzie McNicol** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 4, 2020
- Alice Skinner — appointed March 9, 2021
- Chris Young — appointed Feb. 19, 2024
- David Shriver — appointed Feb. 8, 2023
- Katherine Patrick — appointed March 18, 2025
- Kathryn Jane Ellison — appointed Nov. 25, 2025
- Liam Hurley — appointed March 18, 2025
- Susan Woodman — appointed Feb. 1, 2017