# THE WORDSWORTH CONFERENCE FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1124319
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 3, 2008
- **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=1124319


## Contact

- **Address:** School of English, University of St Andrews, St Andrews
- **Postcode:** KY16 9AR
- **Phone:** 01768868920
- **Email:** wordsworthsummerconference@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.wordsworthconferences.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE PURPOSES OF THE COMPANY ( THE OBJECTS ) AREA) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO THE LIFE WORK AND INFLUENCE OF WILLIAM WORDSWORTH ( 1750-1850 ) AND HIS CIRCLE.B) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND ENJOYMENT OF THE LITERATURE AND CULTURE OF THE ROMANTIC PERIOD ( 1750-1850.

**Activities:** The Foundation runs the Wordsworth Conference and Wordsworth Winter School and awards bursaries, funded by itself and by donors, to enable postgraduate students and others to attend these events at reduced cost.

**Area of benefit:** UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, CUMBRIA




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cumbria



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £65058 | £70459 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £66892 | £68967 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £56692 | £57884 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £4143 | £4796 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £5040 | £4083 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Dr Erica McAlpine — appointed Aug. 10, 2019
- Dr Francesca Mackenney — appointed Sept. 25, 2024
- Dr Jake Rowan Phipps — appointed Jan. 31, 2024
- Dr Paige Tovey Jones — appointed Feb. 20, 2019
- Dr Patricia Marie O'Boyle — appointed Feb. 20, 2019
- Dr Paul Whickman — appointed Jan. 31, 2024
- Prof Nicholas ROE FBA, FRSE
- Prof Simon Bainbridge — appointed Aug. 14, 2017
- Professor Bruce Graver — appointed Aug. 14, 2018
- Professor Richard Lansdown — appointed Sept. 25, 2024
- Professor Saeko Yoshikawa — appointed Sept. 25, 2024