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Essex Book Festival

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1143727
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Sept. 4, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Sept. 9, 2011
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
07538636

Address

Address
Essex Book Festival
125 High Street
Colchester
Essex
CO11SZ

Activities

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.

Objects: To Advance The Education Of The Public In Essex By Promoting Literature, Reading For Pleasure And Supporting And Developing Writers, Including Young Writers, By Any Means The Trustees See Fit, Including The Organisation And Running Of Reading And Writing Related Events And Activities That Will Be Of Interest To As Many People As Possible, Including Vulnerable People And Marginalised Communities And The Running Of An Annual Book Festival

Classification

How
Provides Services
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Recreation
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind

Geography

Area of benefit
Regional
Local Authority
Essex, Southend-on-sea, Thurrock

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2025 Sept. 4, 2026On time £108,582 £104,225
Dec. 31, 2024 Oct. 17, 2025On time £110,294 £116,587
Dec. 31, 2023 Oct. 10, 2024On time £129,681 £120,762
Dec. 31, 2022 Oct. 11, 2023On time £95,483 £97,956
Dec. 31, 2021 Oct. 19, 2022On time £44,443 £40,142
May 31, 2021 Dec. 18, 2021 £78,666 £78,593

Trustees

Name Appointed
Peter Brian Donaldson (Chair) May 23, 2011
Camilla Shestopal Sept. 30, 2014
Christian Josef Peter Leppich April 23, 2026
Folasade Ogunlana-Fadipe Nov. 7, 2022
Hana Beatrice Yamato Loftus April 23, 2026
Helen Wakeham April 23, 2026
James Andrew Macdonald Sept. 26, 2011
Jack Edward O'Hara Robinson April 23, 2026
Kimberley Anne Elizabeth Sheehan April 23, 2026
Louise-Ann May Williams April 23, 2026
Maxime Quetzal Pons Webster April 23, 2026
Patricia Ann Gaudin Sept. 30, 2014
Paula Clowes April 23, 2026
Tony Fisher Nov. 10, 2021