The Literature Prize Foundation
The Folio Prize, The Folio Academy Foundation
- Country
- England & Wales
- Charity number
- 1151069
- Status
- Registered
- Registered
- March 5, 2013
- Legal form
- CIO
Address
- Address
- 77 Barnsbury Street
London
N1 1EJ
Contact
- Phone
- 02035896881
- Website
thewritersprize.com
Activities
The Prize aims to promote reading and appreciation of literature for the public benefit by selecting and raising the profile of the very best works published each year. Through its events, website and other media, it seeks to engage readers and writers throughout the English-speaking world in cultural debate and in the celebration, sustainment and furtherance of the art of literature.
Objects: To Promote The Reading And Appreciation Of Literature For The Public Benefit By Selecting And Raising The Profile Of The Very Best Works Of Fiction Published Each Year, In Particular Through The Award Of The Annual Literature Prize (to Operate Publicly, For The Foreseeable Future, As The Folio Prize, Adopting The Name Of Our Sponsor). The Prize Recognizes Superb Literary Merit In A Work Written In English And Published In The UK, And Is Open To Writers Globally. Through Its Website And Other Media, As Well As Community Outreach Programmes, The Literature Prize Foundation Will Seek To Engage Readers And Writers Throughout The English-Speaking World In Cultural Debate And In The Celebration, Sustainment And Furtherance Of The Art Of Literature, Which IT Believes Has The Capacity To Enrich And Change People's Lives.
Classification
- How
- Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
- What
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Who
- The General Public/mankind
Areas of operation
- Region
- Throughout London
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £140,005 | £210,336 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £228,500 | £168,705 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £207,775 | £189,186 |
| Dec. 31, 2019 | £179,949 | £187,657 |
| Dec. 31, 2018 | £165,123 | £128,227 |
Trustees
| Name | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Andrew Nicholson Kidd (Chair) | Feb. 11, 2013 |
| Anna Natalia Fairweather | Aug. 1, 2016 |
| Kate Victoria Harvey | Feb. 11, 2013 |
| Suzy Lucas | Aug. 1, 2016 |
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