# THE LITERATURE PRIZE FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1151069
- **Other names:** THE FOLIO PRIZE, The Folio Academy Foundation
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 5, 2013
- **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=1151069


## Contact

- **Address:** 77 Barnsbury Street, London
- **Postcode:** N1 1EJ
- **Phone:** 02035896881
- **Website:** https://thewritersprize.com



## Activities

**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.

**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.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout London



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | — | — | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | — | — | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £140005 | £210336 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £228500 | £168705 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £207775 | £189186 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2019 | £179949 | £187657 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2018 | £165123 | £128227 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **ANDREW NICHOLSON KIDD** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 11, 2013
- Anna Natalia Fairweather — appointed Aug. 1, 2016
- KATE VICTORIA HARVEY — appointed Feb. 11, 2013
- Suzy Lucas — appointed Aug. 1, 2016