# CAMBRIDGE LITERARY FESTIVAL

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1153944
- **Other names:** CAMBRIDGE WORDFEST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 25, 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=1153944


## Contact

- **Address:** CAMBRIDGE LITERARY FESTIVAL, 22 Station Road, Cambridge
- **Postcode:** CB1 2LD
- **Phone:** 01223515335
- **Email:** hello@cambridgeliteraryfestival.com
- **Website:** www.cambridgeliteraryfestival.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROMOTION OF LITERATURE, LANGUAGE AND THE ARTS IN PARTICULAR THROUGH A LITERARY FESTIVAL IN CAMBRIDGE, AND SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES AS THE MEMBERS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

**Activities:** The objects of the Company are the advancement of education for the benefit of the public by the promotion of literature, language and the arts in particular through a literary festival in Cambridge, and such other activities as the members of the Management Committee shall from time to time  determine.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Recreation
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cambridgeshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £484937 | £439581 | — | — |
| June 30, 2024 | £454687 | £405159 | — | — |
| June 30, 2023 | £415949 | £374641 | — | — |
| June 30, 2022 | £255329 | £259572 | — | — |
| June 30, 2021 | £238786 | £255224 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **William Alexander Bowes** (Chair) — appointed June 18, 2024
- Alison Shakespeare — appointed Jan. 29, 2026
- KAREN DUFFY — appointed Oct. 18, 2017
- Katherine Elizabeth Kirk — appointed Feb. 27, 2024
- Renee Etienne — appointed June 18, 2024
- Timothy James Harvey-Samuel — appointed Feb. 24, 2025