# DERBY BOOK FESTIVAL

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1159763
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 5, 2015
- **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=1159763


## Contact

- **Address:** GELDARDS LLP, 1 PRIDE PLACE, PRIDE PARK, DERBY
- **Postcode:** DE24 8QR
- **Phone:** 01332378351
- **Website:** http://www.derbybookfestival.co.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF DERBY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF AN ANNUAL BOOK FESTIVAL AND ASSOCIATED ARTS EVENTS WHICH ENHANCE THE APPRECIATION, UNDERSTANDING AND ENJOYMENT OF BOOKS AND ENCOURAGES READING FOR PLEASURE.

**Activities:** The promotion of literature, language and the arts  through a book or literature festival in Derby and such other activities as the charity trustees shall from time to time determine




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Derbyshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £247690 | £199143 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £248372 | £224457 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £190037 | £193986 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £170356 | £177789 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | £162039 | £150951 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Professor Keith Andrew John McLay** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 4, 2019
- Cheryl Turner — appointed Nov. 26, 2024
- Christopher Paul Ratcliffe — appointed Nov. 26, 2024
- Dianne Smith — appointed Sept. 1, 2021
- Dominic Edwin White — appointed Nov. 26, 2024
- Helena Williams — appointed Nov. 26, 2024
- Jamie Jordan — appointed Nov. 14, 2024
- Marian Forkin — appointed Nov. 26, 2024
- Ruth Smith — appointed Nov. 26, 2024
- Sara Catherine Harker-Bettridge — appointed Nov. 26, 2024
- Sarah Hindmarch — appointed Jan. 31, 2023
- Sue Wall — appointed Oct. 26, 2021
- Tanya Ruth Bull — appointed Nov. 26, 2024