# SHOREHAM WORDFEST AND COMMUNITY ARTS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1163258
- **Other names:** SHOREHAM WORDFEST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 24, 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=1163258


## Contact

- **Address:** 5 Riverside, Shoreham-by-Sea
- **Postcode:** BN43 5RU
- **Phone:** 07974 443796
- **Email:** general@shorehamwordfest.com
- **Website:** www.shorehamwordfest.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROMOTION OF THE SPOKEN AND WRITTEN WORD INCLUDING READINGS, DISCUSSIONS, POETRY, SONG, BOOKS, PLAYS AND OTHER WRITINGS AND THE ARTS IN PARTICULAR THROUGH A LITERARY AND WORD FESTIVAL IN THE ADUR DISTRICT AND SURROUNDING AREAS, AND SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS AS THE MEMBERS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

**Activities:** Celebration and promotion of the spoken and written word including readings, discussions, poetry, song, books, plays and creative arts. Holding an annual literary festival in the Adur District and surrounding areas. Attracting high profile, high quality input. Organising workshops, competitions and such other educational and creative activities, working across the arts for all ages and all people.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Brighton And Hove
- East Sussex
- West Sussex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £48071 | £44479 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £53474 | £43131 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £37740 | £37189 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £33682 | £29172 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £16968 | £16147 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Rosalind Turner MA BA PGCE** (Chair) — appointed Aug. 25, 2015
- DAVID JOHNSON — appointed Aug. 25, 2015
- Ivor Gaber — appointed Nov. 21, 2022
- Janet Behan — appointed Nov. 21, 2022
- Janet Lydia Pressley — appointed Nov. 14, 2017