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Isle Of Wight Literary Festival

Iwlf

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1164814
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Oct. 27, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Dec. 11, 2015
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
Villa Rothsay Hotel
29 Baring Road
Cowes
PO31 8DF

Activities

The Charity runs the Isle of Wight Literary Festival providing the following benefits :-The opportunity at reasonable cost, for the Island public to enjoy a local literary experience with well known, new and local authors who deliver presentations based on their books and experiences. It also runs a programme to encourage greater participation in the written word amongst schools on the Island.

Objects: The Objects Of The CIO Are:a) To Promote The Arts For The Public Benefit, And In Particular The Art Of Literature, By The Establishment And Maintenance Of An Annual Arts Festival.b) To Advance The Education Of The Public By Promoting And Providing Opportunities For The Appreciation, Understanding And Enjoyment Of Literature.

Classification

How
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
Children/young People, The General Public/mankind

Geography

Area of benefit
Local
Local Authority
Isle Of Wight

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2024 Oct. 27, 2025On time £134,117 £117,380
Dec. 31, 2023 Oct. 30, 2024On time £94,347 £90,564
Dec. 31, 2022 Oct. 30, 2023On time £78,368 £90,518
Dec. 31, 2021 Nov. 5, 20225 days late £24,302 £18,164
Dec. 31, 2020 Oct. 29, 2021On time £10,061 £21,456

Trustees

Name Appointed
Margaret Edwina Ankers (Chair) Nov. 28, 2015
Gioia Minghella-Giddens Nov. 15, 2023
Graham Barnetson Nov. 15, 2023
Janet Lee Allan Nov. 28, 2015
Julia Dams Oct. 3, 2018
Robin Vandeleur Courage MBE Feb. 2, 2016
Victoria Mary Guesdon Orr-Ewing Nov. 28, 2015
Vanessa Elizabeth Hounsfield Oct. 3, 2019