# SHERBORNE LITERARY SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1168489
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 28, 2016
- **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=1168489


## Contact

- **Address:** ABBOTS FEE, GREENHILL, SHERBORNE
- **Postcode:** DT9 4EP
- **Phone:** 01935815497
- **Email:** markpender.mhp@icloud.com
- **Website:** sherborneliterarysociety.com



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROMOTE THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE SHERBORNE AREA BY PROMOTING AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES (THROUGH EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES) FOR THE APPRECIATION, UNDERSTANDING AND ENJOYMENT OF LITERATURE IN THE BROADEST SENSE INCLUDING THE PROMOTION AND RUNNING OF A LITERARY FESTIVAL.

**Activities:** Organising events and activities in the Sherborne, Dorset, area for people who are interested in literature in the broadest sense.

**Area of benefit:** LOCAL




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Dorset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £23995 | £21437 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £23015 | £21529 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £10664 | £8849 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £8420 | £6933 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £1937 | £1038 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Mark Howard Pender** (Chair) — appointed April 1, 2019
- Alastair James Poulain — appointed Jan. 24, 2023
- Andrew James Holt — appointed June 15, 2023
- JOHN DOUGLAS GAYE — appointed July 28, 2016
- Louise Sarah Troup — appointed Oct. 29, 2024
- Naomi Barbara Marie-Francoise Hewitt — appointed April 22, 2026
- Richard Henry Cadwallader Hopton — appointed Aug. 3, 2021
- Robert John Bowmer — appointed Dec. 12, 2019