2021-03-31-accounts - Children's Literature Festivals

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Trustees' Annual Report					for theperiod
From	Period start date			To	Period end date
	01	04	2020		31	03	2021

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name CHILDREN’S LITERATURE FESTIVALS

Other names charity is known by

Re

tar 2021.docx gistered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address	1182143

	17 Leeds Road
	Selby
	North Yorkshire
	Postcode	YO8 4HU

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
		Christina Gabbitas
		Joyce Howie
		TracyFoley
		Kate Eady
















		Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
		Name		Dates acted if not for whole year

TAR

April 2009

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution adopted 20/02/2019

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

Standard Registration How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Members vote at general meeting Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

TAR

April 2009

Section C Objectives and activities

To give children, young people and families from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities, an equal opportunity with access to free literature festivals, and supply free books where available Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

TAR

April 2009

We undertook the Blackburn Children’s Literature (Virtual Festival) due to the constraints of the Pandemic. We streamed live to over 4,000 children and families in schools and at home in Blackburn with Darwen, from Blackburn Central Library, followed by a virtual communities day using Facebook Live. All 56 schools and settings were gifted two free books, donated by Children’s Literature Festivals and Poems and Pictures Ltd.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

TAR

April 2009

Section D Achievements and performance

The trustees are pleased with the maintained level of financial Summary of the main performance recorded for the year. achievements of the charity during the year

TAR

April 2009

Section E Financial review

Reserves are maintained at such a level as to ensure the day to day Brief statement of the activities of the charity can be continued without financial pressure. charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

N/A

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Position (eg Secretary, Trustee Chair Chair, etc) Date

TAR

April 2009

	Children's Literature Festivals Charity Name	Children's Literature Festivals Charity Name	Children's Literature Festivals Charity Name	1182143 No (if any)	CC16a
	For the period from	01/04/2020 Period start date	To	31/03/2021 Period end date

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 11,324 - - - - - - - 11,324 - - - 11,324 3,667 2,511 1,258 189 - 156 792 1,210 - 9,783 - - - 9,783 1,541 - 55 1,596	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 11,324 - - - - - - - 11,324 - - - 11,324 3,667 2,511 1,258 189 - 156 792 1,210 - 9,783 - - - 9,783 1,541	Last year to the nearest £
Grants and donations	11,324				27,870
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	11,324				27,870

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Sub total*	-				-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					27,870

Authors and illustrators	3,667				8,962
books	2,511				7,398
work done	1,258				2,316
printing	189				1,879
venue hire	-				3,241
packaging	156				1,080
travel and accomodation	792				1,829
media marketing	1,210				1,038
telephone	-				72
**Sub total **	9,783				27,815

A4 Asset and investment purchases (see table)
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**Sub total **	-				-
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					27,815

	1,541	-	-	1,541	55
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	55	-	-	55	-
	1,596	-	-	1,596	55

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

05/01/2022

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Signature J Howie Details Details Lloyds bank Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 1,596 - - - - - 1,596 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Joyce Howie	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			When due (optional)






			Date of approval
	J Howie	Joyce Howie	05/01/2022

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

05/01/2022