2024-03-31-accounts - Children's Literature Festivals

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

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Period start date Period end date 01 04 2023 31 03 2024

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name CHILDREN’S LITERATURE FESTIVALS

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1182143 Charity's principal address 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

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April 2023

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)

Trustee selection methods

Members vote at general meeting

(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.

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April 2023

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

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April 2023

Our inclusive festivals were held in Oldham, Keighley, and Blackburn with Darwen, engaging with over 8000 children in total. We gifted 4000 books over the three festivals.

Kindness initiatives were held at each festival. Children were encouraged to write or illustrate what Kindness means to them.

The literature festival community days were free to the public and we gifted free books on the day for all children who attended.

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.

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April 2023

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

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April 2023

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)

We received donations from, Lloyds Trust, Darwen Rotary, Darwen You may choose to include Library and Poems & Pictures Ltd, and the Arts Council, and Oldham additional information, where Council. relevant about:

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 12/01/2025

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April 2023

	Charity Name Children's Literature Festivals	Charity Name Children's Literature Festivals	Charity Name Children's Literature Festivals	No (if any) 1182143	CC16a
	For the period from	Period start date 01/04/2023	To	Period end date 31/03/2024

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 44,857 - - - - - - - 44,857 - - - 44,857 25,148 6,736 1,140 - 1,210 198 9,334 1,959 1,652 47,377 - - - 47,377 - 2,520 - 2,788 268	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 44,857 - - - - - - - 44,857 - - - 44,857 25,148 6,736 1,140 - 1,210 198 9,334 1,959 1,652 47,377 - - - 47,377 - 2,520	Last year to the nearest £
Grants and donations	44,857				21,725
Fundraising	-				-
	-				-
	-				-
	-				-
	-				-
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	44,857				21,725

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	-
	-				-
*Sub total*	-				-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					21,725

Authors and illustrators	25,148				9,737
Books andpackaging	6,736				4,600
work done	1,140				200
Postage and stationery	-				150
venue hire	1,210				64
subscriptions	198				72
travel and accomodation	9,334				1,840
media marketing	1,959				3,022
Awards	1,652				-
**Sub total **	47,377				19,685

A4 Asset and investment purchases (see table)
,	-
	-
**Sub total **	-				-
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					19,685

	- 2,520	-	-	- 2,520	2,040
	-	-	-	-	-
	2,788	-	-	2,788	748
	268	-	-	268	2,788

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

22/01/2025

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 B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds	Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Lloyds bank Details Details Details Signature J Howie	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 268 - - - - - 268 - 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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			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £
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			Current value (optional)
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			Date of approval
	J Howie	Joyce Howie	26/11/2024

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

22/01/2025

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Charity Name Children’s Literature Festivals	Charity Name Children’s Literature Festivals	Charity Name Children’s Literature Festivals

31/03/2024	Charity no (if any)	1182143

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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2024

Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed: Colin Tute Date: 12/01/2025

Name: Colin Tute Relevant professional A.A.T qualification(s) or body (if any):

Oct 2018

IER

Address:

1 Highfield Green Sherburn in Elmet North Yorkshire LS25 6AL

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

Oct 2018

IER