# MANCHESTER CITY OF LITERATURE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1189456
- **Other names:** MCOL
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** May 13, 2020
- **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=1189456


## Contact

- **Address:** Spaces, 125 Deansgate, MANCHESTER
- **Postcode:** M3 2BY
- **Phone:** 01619538367
- **Email:** ivan.wadeson@manchester.gov.uk
- **Website:** www.manchestercityofliterature.com



## Activities

**Activities:** Our vision is to create an innovative, distinctive, equitable, globally connected city of reading and writing. We want Manchester to be a city where diverse voices are celebrated, creative talent is nurtured and where literary activity changes lives. We do this by uniting the collective strength and voice of writers and all those involved in literary activities across Manchester.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Manchester City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £264822 | £283902 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £285053 | £309787 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £280365 | £270776 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £250319 | £269420 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £160469 | £140553 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Katie Popperwell** (Chair) — appointed March 9, 2021
- Garry Bridges — appointed June 3, 2024
- Jess Edwards — appointed Sept. 4, 2023
- John McAuliffe — appointed Sept. 29, 2021
- Michelle Collier — appointed July 1, 2024
- Mike Murphy — appointed March 9, 2021
- Reshma Ruia — appointed July 1, 2024
- Rochelle Saunders — appointed July 1, 2024