# EXETER CITY OF LITERATURE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1196686
- **Other names:** EXETER UNESCO CITY OF LITERATURE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Nov. 19, 2021
- **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=1196686


## Contact

- **Address:** Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, Exeter
- **Postcode:** EX4 3LS
- **Phone:** 01392 667080
- **Email:** hello@exetercityofliterature.com
- **Website:** www.exetercityofliterature.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CIO HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE ARTS, BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES TO DISCOVER, ACCESS, ENGAGE IN, LEARN ABOUT, UNDERSTAND AND ENJOY LITERATURE, WRITING, CREATIVITY, CULTURE AND HERITAGE; AND(B) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES THAT BENEFIT THE PUBLIC CONSISTENT WITH THE OBJECT ABOVE AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.

**Activities:** ExCoL was established to steward the UNESCO Creative City designation granted to Exeter in 2019 and to improve cultural & creative programming throughout Exeter & Devon. We believe in the power of literature to enable us to better know ourselves and others, and to imagine new possibilities for this world.




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Devon



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £182666 | £176535 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £256358 | £174099 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £136100 | £72212 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Sharifa Milford Al Hashemy** (Chair) — appointed April 16, 2024
- DEE ROWETT — appointed Nov. 19, 2021
- Dr Adam Andrew Watt — appointed Nov. 11, 2022
- Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson — appointed April 16, 2024
- Hannah Victoria Miller — appointed April 16, 2024
- May Argyle — appointed Nov. 11, 2022
- Thomas Staniford — appointed April 16, 2024