# IW STORY FESTIVAL

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1198024
- **Other names:** ISLE OF WIGHT STORY FESTIVAL
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 22, 2022
- **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=1198024


## Contact

- **Address:** 156 PARK ROAD, COWES
- **Postcode:** PO31 7NE
- **Phone:** 07837 601315
- **Email:** iwstoryfestival@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.iwstoryfestival.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE IW STORY FESTIVAL ARE:A) TO PROMOTE THE ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT, AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART OF LITERATURE AND STORYTELLING, BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL SPECIFICALLY AIMED AT CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT.B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROMOTING AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE APPRECIATION, UNDERSTANDING AND CREATION OF STORIES.

**Activities:** To promote the arts, culture and heritage for public benefit, and in particular the art of literature and storytelling, by the establishment and maintenance of an annual festival  aimed at children, young people and families on the Isle of Wight.To advance the education of children & young people by promoting and providing opportunities for the appreciation, understanding and creation of stories




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People



## Areas of operation

- Isle Of Wight



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2025 | £21161 | £24787 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £40693 | £34973 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £16400 | £21142 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Elspeth Giddens — appointed Oct. 13, 2023
- Elspeth Kathleen Jackson — appointed Oct. 13, 2023
- Geoffrey John Banks — appointed June 24, 2021
- Ian Charles Dickens — appointed Dec. 1, 2025
- Katie Elizabeth Churchill-Cheatham — appointed Dec. 1, 2025
- Peta Jane Hodge — appointed Oct. 13, 2023
- Susan Bailey — appointed June 24, 2021