# THE MANCHESTER LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 235313
- **Other names:** THE MANCHESTER LITERARY AND PHILOSPHICAL SOCIETY, MANCHESTER LIT AND PHIL
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** July 14, 1964
- **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=235313


## Contact

- **Address:** ManLitPhil c/o Portico Library, 57 Mosley Street, Manchester
- **Postcode:** M2 3HY
- **Phone:** 07312090503
- **Email:** ADMIN@MANLITPHIL.AC.UK
- **Website:** WWW.MANLITPHIL.AC.UK



## Activities

**Objects:** PROMOTING THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE WIDENING OF PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE APPRECIATION OF ANY FORM OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, THE ARTS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROVIDED THAT NO ACTIVITY INVOLVING PARTY POLITICS OR CONTROVERSIAL THEOLOGY SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE PURSUIT OF THESE OBJECTS.

**Activities:** Across the calendar year, the Society delivers an eclectic range of lectures and seminars. We offer a focal point for modern, bright ideas, drawing inspiration from a variety of subject areas including the Arts, Science and Technology, and Social Philosophy. We also present a programme specifically aimed at young people, with a view to increasing their interest in and awareness of the world.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cheshire East
- Cheshire West & Chester
- Derbyshire
- Lancashire
- Manchester City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £137910 | £112871 | — | — |
| June 30, 2024 | £73764 | £153980 | — | — |
| June 30, 2023 | £67172 | £172361 | — | — |
| June 30, 2022 | £61127 | £166529 | — | — |
| June 30, 2021 | £53506 | £111280 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Peter Wright** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 19, 2023
- Alan Wareham — appointed Sept. 19, 2023
- Alison Carey — appointed April 22, 2024
- Celia Baker — appointed Sept. 20, 2022
- Dhun Daji — appointed Jan. 24, 2022
- Dr Eda Gliga-Baubec — appointed July 7, 2025
- Dr Susan Hilton — appointed Sept. 27, 2018
- Jacqueline Hughes-Lundy — appointed July 7, 2025
- Jonathan Sime — appointed Oct. 7, 2025
- Martin John Hunt — appointed July 7, 2025
- Michael Kia-Shu Tso — appointed Sept. 20, 2022
- Peter Carstensen — appointed Sept. 19, 2023
- Rowan Jae Moony — appointed April 1, 2025
- Sabine Flitsch — appointed Oct. 7, 2025
- Susan Margaret Cameron — appointed March 24, 2025
- Thomas Alexander Whitehead — appointed July 7, 2025