Word Up North Limited
Ilkley Literature Festival Limited, The Ilkley Literature Festival
- Country
- England & Wales
- Charity number
- 501801
- Status
- Registered
- Reporting
- Up to date Last filed Dec. 15, 2025. Filing history
- Registered
- March 29, 1973
- Legal form
- Charitable company
- Company number
- 01061343
Address
- Address
- Second Floor Offices
Fairfax House
38 The Grove
Ilkley
Contact
- Phone
- 01943 601210
- admin@wordupnorth.org.uk
- Website
wordupnorth.org.uk
Activities
Provision of annual literature festival and associated developments and year round projects involving creative writing, reading and live literature.
Objects: To Foster And Promote The Maintenance, Improvement And Development Of Artistic Taste And Knowledge And The Understanding And Appreciation Of Literature And The Other Arts Amongst The General Public
Classification
- How
- Provides Services
- What
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Who
- Children/young People, The General Public/mankind
Geography
- Area of benefit
- Ilkley And Wharfedale
- Local Authority
- Bradford City, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds City, North Yorkshire
Finances
| Period end | Filed | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | Dec. 15, 2025On time | £491,579 | £391,092 |
| March 31, 2024 | Dec. 10, 2024On time | £359,153 | £366,251 |
| March 31, 2023 | Nov. 2, 2023On time | £329,355 | £334,963 |
| March 31, 2022 | Nov. 23, 2022On time | £294,664 | £283,285 |
| March 31, 2021 | Nov. 5, 2021On time | £227,859 | £226,712 |
Trustees
| Name | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Prof Francis James Finlay (Chair) | March 15, 2023 |
| Anita Ganeri | Sept. 24, 2025 |
| Cathy Baxandall | Sept. 13, 2012 |
| Ellen Teresa Thorpe | |
| Kirsten Jean Bullen | Sept. 23, 2026 |
| Kitty Wright | Sept. 27, 2017 |
| Professor Gregory Radick | March 13, 2019 |
| Robert Martin Gibson | April 14, 2026 |
| Tahira Jabeen Sardar | June 18, 2025 |