THE BRIDPORT LITERARY FESTIVAL LIMITED

Registered charity 1147075 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRIDPORT LITERARY FESTIVAL LIMITED

The Bridport Literary Festival Limited organise an annual Literary Festival in Bridport, Dorset. The Festival runs for one week in November each year. During that week a series of events take place.

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Latest income

£136k

Latest spending

£136k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a surplus of £360, bringing total unrestricted funds to £84,944. The trustees report that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The organization maintains a reserves policy targeting between 3 and 6 months of expenditure to meet working capital requirements.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The charity is controlled by the trustees who are all directors of the company.

“Related parties Controlling entity The charity is controlled by the trustees who are all directors of the company.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

GF Eyre Trust — “Platinum Rob and Alex Appleby Richard and Emily Cave Deirdre and Howard Coates Buffy Sacher Andy and Deborah Gray Johnnie and Sophie Boden …” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Stuart Rockchair
Deirdre Coates
Diana Hall
Helen Irene Carless
Mary Laura Selina Rose Joly
Timothy Clarke

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Devon · Dorset · Somerset · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£136k	£136k
31/03/2024	£115k	£125k
31/03/2023	£115k	£99k
31/03/2022	£97k	£87k
31/03/2021	£32k	£50k

Common questions

Is THE BRIDPORT LITERARY FESTIVAL LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a surplus of £360, bringing total unrestricted funds to £84,944. The trustees report that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The organization maintains a reserves policy targeting between 3 and 6 months of expenditure to meet working capital requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE BRIDPORT LITERARY FESTIVAL LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BRIDPORT LITERARY FESTIVAL LIMITED as a grant recipient include G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k