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MARLBOROUGH LITERATURE FESTIVAL

Registered charity 1149252 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MARLBOROUGH LITFEST

Provides the public with opportunities for the appreciation, enjoyment and understanding of Literature and the Arts.

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Latest income
£65k
Latest spending
£61k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £5,841 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £66,365. This reserve level is explicitly stated to be in excess of the trustees' policy target, which aims for at least 50% of an annual festival's anticipated costs. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Ticket sales (84% of income)
“Ticket sales Festival 46,667” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: at least 50% of an annual festival's anticipated costs (held: £66k)
“It is the aim of the Trustees to have reserves of at least 50% of an annual festival's anticipated costs.” — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£65k£61k
31/12/2023£65k£61k
31/12/2022£57k£55k
31/12/2021£45k£45k
31/12/2020£3k£14k

Common questions

Is MARLBOROUGH LITERATURE FESTIVAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £5,841 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £66,365. This reserve level is explicitly stated to be in excess of the trustees' policy target, which aims for at least 50% of an annual festival's anticipated costs. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.