ISLE OF WIGHT LITERARY FESTIVAL

Registered charity 1164814 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IWLF

The Charity runs the Isle of Wight Literary Festival providing the following benefits :-The opportunity at reasonable cost, for the Island public to enjoy a local literary experience with well known, new and local authors who deliver presentations based on their books and experiences. It also runs a programme to encourage greater participation in the written word amongst schools on the Island.

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Latest income
£134k
Latest spending
£117k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £26,403 at the end of the period. The trustees report that the festival depends on donations, sponsorship, and grants to cover costs, noting that ticket sales fund the majority of the festival's cost. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Isle Of Wight

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£134k£117k
31/12/2023£94k£91k
31/12/2022£78k£91k
31/12/2021£24k£18k
31/12/2020£10k£21k

Common questions

Is ISLE OF WIGHT LITERARY FESTIVAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £26,403 at the end of the period. The trustees report that the festival depends on donations, sponsorship, and grants to cover costs, noting that ticket sales fund the majority of the festival's cost. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ISLE OF WIGHT LITERARY FESTIVAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ISLE OF WIGHT LITERARY FESTIVAL as a grant recipient include THE DAISIE RICH TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE DAISIE RICH TRUSTFY2025£2k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/06/2019£10k"The Voyage of the Ark and The Dove"