LANCASTER AND DISTRICT FESTIVAL LIMITED
Registered charity 510670 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LITFEST
Litfest develops writers, engages readers and audiences, and celebrates literary excellence. We do this through our annual festival and a range of other publishing, development and participatory projects that have positioned the organisation at the heart of Lancashire's cultural and creative activity.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £4,824 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £18,173. The trustees' report indicates that the organisation is in a good position to move forward, having secured funding from various grant bodies and successfully completing its events.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £18k)
“The charity works to maintain an operation reserve equivalent to the cost of running the organisation for 3 full months (an amount in the region of £3,000).” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Payments on normal commercial terms at an arm’s length basis have also been made to a trustee for services supplied.
“Payments on normal commercial terms at an arm’s length basis have also been made to a trustee for services supplied.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments on normal commercial terms at an arm’s length basis have also been made to a trustee for services supplied.
“Payments on normal commercial terms at an arm’s length basis have also been made to a trustee for services supplied.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
- JULIE BELLchair
- Anthony John Durcan · trustee of 1 other charity
- Dr Beth Hannah Daley
- Dr Gurmit Singh
- Dr Oliver Langmead
- Emma Rose Crighton
- Ian Place
- JACOB HOPE
- Madelief Matheson
- Natalie Sorrel Charlesworth
- Samantha Scarff-Hurst
- WILLIAM JOHN GALLIENNE SWAINSON · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cumbria · Lancashire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is LANCASTER AND DISTRICT FESTIVAL LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £4,824 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £18,173. The trustees' report indicates that the organisation is in a good position to move forward, having secured funding from various grant bodies and successfully completing its events. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds LANCASTER AND DISTRICT FESTIVAL LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name LANCASTER AND DISTRICT FESTIVAL LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE ARETI CHARITABLE TRUST.
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