Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 7

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 8

CHILDREN'S BOOK FEST - CHICHESTER CIO

To promote for the public benefit and in particular for children the enjoyment of books and reading.To promote for the public benefit education in books and reading.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/12/23	£32,894	£39,692	£-6,798	30
31/12/22	£38,889	£29,381	£9,508	10
31/12/21	£33,581	£25,128	£8,453	10
31/12/20	£13,980	£4,793	£9,187	0
31/12/19	£11,766	£8,647	£3,119	12

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.childrensbookfest.com

amanda@childrensbookfest.org

07986697693

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

West Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Children's Bookfest
£5,000	14/07/2023	Funding was provided towards books for festivals in Chichester and Bognor Regis.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Children's BookFest, Chichester
£6,500	11/03/2022	Funding was provided towards the purchase of 5,000 new books for every child participating in the festival and using the food banks.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	20/09/2019	towards the first Children's Book Festival taking place at schools across Chichester in October 2019

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANNA PAGE ASHWORTH Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: STRATFORD LITERARY FESTIVAL,

AMANDA KINGS Appointed: 2019

ELAINE MARY BENTLEY Appointed: 2020

GATHORNE JAMES GOUGH Appointed: 2023

JENNIFER EMILY ROGERS Appointed: 2023

PENELOPE JANE MARY TOMLINSON Appointed: 2019

SAHRA ANN CLAIRE WARD GOTT Appointed: 2019

SIR MARK FEATHERSTONE-WITTY OBE (Chair) Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/06/2019, number: 1183937

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

19 Westgate
CHICHESTER
West Sussex
PO19 3ET

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE,PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUBSIDISED LITERARY FESTIVALS AND BOOKS

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