Registered charity · No. 1153944Charitable company
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Cambridge Literary Festival
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Cambridge Literary Festival is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, recreation.
Cambridge Literary Festival (number 1153944) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Cambridge Literary Festival do?
The objects of the Company are the advancement of education for the benefit of the public by the promotion of literature, language and the arts in particular through a literary festival in Cambridge, and such other activities as the members of the Management Committee shall from time to time determine.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Cambridge Literary Festival
Answers Cambridge Literary Festival gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 June 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Cambridge Literary Festival's highest-paid staff paid?
Cambridge Literary Festival's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£60,001–£70,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Cambridge Literary Festival as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Cambridge Literary Festival's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Services.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Cambridge Literary Festival registered for?
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Is Cambridge Literary Festival a legitimate charity?
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What is Cambridge Literary Festival's charity number?
Cambridge Literary Festival's charity number is 1153944. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does Cambridge Literary Festival do?
The objects of the Company are the advancement of education for the benefit of the public by the promotion of literature, language and the arts in particular through a literary festival in Cambridge, and such other activities as the members of the Management Committee shall from time to time determine.
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How can I donate to Cambridge Literary Festival?
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How much is Cambridge Literary Festival's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Cambridge Literary Festival's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Cambridge Literary Festival?
The register records Cambridge Literary Festival as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Cambridge Literary Festival's trustees paid?
Cambridge Literary Festival's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Cambridge Literary Festival registered as a charity?
Cambridge Literary Festival was entered on the register on 25 September 2013. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 06599041).