Website & contact details
- Website
Writing West Midlands Ltd
- Incorporated
- 31 May 2007 (19 years)
- Previously known as
- Birmingham Book Festival Limited (until 27 January 2012)This list may be incomplete. See all names on Companies House
- Industry
- Cultural education (85520) Artistic creation (90030)
- Directors
- Susan Gail BallJacqui FrancisSandra Van Lente
- Accounts type
- Total exemption full
- Region
- West Midlands
- Address
- Studio 130ZelligGibb StreetBirminghamB9 4AT
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 31 December 2026
- Last accounts
- 31 March 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 27 May 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 13 May 2026
Officers 10 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Ball, Susan Gail
Director · Appointed 20 December 2025
British
Born February 1965 (61)
Francis, Jacqui
Director · Appointed 20 December 2025
British
Born November 1962
Van Lente, Sandra
Director · Appointed 1 December 2022
German
Born September 1982 (44)
Glave, Thomas Edward, Professor
Director · Appointed 5 December 2021
American,British,Jamaican
Born November 1960
Director · Appointed 1 December 2021
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British
Born July 1968 (58)
Willis, Laura Aimee
Director · Appointed 1 December 2021
British
Born September 1991 (35)
Bastow, George Dane
Director · Appointed 1 December 2019
British
Born January 1997 (29)
British
Born December 1972 (53)
Blower, Lisa, Dr
Director · Appointed 1 December 2019
British
Born February 1974 (52)
Director · Appointed 10 September 2013
British
Born March 1975 (51)
Officer history (23 former)
4 November 2026
20 December 2025
Appointed Ball, Susan Gail as Director
20 December 2025
Appointed Francis, Jacqui as Director
5 February 2025
6 November 2024
Resigned Clarke, Mavis Louise as Director
1 December 2022
Appointed Van Lente, Sandra as Director
5 December 2021
Appointed Glave, Thomas Edward, Professor as Director
1 December 2021
1 December 2021
Appointed Willis, Laura Aimee as Director
1 December 2021
Resigned Cross, Helen Louise as Director
1 October 2021
1 October 2021
Resigned Clifford, Hannah Louise as Director
12 May 2021
Resigned Morgan, Ceri Mair, Dr as Director
1 October 2020
1 December 2019
Appointed Blower, Lisa, Dr as Director
1 December 2019
1 December 2019
Appointed Bastow, George Dane as Director
1 November 2018
Appointed Morgan, Ceri Mair, Dr as Director
1 October 2018
22 September 2018
16 September 2017
Appointed Clarke, Mavis Louise as Director
12 September 2017
14 May 2017
2 May 2017
Resigned Fuller, Danielle, Dr as Director
20 September 2016
Appointed Clifford, Hannah Louise as Director
20 September 2016
20 September 2016
Appointed Cross, Helen Louise as Director
6 September 2016
Resigned Gorton, Ceri, Dr as Director
6 September 2016
6 September 2016
Resigned Thackaberry, Timothy Stuart as Secretary
6 September 2016
2 February 2016
Resigned Goddard, Rosalind as Director
2 February 2016
Resigned Monks, Philip as Director
25 November 2014
10 September 2013
10 September 2013
10 September 2013
30 April 2013
30 April 2013
Appointed Gorton, Ceri, Dr as Director
1 August 2011
31 December 2010
26 April 2010
26 April 2010
26 April 2010
Appointed Thackaberry, Timothy Stuart as Secretary
8 February 2010
7 September 2009
1 April 2008
Appointed Fuller, Danielle, Dr as Director
28 February 2008
Appointed Monks, Philip as Director
1 January 2008
Appointed Goddard, Rosalind as Director
1 November 2007
1 June 2007
1 June 2007
31 May 2007
31 May 2007
31 May 2007
31 May 2007
Ownership 0 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.
What Writing West Midlands say about themselves
“The literature development agency for the West Midlands region, funded by Arts Council England. We support writers through courses, events, development schemes and initiatives.”
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 November 2026 | Termination of appointment of a director | |||
| 26 May 2026 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 13 May 2026 | ||
| 22 May 2026 | Replacement filing for the appointment of a director | |||
| 20 May 2026 | Replacement filing for the appointment of a director | |||
| 20 March 2026 | Director's details changed |
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