Cambridge Literary Festival Limited

Active06599041 Private company limited by guarantee

Incorporated: 21 May 2008 (18 years)
Previously known as: Cambridge Wordfest Limited (until 1 July 2013)
This list may be incomplete. See all names on Companies House
Industry: Other service activities n.e.c. (96090)
Directors: Rachael Alexandra Beale
Alison Jean Shakespeare
Timothy James Harvey-Samuel
all 7 directors
Accounts type: Total exemption full
Region: East of England
Address: C/- Birketts LLP
22 Station Road
Cambridge
CB1 2JD

Website & contact details

Website: cambridgeliteraryfestival.com

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 March 2027
Last accounts: 30 June 2025
Conf. stmt due: 4 June 2027
Last conf. stmt: 21 May 2026

Officers 8 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Beale, Rachael Alexandra

Director · Appointed 22 June 2026

British

Born September 1977 (49)

Shakespeare, Alison Jean

Director · Appointed 29 January 2026

Also at The Perse School Trading Company Limited · more companies

British

Born January 1972 (54)

Harvey-Samuel, Timothy James

Director · Appointed 24 February 2025

Also at Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited, Condimentum Limited · more companies

British

Born October 1965 (61)

Bowes, William Alexander

Director · Appointed 18 June 2024

Also at Portent.Io Limited, SMG Insight Limited, Yougov Services Limited · more companies

British

Born July 1980 (46)

Etienne, Reneé

Director · Appointed 18 June 2024

British

Born May 1980 (46)

Kirk, Katherine Elizabeth

Director · Appointed 27 February 2024

Also at Cicely Saunders International · more companies

British

Born November 1959

Smith, Miranda Charlotte

Secretary · Appointed 21 June 2023

Duffy, Karen

Director · Appointed 17 October 2017

British

Born September 1964 (62)

Officer history (27 former)

22 June 2026

Appointed Beale, Rachael Alexandra as Director

24 February 2026

Resigned Collins, Julia Ann as Director

24 February 2026

Resigned Reid, Jane Tudor as Director

29 January 2026

Appointed Shakespeare, Alison Jean as Director

20 November 2025

Resigned Birne, Eleanor Jane as Director

28 March 2025

Resigned Lawlor, Anna Michelle as Director

28 February 2025

Resigned Newsum, Jeremy Henry Moore as Director

25 February 2025

Resigned Elliot, Henry Theodore as Director

24 February 2025

Appointed Harvey-Samuel, Timothy James as Director

18 June 2024

Appointed Etienne, Reneé as Director

18 June 2024

Appointed Bowes, William Alexander as Director

27 February 2024

Appointed Kirk, Katherine Elizabeth as Director

21 June 2023

Resigned Taylor, Peter John as Director

21 June 2023

Appointed Smith, Miranda Charlotte as Secretary

24 May 2023

Resigned Taylor, Katie as Director

24 May 2023

Resigned Young, Alexandra Jane as Secretary

29 March 2022

Appointed Birne, Eleanor Jane as Director

29 March 2022

Appointed Lawlor, Anna Michelle as Director

12 November 2021

Resigned Garfinkel, Phoebe Oliver as Director

28 May 2021

Resigned Reiner, Andrea Curti as Director

1 January 2021

Appointed Young, Alexandra Jane as Secretary

31 December 2020

Resigned Mcallister, Elizabeth Ann as Secretary

3 June 2020

Appointed Mcallister, Elizabeth Ann as Secretary

3 June 2020

Resigned Jones, Kevin Leigh as Secretary

8 May 2020

Appointed Elliot, Henry Theodore as Director

8 May 2020

Appointed Garfinkel, Phoebe Oliver as Director

18 February 2020

Resigned Stanton, John Philip, Dr as Director

31 January 2020

Resigned Cameron, Rob Stuart as Director

25 July 2019

Resigned Collins, Justin Richard Fox as Director

24 July 2019

Appointed Jones, Kevin Leigh as Secretary

22 May 2019

Resigned Augar, Denise Lizbeth as Director

31 March 2019

Resigned Dix, Jane Elizabeth as Secretary

7 February 2019

Appointed Cameron, Rob Stuart as Director

7 November 2018

Appointed Taylor, Katie as Director

7 November 2018

Resigned Gurria-Quintana, Angel as Director

19 July 2018

Resigned Awa Nominees Limited as Corporate Secretary

17 October 2017

Appointed Duffy, Karen as Director

26 July 2017

Appointed Newsum, Jeremy Henry Moore as Director

24 June 2017

Resigned Dawson, Jill Dianne, Dr as Director

23 May 2017

Resigned Richards, Susan Elizabeth as Director

1 November 2016

Resigned Moore, Catherine as Director

20 July 2016

Appointed Collins, Julia Ann as Director

25 May 2016

Appointed Collins, Justin Richard Fox as Director

8 March 2016

Resigned Golder, Janet Michelle as Director

3 February 2016

Appointed Dix, Jane Elizabeth as Secretary

3 February 2016

Resigned Moore, Cathy as Secretary

28 October 2015

Appointed Reiner, Andrea Curti as Director

28 October 2015

Appointed Richards, Susan Elizabeth as Director

21 May 2015

Appointed Moore, Cathy as Secretary

1 January 2015

Appointed Dawson, Jill Dianne, Dr as Director

1 January 2015

Resigned Manzie, Stella Gordon as Director

1 January 2015

Resigned Calder, Rachel Elisabeth as Director

1 January 2015

Appointed Gurria-Quintana, Angel as Director

10 June 2014

Appointed Reid, Jane Tudor as Director

10 June 2014

Appointed Stanton, John Philip, Dr as Director

24 June 2013

Appointed Manzie, Stella Gordon as Director

24 June 2013

Appointed Golder, Janet Michelle as Director

24 June 2013

Appointed Augar, Denise Lizbeth as Director

24 June 2013

Appointed Calder, Rachel Elisabeth as Director

24 June 2013

Appointed Taylor, Peter John as Director

21 May 2008

Appointed Moore, Catherine as Director

21 May 2008

Appointed Awa Nominees Limited as Corporate Secretary

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.

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To
16 July 2026	Appointment of a director
5 July 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	21 May 2026
27 June 2026	Replacement filing for the appointment of a director
1 May 2026	Termination of appointment of a director
1 May 2026	Termination of appointment of a director