NEW WRITING NORTH

Registered charity 1062729 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supporting the development of writers in the North of England - activities include theatre production, mentoring and awards schemes, development workshops, information dissemination, literature events and guidance and support for writers.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £21,230 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets of £374,928. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with a positive cash position of £512,595 at year-end.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by UNW LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — New Writing North (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

• Claire Malcolm — Chief Executive (source)
• Helen Dalby — Acting Chair of the Board (source)
• Anna Disley — Executive Director (Programme & Impact) (source)
• Fiona Melvin — Director of Finance & Operations (source)
• Caitrin Innis — Director of Fundraising and Development (source)
• Jill Read — Director of Communications and Marketing (source)

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (72% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 6.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Helen Louise Dalbychair
• Caroline Greenwood Dower
• Clare Calder
• Degna Michelle Aston Stone · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Chun Kit Fan
• Gary Robert Wright
• Hector Miquel Vidal Dura
• Livia Bird
• Maria Antoniou
• Matthew Forster
• Sara Lloyd
• Sinead Rocks
• Ted Hodgkinson
• Tessy Eghosa Idemudia

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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