KERNOW EDUCATION ARTS PARTNERSHIP

Registered charity 1095166 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KEAP, The Writers' Block

Kernow Education Arts Partnership operates under the working name The Writers' Block.The Writers' Block is a creative writing centre based in Redruth, Cornwall, supporting writers of all ages and stages. We use story, writing and performance to nurture curiosity and spark imagination, helping people find their voice, build confidence and make sense of the world around them.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON YOUNG PEOPLE, IN THE FIELD OF THE CREATIVE ARTS, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, GUIDANCE, TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR ALL ASPECTS OF ARTS EDUCATION.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE CORNWALL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £2,196 for the year, with total income of £177,884 and expenditure of £180,081. Unrestricted reserves stood at £20,714, representing four months of core running costs, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of six months. The trustees note that forecasts for the following year show unrestricted reserves increasing significantly.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Clare Alvarez-Howard
• Ian Kenneth Abrahams
• Jane Roberta Pugh
• Keira Jenna Money
• LINDSEY VICTORIA HALL · trustee of 2 other charities
• Natalie Thomas
• Sravya BHUPATIRAJU

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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