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ENGLISH PEN

Registered charity 1125610 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£663k
Latest spending
£931k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £251k for the year, driven by expenditure from previous years' designated funds. Despite this deficit, unrestricted free reserves stood at £747k, which exceeds the trustees' policy target of six months' operating costs. The trustees and auditors confirmed that resources are sufficient to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £747k)
“it is the charity’s policy to hold unrestricted free reserves to cover operating costs for six months.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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

Total income
£663k
Total spending
£931k
Cost of raising funds
£193k
Reserves (reported)
£747k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~9.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£663k£931k
31/03/2024£973k£818k
31/03/2023£1.5m£842k
31/03/2022£636k£682k
31/03/2021£718k£494k

Common questions

Is ENGLISH PEN financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £251k for the year, driven by expenditure from previous years' designated funds. Despite this deficit, unrestricted free reserves stood at £747k, which exceeds the trustees' policy target of six months' operating costs. The trustees and auditors confirmed that resources are sufficient to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.

Who funds ENGLISH PEN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ENGLISH PEN as a grant recipient include JUSTICE FOR JOURNALISTS FOUNDATION, BOOKER PRIZE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
JUSTICE FOR JOURNALISTS FOUNDATIONFY2024£19k
BOOKER PRIZE FOUNDATIONFY2023£13k

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH1£102k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER1£20k
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£7k

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