ENGLISH PEN
Registered charity 1125610 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Promotion of Literature;Promotion of human rights of Writers and Publishers throughout the World;Relief of Poverty and Distress among beneficiaries' dependants
Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
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.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
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. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£193k
Reported reserves equal ~9.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (55% 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: 29.1% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (07/06/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Ruth Borthwickchair
- Akiho Schilz
- Claire Malcolm · trustee of 1 other charity
- Cortina Butler
- Dina Nayeri
- Dr Anthony Devine
- Georgina Godwin
- Hannah Nenna Chukwu
- Lucy Beresford-Knox
- Lucy Geraldine Allison Hannah
- Milena Buyum
- Nicola Jill Southcombe Parker
- Preti Madhuri Neel Taneja
- Ted Hodgkinson
- Vedat Can Yeginsu
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ENGLISH PEN financially healthy?
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. 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.
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