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LITERATURE WORKS

Registered charity 1132586 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CYPRUS WELL

Latest income
£161k
Latest spending
£161k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £90,977, which is above the stated minimum policy target of £90,300. The charity reported a slight decrease in total funds from £102,971 to £102,471, with unrestricted funds increasing to cover the drop in restricted funds.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum of £90,300 (held: £91k)
“In July 2020, we estimated the full extent of reserves required for the above at a minimum of £90,300.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Funders the charity credits

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

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£161k£161k
31/03/2024£215k£193k
31/03/2023£164k£216k
31/03/2022£242k£224k
31/03/2021£202k£180k

Common questions

Is LITERATURE WORKS financially healthy?

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £90,977, which is above the stated minimum policy target of £90,300. The charity reported a slight decrease in total funds from £102,971 to £102,471, with unrestricted funds increasing to cover the drop in restricted funds. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/07/2025£66k"'Page of Plymouth’: Ben Jonson and Thomas Dekker's lost play, storytelling and ordinary lives in late C16 Plymouth"

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