THE ALFRED FAGON AWARD
The Company is established: to promote, maintain, improve and advance education and the encouragement of the arts in particular plays by British writers of Caribbean and African descent in the art of drama. To run an annual competition open to Black British playwrights of Caribbean and African descent living in the UK and to award a prize for Best New Play of theYear to the winning playwright.
Objects
TO PROMOTE THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, TO PLAYS AND OTHER DRAMATIC WORKS BY BRITISH WRITERS OF CARIBBEAN AND AFRICAN DESCENT.
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024
- Volunteers: 7
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023
- Volunteers: 7
Trustees
- Laurence James St Ville
- Nina Malone Fagon
- Olusola Oyeleye
- SHEELAGH KILLEEN
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £21k | £25k |
| 30/06/2024 | £20k | £24k |
| 30/06/2023 | £20k | £29k |
| 30/06/2022 | £27k | £35k |
| 30/06/2021 | £29k | £15k |
Common questions
Who funds THE ALFRED FAGON AWARD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ALFRED FAGON AWARD as a grant recipient include THE PEGGY RAMSAY FOUNDATION, THE FUNDING NETWORK.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE PEGGY RAMSAY FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £272k | Grants to Institutions |
| THE PEGGY RAMSAY FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £245k | Grants to Institutions |
| THE PEGGY RAMSAY FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £10k | |
| THE PEGGY RAMSAY FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £10k | |
| THE FUNDING NETWORK | FY2022 | £7k | Partnership Events - Black Funding Network |
| THE FUNDING NETWORK | FY2023 | Unverified read£7k |