QUEENSPARK BOOKS

Registered charity 1172938 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

QueenSpark Books gathers, preserves and makes accessible the untold stories on Brighton and Hove.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY, HERITAGE AND CULTURE OF BRIGHTON AND HOVE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH RESEARCH, PUBLICATION OF BOOKS, WEBSITES AND ARCHIVE, ARRANGING LECTURES, PUBLIC TALKS, EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£41k

Latest spending

£40k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Queenspark Books made a small profit of £2,268 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £4,752. The charity's reserves policy is to maintain sufficient cash flow for known commitments and asset replacement, which the current reserves appear to support. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention suggesting the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Total income and endowments 13,753 39,902 53,655 40,541 40,541” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: sufficient cash flow for known commitments, and the replacement of certain assets (held: £5k)

“The current reserve policy is to maintain sufficient cash flow for known commitments, and the replacement of certain assets.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Melita Dennett

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£41k	£40k
31/03/2024	£41k	£40k
31/03/2023	£18k	£24k
31/03/2022	£3k	£8k
31/03/2021	£13k	£18k

Common questions

Is QUEENSPARK BOOKS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Queenspark Books made a small profit of £2,268 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £4,752. The charity's reserves policy is to maintain sufficient cash flow for known commitments and asset replacement, which the current reserves appear to support. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention suggesting the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	08/03/2023	£10k	"QueenSpark Organisational Resilience"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	11/05/2022	£77k	"Brighton Incoming"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	17/04/2018	£98k	"Archives Alive"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	22/02/2013	£80k	"Brighton Transformed"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	16/11/2009	£49k	"Photographic Heritage Archive"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	13/09/2007	£5k	"This Group Promotes And Encourages The Work Of Writers Living In Brighton. The Project Will Provide Photography Sessions Which Will Give Tra"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	25/09/2006	£49k	"Letter in the Attic"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	23/01/2006	£5k	"This Group Will Work With The Migrant English Project Who Support Individuals Who Have Just Arrived In The Uk . It Will Run Creative Writin"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	18/10/2004	£5k	"This Company Produces Books About Local Life And The History Of Brighton. With A Lottery Award Members Of The Local Faith Communities Will"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	02/09/2004	£49k	"QueenSpark Interactive Archiving and Education Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	20/03/2002	£5k	"The company promotes and encourages the work of writers living in Brighton. The project is to work with St Luke's Junior School to celebrate"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	14/09/2000	£4k	"This group aims to promote encourage and foster the work of writers living in the Brighton area. They are putting two of their books on loca"