THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WRITERS IN EDUCATION

Registered charity 1190424 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NAWE

NAWE's mission is to advocate for Creative Writing: enhancing knowledge and understanding of the subject, supporting writers and good practice in teaching and facilitation in all settings.

Objects

TO PROMOTE CREATIVE WRITING EDUCATION AT ALL LEVELS, OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL TO BENEFIT FROM PROFESSIONALLY-LED CREATIVE WRITING TEACHING, CREATIVE WRITING RESEARCH AND THE SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE, BEST PRACTICE AND INFORMATION AMONG CREATIVE WRITING EDUCATORS.

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

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Latest income

£75k

Latest spending

£66k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity closed the year with a net income of £8,276 and unrestricted reserves of £20,594. The trustees report that the organization is in a relatively good financial position going forward, provided it continues to spend carefully and sustains its membership base. The reserves policy target has been revised to £31,000, which the trustees expect to achieve by March 2026.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The charitable company has no employees.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £31K (held: £21k)

“The Reserves Policy, revised in April 2024, was set at £28K but increases in anticipated expenditure — for instance with our contractors — has increased this to £31K.” — page 8

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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (05/07/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Derek Nealechair
Dr Heather Richardson
Dr Jocelyn Page
Dr Yvonne Kim Battle-Felton
Francis Jonathan Gilbert
Jane Elizabeth Moss
Jonathan Frederick Davidson
Karina Lickorish Quinn
Ruth Joanna Moore

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£75k	£66k
31/03/2024	£69k	£57k
31/03/2023	£74k	£126k
31/03/2022	£148k	£126k
31/03/2021	£144k	£112k

Common questions

Is THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WRITERS IN EDUCATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity closed the year with a net income of £8,276 and unrestricted reserves of £20,594. The trustees report that the organization is in a relatively good financial position going forward, provided it continues to spend carefully and sustains its membership base. The reserves policy target has been revised to £31,000, which the trustees expect to achieve by March 2026. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.