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FIELDNOTES

Registered charity 1192461 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FIELDNOTES JOURNAL

Publication of an arts and literature journal. Organisation of public events to create a learning environment around this publishing programme.

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Latest income
£25k
Latest spending
£24k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £12,757 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total net assets standing at £15,175. The trustees report that holding reserves is not currently necessary as funding received is adequate to pay all expenses, though they note a strategic aim to hold approximately £12,000 if activities expand. The charity reduced its reliance on grant income, which fell dramatically from £41,456 to £9,269, while maintaining financial viability through publication sales and workshop fees.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Isabella Marrin received payments for co-facilitation of workshops.
“Isabella Marrin was also paid a total of £985.2 in fees for the co-facilitation of a workshop series called FIELDNOTES Evening School and the co-facilitation of an in-person workshop called FLOOD.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£25k£24k
31/03/2024£61k£59k
31/03/2023£25k£31k
31/03/2022£30k£22k

Common questions

Is FIELDNOTES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £12,757 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total net assets standing at £15,175. The trustees report that holding reserves is not currently necessary as funding received is adequate to pay all expenses, though they note a strategic aim to hold approximately £12,000 if activities expand. The charity reduced its reliance on grant income, which fell dramatically from £41,456 to £9,269, while maintaining financial viability through publication sales and workshop fees. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FIELDNOTES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FIELDNOTES as a grant recipient include THE FENTON ARTS TRUST, CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PAUL MELLON CENTRE FOR STUDIES IN BRITISH ART.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FENTON ARTS TRUSTFY2024£5k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE PAUL MELLON CENTRE FOR STUDIES IN BRITISH ARTFY2022£1kEvent Support Grants
THE FENTON ARTS TRUSTFY2023£0