THE NEWSPAPER PRESS FUND

Registered charity 208215 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JOURNALISTS' CHARITY, NPF - THE JOURNALISTS' CHARITY · also registered in Scotland as SC042405 (OSCR)

Supporting journalists and their dependants by the provision of retirement housing facilities. Also by making grants in approved cases to individuals who meet the occupational requirement.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£957k

Latest spending

£973k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £143,000 for the year ended 31 December 2024, primarily due to a net loss in its investment portfolio. The trustees note that the charity is predicted to continue suffering an operating deficit in the short term and relies on its investment portfolio to cover cash shortfalls, though free reserves remain sufficient to sustain operations for at least 12 months.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £100,001 - £110,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £60k)

“One employee received remuneration between £100,000 – 110,000 (2023: 1). One employee received remuneration between £60,000 - £70,000 (2023: 0).” — page 18

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 2

“One employee received remuneration between £100,000 – 110,000 (2023: 1). One employee received remuneration between £60,000 - £70,000 (2023: 0).” — page 18

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The Charity is predicted to continue to suffer an operating deficit in the short term. Whilst the value of the Charity’s investment portfolio has continued to fluctuate during 2024 and the income of the Charity is partly unpredictable. The Charity will continue to monitor the performance of the investment portfolio and cash balances alongside its grant making policy.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Price Bailey LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

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

The Journalism Diversity Fund — “The Journalism Diversity Fund awards bursaries to people from diverse backgrounds who need help funding their NCTJ journalism training.” (source page)
Camelot — “As the operator of The National Lottery since its launch in 1994, we are a company like no other – a commercial organisation that raises bil…” (source page)
John Schofield Trust — “The John Schofield Trust is working hard to improve social mobility in UK broadcast newsrooms through its mentoring schemes for early career…” (source page)
Academy for Disabled Journalists — “The Academy for Disabled Journalists was launched in 2020 in partnership with the NCTJ and backed by the National Lottery providing accessib…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Journalists Charity — Deregistered, 2 registered locations, last inspected 23/01/2017.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£957k

Total spending

£973k

Cost of raising funds

£75k

Reserves (reported)

£10.6m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~130.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 7.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Christine Warwickchair
Alison Gow
Alison Phillips
Gill Smith
John Crowley
PAUL JONES
RAMSAY JOHN ANGUS SMITH
Richard Burgess

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£957k	£973k
31/12/2024	£851k	£895k
31/12/2023	£768k	£892k
31/12/2022	£587k	£817k
31/12/2021	£1.2m	£803k

Common questions

Is THE NEWSPAPER PRESS FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £143,000 for the year ended 31 December 2024, primarily due to a net loss in its investment portfolio. The trustees note that the charity is predicted to continue suffering an operating deficit in the short term and relies on its investment portfolio to cover cash shortfalls, though free reserves remain sufficient to sustain operations for at least 12 months. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Price Bailey LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE NEWSPAPER PRESS FUND earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £100,001 - £110,000 band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds THE NEWSPAPER PRESS FUND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE NEWSPAPER PRESS FUND as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BRIDE FLEET STREET, THE ROTHERMERE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BRIDE FLEET STREET	FY2024	£2k
THE ROTHERMERE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£1k	Other charitable donations
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BRIDE FLEET STREET	FY2023	£902

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE CHERUBY TRUST	1	—
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST	1	£36k
JUSTICE FOR JOURNALISTS FOUNDATION	1	£19k
BOOKER PRIZE FOUNDATION	1	£18k
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST	1	£15k
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£15k
THE TRUEMARK TRUST	1	£7k
Q CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MARJORIE DEANE FINANCIAL JOURNALISM FOUNDATION.

THE MARJORIE DEANE FINANCIAL JOURNALISM FOUNDATION income £417k
SUTTON AND CHEAM ELDERLY PEOPLE'S HOUSING ASSOCIATION income £1.5m
THE PRINTING CHARITY income £1.2m
THE SHELL PENSIONERS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION income £672k
PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT income £1.2m
ENGLISH PEN income £663k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE NEWSPAPER PRESS FUND	£957k	£100,001 - £110,000	2	unclear	—	noted
THE MARJORIE DEANE FINANCIAL JOURNALISM FOUNDATION FY2025	£417k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SUTTON AND CHEAM ELDERLY PEOPLE'S HOUSING ASSOCIATION FY2025	£1.5m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PRINTING CHARITY FY2025	£1.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SHELL PENSIONERS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION FY2025	£672k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT FY2024	£1.2m	—	0	below	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.