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english pen

The charity supports the general public. English Pen is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Promotion of Literature;Promotion of human rights of Writers and Publishers throughout the World;Relief of Poverty and Distress among beneficiaries' dependants

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£972,880
Latest Expenditure
£817,920

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 78.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 93.5%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 7.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £188,754
Charitable Activities £696,542
Other Trading £1,868
Investments £25,618
Other Income £60,098

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £764,756
Raising Funds £53,164
Governance £9,971
Grants to Institutions £112,038
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£972,880£817,920£764,756£1,594,367£712,00010 / 0
2023£1,477,101£842,107£704,043£1,434,964£1,008,1929 / 0
2022£636,236£682,178£671,595£810,801£45,00011 / 0
2021£718,111£494,055£484,632£852,308£377,00010 / 0
2020£640,823£447,079£439,609£601,387£276,1735 / 4

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers