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the royal literary fund

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Activities & Mission

Helps published authors or performed playwrights of several works who are in financial difficulties through grants and pensions. Also runs various activities for the "advancement of public education".

Fundraising

See where The Royal Literary Fund is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£4,220,139
Latest Expenditure
£8,328,366

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 169.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 85.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 15.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £174,138
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £3,663,835
Other Income £382,166

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £7,140,896
Raising Funds £1,187,470
Governance £91,575
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£4,220,139£8,328,366£7,140,896£194,223,578£236,90011 / 0
2023£3,160,852£7,816,992£6,552,303£183,978,091£1,894,1259 / 0
2022£4,716,593£6,737,678£5,480,050£195,699,786£5,420,0007 / 0
2021£3,051,218£6,648,232£5,486,601£181,712,910£3,500,0005 / 0
2020£3,820,153£7,109,582£5,793,238£156,955,597£3,500,0005 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
3 JOHNSON'S COURT
OFF FLEET STREET
LONDON
EC4A 3EA
Registration Date
15 April 1964
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
219952
Charity Number
219952

Trustees

COLIN LUKE
HILARY HALE
Terence Blacker
Dan Franklin
MICHAEL SYMMONS ROBERTS
ELLAH WAKATAMA ALLFREY OBE
Brenda Gardner
Fiona Sampson MBE
Mark Lawson
Dreda Say Mitchell MBE
George Graham
Sir Ian Craig Blatchford
Colin Peter Ludlow
Marianne Velmans
Judith Murray
Janelle Davy
Paula Hawkins
Susheila Nasta
Rosalynn Try-Hane
Sammia Hamer
Dorothy Sheila Irving
Mark Gardiner

Sectors & Classifications

Also Known As

  • RLF