CCEW Charity Commission profile

NEW WRITING NORTH

Registered charity 1062729 · organisation 3103024

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
6 June 1997
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
03166037
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£1,750,921
Latest expenditure
£1,772,151
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 120 Squires Building, Northumbria University, Sandyford Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST

Website recorded by the regulator: www.newwritingnorth.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Supporting the development of writers in the North of England - activities include theatre production, mentoring and awards schemes, development workshops, information dissemination, literature events and guidance and support for writers.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
7 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
7 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,750,921
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,772,151
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
18 December 2024
Date Accounts Received
18 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,526,308
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,688,734
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
3 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
3 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,464,243
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,536,895
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
24 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
24 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,298,965
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,198,481
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
25 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
25 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£903,128
Total Gross Expenditure
£813,643

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
7 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,750,921
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,772,151
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
6
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
349682
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
38
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
18 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,526,308
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,688,734
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
21
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
278413
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
0
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
0
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
0
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
0
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
0
Count Salary Band 200001 250000
0
Count Salary Band 250001 300000
0
Count Salary Band 300001 350000
0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000
0
Count Salary Band 400001 450000
0
Count Salary Band 450001 500000
0
Count Salary Band Over 500000
0
Count Volunteers
18
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
3 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,464,243
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,536,895
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
8
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
361245
Income From Government Grants
£20,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
1
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
24 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,298,965
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,198,481
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
5
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Income From Government Contracts
148100
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
1
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
25 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£903,128
Total Gross Expenditure
£813,643
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£8
Income From Government Contracts
163400
Income From Government Grants
£348,744
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
7 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
1252360
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
481896
Income Investments
16665
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1750921
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£104,280
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,667,871
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1772151
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
62462
Expenditure Support Costs
594644
Expenditure Depreciation
48713
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£66,303
Assets Total Fixed
10362
Assets Own Use
10362
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£646,613
Assets Total Liabilities
£282,047
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£374,928
Creditors One Year Total Current
282047
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£512,995
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
81665
Funds Restricted
293263
Funds Total
374928
Count Employees
20
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
18 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
1198664
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
312175
Income Investments
15469
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1526308
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£115,821
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,572,913
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1688734
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
53181
Expenditure Support Costs
615204
Expenditure Depreciation
7485
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£73,580
Assets Total Fixed
7811
Assets Own Use
7811
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£660,521
Assets Total Liabilities
£272,174
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£396,158
Creditors One Year Total Current
272174
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£350,511
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
121391
Funds Restricted
274767
Funds Total
396158
Count Employees
21
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
3 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
14295
Income Other Trading Activities
71112
Income Charitable Activities
1378836
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1464243
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£57,213
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,479,682
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1536895
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
35865
Expenditure Support Costs
723225
Expenditure Depreciation
6509
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£177,503
Assets Total Fixed
12968
Assets Own Use
12968
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£657,687
Assets Total Liabilities
£112,071
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£558,584
Creditors One Year Total Current
112071
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£504,190
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
217503
Funds Restricted
341081
Funds Total
558584
Count Employees
18
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
24 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
1132032
Income Other Trading Activities
18833
Income Charitable Activities
148100
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1298965
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£90,209
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,108,272
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1198481
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
52788
Expenditure Support Costs
540124
Expenditure Depreciation
3695
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£89,550
Assets Total Fixed
15944
Assets Own Use
15944
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£828,015
Assets Total Liabilities
£175,761
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£668,198
Creditors One Year Total Current
135761
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
40000
Assets Cash
£733,661
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
282456
Funds Restricted
385742
Funds Total
668198
Count Employees
14
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
25 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
18745
Income Other Trading Activities
10478
Income Charitable Activities
873905
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
903128
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£82,900
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£730,743
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
813643
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
19010
Expenditure Support Costs
499040
Expenditure Depreciation
2190
Gain Loss Investment
-7778
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£241,483
Assets Total Fixed
4205
Assets Own Use
1983
Assets Long Term Investment
2222
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£704,862
Assets Total Liabilities
£141,353
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£567,714
Creditors One Year Total Current
91353
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
50000
Assets Cash
£656,409
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
438108
Funds Restricted
129606
Funds Total
567714
Count Employees
14
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
NEW WRITING NORTH
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1997-06-06T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 29 FEBRUARY 1996 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS 23 APRIL 1997 AND19 SEPTEMBER 2002 as amended on 07 Dec 2023
Charitable Objects
TO FOSTER AWARENESS, KNOWLEDGE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF CONTEMPORARY WRITING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC
Area Of Benefit
NORTHERN AREA OF ENGLAND

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures