INTERNATIONAL P.E.N. — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 30 November 2006
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05683997
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £1,894,000
Latest expenditure: £1,659,000
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: PEN International, 167-169 Great Portland Street, LONDON, W1W 5PF

Website recorded by the regulator: www.PEN-International.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Promotion of cooperation amongst writers everywhere in the world. Promotion of freedom of expression and defence of those whose freedom of expression is suppressed whether by imprisonment or otherwise.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 20 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 20 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,894,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,659,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 18 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,736,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,653,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 5 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 5 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,352,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,445,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 18 August 2023
Date Accounts Received: 18 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,539,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,475,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 21 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 21 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,784,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,803,000

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 20 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,894,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,659,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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 120001 130000: 2
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 18 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,736,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,653,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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 110001 120000: 2
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,352,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,445,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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 100001 110000: 1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 1
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 18 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,539,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,475,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 21 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,784,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,803,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £16,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 2
Count Volunteers: 1

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 20 August 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 434000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1447000
Income Investments: 13000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1894000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £4,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,655,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1659000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 102000
Expenditure Governance: 42000
Expenditure Support Costs: 460000
Expenditure Depreciation: 3000
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 13000
Reserves: £323,000
Assets Total Fixed: 100000
Assets Own Use: 6000
Assets Long Term Investment: 94000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £773,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £102,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £771,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 102000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £548,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 342000
Funds Restricted: 429000
Funds Total: 771000
Count Employees: 15
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 18 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 484000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1251000
Income Investments: 1000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1736000
Income Legacies: 7000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £20,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,633,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1653000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 310000
Expenditure Support Costs: 607000
Expenditure Depreciation: 8000
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 1000
Reserves: £148,000
Assets Total Fixed: 95000
Assets Own Use: 7000
Assets Long Term Investment: 88000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £576,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £135,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £536,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 135000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £363,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 168000
Funds Restricted: 368000
Funds Total: 536000
Count Employees: 14
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 August 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 332000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1017000
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1349000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £3,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,442,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1445000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 507000
Expenditure Depreciation: 3000
Gain Loss Investment: 3000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £54,000
Assets Total Fixed: 95000
Assets Own Use: 10000
Assets Long Term Investment: 85000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £470,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £112,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £453,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 112000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £255,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 77000
Funds Restricted: 376000
Funds Total: 453000
Count Employees: 13
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 18 August 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 438000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1101000
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1539000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £5,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,470,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1475000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 95000
Expenditure Governance: 262000
Expenditure Support Costs: 569000
Expenditure Depreciation: 4000
Gain Loss Investment: -6000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £51,000
Assets Total Fixed: 93000
Assets Own Use: 11000
Assets Long Term Investment: 82000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £565,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £112,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £546,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 112000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £235,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 75000
Funds Restricted: 471000
Funds Total: 546000
Count Employees: 13
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 21 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 539000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1245000
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1784000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £20,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,783,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1803000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 102000
Expenditure Governance: 152000
Expenditure Support Costs: 371000
Expenditure Depreciation: 5000
Gain Loss Investment: -3000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £45,000
Assets Total Fixed: 257000
Assets Own Use: 15000
Assets Long Term Investment: 242000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £553,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £322,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £488,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 322000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £228,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 73000
Funds Restricted: 415000
Funds Total: 488000
Count Employees: 17
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Southwark
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: INTERNATIONAL P.E.N.
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2006-11-30T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23 JANUARY 2006 AS AMENDED 11 JULY 2007. as amended on 05 Sept 2025
Charitable Objects: 3. THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:3.1 TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ("UDHR") AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS AND IN REGIONAL CODES OF HUMAN RIGHTS WHICH INCORPORATE THE RIGHTS CONTAINED IN THE UDHR AND THOSE SUBSEQUENT CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:- (A) MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS;(B) OBTAINING REDRESS FOR THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE;(C) RELIEVING NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE;(D) RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;(E) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS;(F) PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS;(G) CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW;(H) COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION;(I) RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;(J) PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS;(K) PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS;(L) INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS; AND (M) ELIMINATING INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS.3.2 TO ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING, APPRECIATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CREATIVE ART OF WRITING.
Area Of Benefit: THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 446801
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE INTERNATIONAL P.E.N. FOUNDATION

Charity Name Id: 446789
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: PEN INTERNATIONAL

Charity Name Id: 446792
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE INTERNATIONAL P.E.N.

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures