Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 15
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +15
Overall GiG Score: 26 ?

NEW WRITING NORTH 

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.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
Established: 27 years

www.newwritingnorth.com

office@newwritingnorth.com

01912048850

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£1,464£1,537£-73£57£559£2181.7181
31/03/22£1,299£1,198£100£90£668£2822.8141
31/03/21£903£814£89£83£568£4386.5140
31/03/20£1,011£1,051£-40£78£478£2903.31440
31/03/19£1,063£915£149£79£518£2933.91340
31/03/18£994£953£41£83£370£2873.6130
31/03/17£790£842£-52£63£328£2253.2110
31/03/16£866£814£51£57£381£2954.4100
31/03/15£765£735£30£53£329£307590
31/03/14£787£688£98£86£299£288580
31/03/13£785£688£96£120£201£1833.260
31/03/12£437£525£-88£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£450£392£57£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£435£462£-28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£572£520£52£98£163£1012.340
31/03/08£682£731£-49£103£111£661.140
31/03/07£606£648£-42£109£159£981.850
31/03/06£659£614£45£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£557£598£-41£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£585£434£151£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 39%
Reserves/Spending: 1.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 4.5
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 18 employees
  • 1 volunteer

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£338,234
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£266,600
Esmee Fairbairn£157,400
Youth Music£99,500
Architectural Heritage Fund£79,600
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£44,500
The Foyle Foundation£30,000
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£20,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£30,000 28/11/2023
towards supporting freelancers and independent writers and artists as part of the Writing and Publishing Skills Hub for one year
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to NEW WRITING NORTH
£138,000 01/11/2023
Towards core costs to create a new way of enabling meaningful, co-produced, and sustained change in equal access for working-class and other marginalised writers into the professional writing ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Creative Producers programme
£16,600 18/01/2023
New Writing North aim to increase community-led cultural provision and facilitate community-based cultural leadership in the Newbiggin Estate and Scotswood and Benwell areas of Newcastle. The ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Creative Producers programme
£250,000 16/05/2022
New Writing North aim to increase community-led cultural provision and facilitate community-based cultural leadership in the Newbiggin Estate and Scotswood and Benwell areas of Newcastle. The ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to New Writing North
£10,000 24/06/2021
Core costs 21/22 for work in Newcastle (uplift)
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to New Writing North
£23,000 24/06/2021
Core costs 21/22 for work in Newcastle
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to New Writing North
£11,500 10/06/2021
Expanding the talent investment support for 18-25 year olds accessing the Young Writers programme
County Durham Community Foundation - Durham Book Festival Big and Little Read 2021
£4,800 23/04/2021
Durham Book Festival Big and Little Read 2021
Architectural Heritage Fund - Grant to New Writing North
£79,600 29/01/2021
Blundell's Department Store
County Durham Community Foundation - Durham Book Festival Big and Little Read
£4,780 10/08/2020
Towards the Durham Book Festival Big and Little Read.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to New Writing North
£19,400 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Youth Music - Making Change through Music in the North East
£99,500 24/04/2020
Making Change through Music in the North East
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Core Funding 18 - 22 focused on Young Writer's City Year 3
£10,000 02/04/2020
Core Funding 18 - 22 focused on Young Writer's City Year 3
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - running costs to create a show about issues that affect young people in Newcastle's West End
£10,000 02/04/2020
running costs to create a show about issues that affect young people in Newcastle's West End
DCMS - New Writing North
£338,234 01/04/2020
The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to New Writing North
£4,474 15/11/2019
We want to provide a weekly creative writing project for young people from Amble, developing confidence, well-being, and writing skills.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Little Read 2019
£10,000 23/05/2019
12
The funding will provide creative workshops at five local community centres in County Durham, with the aim of developing children's literacy skills. The project additionally hopes to inspire children ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Core Funding 18 - 22 focused on Young Writer's City Year 2
£10,000 01/04/2019
Core Funding 18 - 22 focused on Young Writer's City Year 2
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - For work to promote the mental health and wellbeing of young people in Sunderland
£15,000 12/03/2019
For work to promote the mental health and wellbeing of young people in Sunderland
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to New Writing North
£59,200 13/07/2018
12
Grant to enable New Writing City to work Excelsior Academy in Newcastle and Academy 360 in Sunderland to engage young people in social action through writing, filmmaking and performance. New ....more
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to New Writing North
£20,000 22/06/2018
24
Towards core costs of operation
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Core Funding 18 - 22 focused on Young Writer's City Year 1
£10,000 04/01/2018
Core Funding 18 - 22 focused on Young Writer's City Year 1
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Crowdfund - Young songwriters group
£2,500 09/08/2017
Crowdfund - Young songwriters group
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Year 3: Core funding for our work with young people, building on Cuckoo Young Writers' programme
£30,000 01/04/2017
Year 3: Core funding for our work with young people, building on Cuckoo Young Writers' programme
Youth Music - Songwriting in Tyne and Wear
£29,975 17/03/2017
Songwriting in Tyne and Wear
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to New Writing North
£123,218 23/11/2016
36
Towards the salary of an executive director (business and operations) to support the management of the organisation and the development of new areas of business.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Year 2: Core funding for our work with young people, building on Cuckoo Young Writers' programme
£30,000 01/04/2016
Towards Year 2: Core funding for our work with young people, building on Cuckoo Young Writers' programme
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Year 1: Core funding for their work with young people, building on Cuckoo Young Writers' programme
£30,000 01/04/2015
Towards Year 1: Core funding for their work with young people, building on Cuckoo Young Writers' programme
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How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 41-67
  • CAROLINE MURPHY Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Partnerships & Engagement Manager
  • IAN CROW Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Architect
  • SARA LLOYD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Digital And Communications Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/06/1997, number: 1062729
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/02/1996, number: 03166037
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR09: 13 days late, AR05: 51 days late,
Main office

120 Squires Building
Northumbria University
Sandyford Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST

Objectives

TO FOSTER AWARENESS, KNOWLEDGE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF CONTEMPORARY WRITING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTHERN AREA OF ENGLAND

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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