New Writing North

Analysis

New Writing North is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. It was registered in June 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03166037). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, New Writing North reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.8m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £903k to £1.8m (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, New Writing North sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include All About Youth (£1.7m), The North London Conservatoire (£1.8m) and The Sixteen (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 72% and charitable activities 28%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 5.7%. Reserves of £66k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.