International P.e.n.

Analysis

International P.e.n. is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, economic/community development/employment and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05683997). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, International P.e.n. reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.7m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £1.9m (+6.2%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, International P.e.n. 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 Chazak Limited (£1.9m), The Montgomery Theatre and Arts Centre Limited (£1.9m) and The Trent Rivers Trust (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 76% and donations and legacies 23%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £102k. Reserves of £323k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.