Literature Works

Analysis

Literature Works is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in November 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 06858956). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Literature Works reported income of £161k and spending of £161k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £202k to £161k (-20%), an average of -5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Literature Works sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Faversham Creek Trust (£161k), The Federation of Museums and Art Galleries of Wales (£161k) and Jelly Leg'd Chicken Arts Centre (£160k).