The Pen Foundation

Analysis

The Pen Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07368392). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Pen Foundation reported income of £473k and spending of £44k, leaving 91% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £44k to £473k (+987%), an average of +82% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 519%. Over the whole period it spent 18% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Pen Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Martin Parr Foundation (£458k), The Anne Robson Trust (£483k) and Friendship at Home (£447k).