The Alfred Fagon Award
Analysis
The Alfred Fagon Award is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09649170). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending June 2025, The Alfred Fagon Award reported income of £21k and spending of £25k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £29k to £21k (-27%), an average of -7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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, The Alfred Fagon Award sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Croydon Steel Orchestra (£21k), The Seaford Choral Society (£21k) and Allington Village Hall (£21k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Company is established: to promote, maintain, improve and advance education and the encouragement of the arts in particular plays by British writers of Caribbean and African descent in the art of drama. To run an annual competition open to Black British playwrights of Caribbean and African descent living in the UK and to award a prize for Best New Play of theYear to the winning playwright.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Croydon Steel Orchestra | Kent | £21k |
| The Seaford Choral Society | East Sussex | £21k |
| Allington Village Hall | Grantham | £21k |
| St Nicolas (Taplow) Church of England Voluntary Aided School Parent Teacher Association | Berkshire | £21k |