Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 5

Reasonable growth: +1
Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 10

LITERATURE WORKS

Literature Works is the literature development agency for the South West. We are dedicated to developing a sustainable, confident and connected literature sector for the whole region by raising investments, awarding funding, conducting research and creating strategies which widen participation and engagement in reading and writing.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£164	£216	£-52	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/22	£242	£224	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21	£202	£180	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20	£210	£213	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/19	£141	£126	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18	£208	£176	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£182	£178	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£226	£239	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£259	£252	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£190	£217	£-28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£295	£239	£56	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£93	£136	£-43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£100	£102	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 14 years

www.literatureworks.org.uk

info@literatureworks.org.uk

07970436992

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Community and Recovery Writing
£10,000	27/01/2023	The funding will be used to provide a programme of creative writing workshops for people experiencing a range of social and health issues. The project aims to build life skills and confidence and ....more The funding will be used to provide a programme of creative writing workshops for people experiencing a range of social and health issues. The project aims to build life skills and confidence and support people overcome life challenges.
DCMS - National Portfolio Organisation 2018-2022
£98,333	01/04/2020	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. We invest public money from Government and The National Lottery to help support the sector and to deliver this vision.
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to Literature Works
£20,000	07/12/2017 24	Towards a rolling programme of activity which places specially trained practicing poets into community settings for dementia.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	13/11/2017	South West readers and writers
National Lottery Community Fund - Read Write SW
£88,564	07/11/2011 24	A new project in South West England to improve social inclusion and social mobility. The project will be based in 9 community libraries, previously developed through BIG's Community Libraries ....more A new project in South West England to improve social inclusion and social mobility. The project will be based in 9 community libraries, previously developed through BIG's Community Libraries programme. Each library will employ a Writer-in-Residence who will establish a range of reading and writing groups within the libraries and, in conjunction with associated agencies, such as local schools, the Prison Service, the PCT, Age UK and BME community groups.
Nesta - ACE0250
£15,000	27/10/2011	Future of Publishing programme grant to Cyprus Well Grant Ref ACE0250

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-70

MARY MORRIS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Charity Centre Director (Arvon)

ANTHONY CALESHU Appointed: 2020, Occupation: University Professor

KATE MURRAY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Head Of Libraries At Bristol City Council

MADHU KRISHNAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Professor Of African, World And Comparative Litera

PIPPA WARIN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

SURESH PRABHA ARIARATNAM Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Literary And Talent Agent, Other trusteeships: BATH FESTIVALS, THE TRUSSELL TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/11/2009, number: 1132586
Registered at Companies House on 25/03/2009, number: 06858956

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

13 returns made; all on time

Main office

c/o Griffin Chartered Accountants
Courtenay House
Pynes Hill
EXETER
EX2 5AZ

Objectives

THE COMPANY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR THE SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND(AREA OF BENEFIT) FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:3.1.1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE APPRECIATION, KNOWLEDGE,UNDERSTANDING AND ENJOYMENT OF LITERATURE; AND/OR3.1.2 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT CONSISTENT WITH THE ABOVE AS THETRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND

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