Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 0

Deficit latest year: -2

12+ Trustees: -1
Dynamic board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 0

THE ROYAL LITERARY FUND

Helps published authors or performed playwrights of several works who are in financial difficulties through grants and pensions. Also runs various activities for the "advancement of public education".

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 19 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

Income 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
31/03/23		£3,161	£7,817	£-4,656	£24	£183,978	£2,289	3.5	9
31/03/22		£4,717	£6,738	£-2,021	£0	£195,700	£5,421	9.7	7
31/03/21		£3,051	£6,648	£-3,597	£10	£181,713	£5,101	9.2	5
31/03/20		£3,820	£7,110	£-3,289	£0	£156,956	£5,011	8.5	5
31/03/19		£3,064	£6,355	£-3,291	£0	£173,425	£4,982	9.4	5
31/03/18		£3,375	£6,300	£-2,925	£0	£168,271	£4,416	8.4	4
05/04/17		£2,226	£5,670	£-3,444	£0	£169,567	£3,477	7.4	4
05/04/16		£2,957	£6,727	£-3,770	£0	£146,486	£3,133	5.6	4
05/04/15		£2,620	£4,899	£-2,279	£32	£147,691	£3,165	7.8	4
05/04/14		£2,226	£3,976	£-1,750	£51	£137,436	£3,655	11	4
05/04/13		£3,190	£4,521	£-1,331	£25	£134,244	£3,868	10.3	4
05/04/12		£2,590	£4,629	£-2,039	£31	£121,615	£3,026	7.8	4
05/04/11		£2,727	£4,277	£-1,550	£38	£119,070	£2,916	8.2	4
05/04/10		£3,035	£3,905	£-870	£35	£112,674	£2,596	8	4
05/04/09		£3,222	£4,490	£-1,268	£30	£86,977	£2,612	7	4
05/04/08		£3,438	£3,807	£-368	£63	£106,066	£105,944	334	4
05/04/07		£4,037	£3,517	£520	£58	£108,582	£108,466	370.1	4
05/04/06		£3,442	£4,237	£-795	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
05/04/05		£3,715	£3,033	£682	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
05/04/04	*	£3,509	£2,763	£746	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 72%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 1%
Reserves/Spending: 3.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 8.5

Asset Split ?

Established: 60 years

www.rlf.org.uk

edward.kemp@royalliteraryfund.org.uk

02073537159

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

9 employees

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
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Royal Literary Fund
£15,000	06/07/2015	The Royal Literary Fund helps professional published authors who are in financial difficulties. It also runs a fellowship scheme for writers to help students in higher educational establishments to ....more The Royal Literary Fund helps professional published authors who are in financial difficulties. It also runs a fellowship scheme for writers to help students in higher educational establishments to plan and structure their written work.
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Royal Literary Fund
£15,000	01/07/2013	The Royal Literary Fund helps professional published authors who are in financial difficulties. It also runs a fellowship scheme for writers to help students in higher educational establishments to ....more The Royal Literary Fund helps professional published authors who are in financial difficulties. It also runs a fellowship scheme for writers to help students in higher educational establishments to plan and structure their written work.
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Royal Literary Fund
£15,000	01/07/2012	The Royal Literary Fund helps professional published authors who are in financial difficulties. It also runs a fellowship scheme for writers to help students in higher educational establishments to ....more The Royal Literary Fund helps professional published authors who are in financial difficulties. It also runs a fellowship scheme for writers to help students in higher educational establishments to plan and structure their written work.
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Royal Literary Fund
£15,000	01/07/2011	The Royal Literary Fund helps professional published authors who are in financial difficulties. It also runs a fellowship scheme for writers to help students in higher educational establishments to ....more The Royal Literary Fund helps professional published authors who are in financial difficulties. It also runs a fellowship scheme for writers to help students in higher educational establishments to plan and structure their written work.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (19)

Current Trustees appointed

HILARY HALE Appointed: 2013

ROSALYNN TRY-HANE Appointed: 2024

BRENDA GARDNER Appointed: 2017

COLIN LUKE Appointed: 2012

COLIN PETER LUDLOW Appointed: 2021

DREDA SAY MITCHELL MBE Appointed: 2020

ELLAH WAKATAMA ALLFREY OBE Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: AFRICA 95,

FIONA SAMPSON MBE Appointed: 2020

GEORGE GRAHAM Appointed: 2020

JANELLE DAVY Appointed: 2022

JUDITH MURRAY Appointed: 2022

MICHAEL SYMMONS ROBERTS Appointed: 2016

MARIANNE VELMANS Appointed: 2020

MARK LAWSON Appointed: 2020

PAULA HAWKINS Appointed: 2022

SIR IAN CRAIG BLATCHFORD (Chair) Appointed: 2020

SUSHEILA NASTA Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LITERATURE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM,

TERENCE BLACKER Appointed: 2016

DAN FRANKLIN Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeship: FLIPSIDE,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/04/1964, number: 219952

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR04: 19 days late,

Main office

3 JOHNSON'S COURT
OFF FLEET STREET
LONDON
EC4A 3EA

Objectives

(A) THE RELIEF OF POOR AND DISTRESSED AUTHORS OF PUBLISHED WORKS OF APPROVED LITERARY MERIT INCLUDING IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO PERIODICAL LITERATURE AND OF THE FAMILIES OF SUCH DECEASED AUTHORS WHO ARE THEMSELVES IN DISTRESS AND IN NEED OF RELIEF. (B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE PUBLIC TASTE IN THE FIELD OF LITERARY WORK.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

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