Registered charity · Birmingham
Writing West Midlands LTD
Writing West Midlands LTD is a registered charity (number 1147710) based in Birmingham, governed by 11 trustees. Latest income £320k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 11 trustees
- Income £320k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Dr Lisa BlowerTrustee · since 2019
- George Dane BastowTrustee · since 2019
- Jacqueline FrancisTrustee · since 2025
- Laura Aimee WillisTrustee · since 2021
- Nikki BiTrustee · since 2019
- Olwen Jane BrownTrustee · since 2017
- Professor Gregory LeadbetterTrustee · since 2013
- Professor Thomas Edward Glave JrTrustee · since 2021
- Robert James ElkingtonTrustee · since 2021
- Sandra van LenteTrustee · since 2022
- Susan Gail BallTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.writingwestmidlands.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Writing West Midlands LTD
- Registered
- 2012
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£320k£295k
- 2024£268k£278k
- 2023£349k£342k
Earlier years
- 2022£468k£458k
- 2021£280k£239k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 4%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTION OF CREATIVE WRITING, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE WEST MIDLANDS REGION OF THE UK.
Grants received
3 grants · £378,750 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £368,750 (2 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £10,000
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
11 trustees on the board
- Dr Lisa Blower since 2019
- George Dane Bastow since 2019
- Jacqueline Francis since 2025
- Laura Aimee Willis since 2021
- Nikki Bi since 2019
- Olwen Jane Brown since 2017
- Professor Gregory Leadbetter since 2013
- Professor Thomas Edward Glave Jr since 2021
- Robert James Elkington since 2021
- Sandra van Lente since 2022
- Susan Gail Ball since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Lisa Blower since 2019
- George Dane Bastow since 2019
- Nikki Bi since 2019
- Olwen Jane Brown since 2017
- Professor Gregory Leadbetter since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Dr Lisa Blower since 2019
- George Dane Bastow since 2019
- Jacqueline Francis since 2025
- Laura Aimee Willis since 2021
- Nikki Bi since 2019
- Olwen Jane Brown since 2017
- Professor Thomas Edward Glave Jr since 2021
- Robert James Elkington since 2021
- Sandra van Lente since 2022
- Susan Gail Ball since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Professor Gregory Leadbetter since 2013
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1147710
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13 MAR 2012
- Companies House
- Company number 06264124 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01212462770 · jonathan@writingwestmidlands.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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