THE Royal Literary Fund
Registered charity 219952 Registered since 1964
Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
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- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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- THE Royal Society OF Literature OF THE United Kingdom 1 shared trustee
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Contact
| Website | www.rlf.org.uk |
| edward.kemp@royalliteraryfund.org.uk | |
| Phone | 02073537159 |
| Address | 3 JOHNSON'S COURT, OFF FLEET STREET, LONDON, EC4A 3EA |
Finances
£4,268,586 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £3,051,218 | £6,648,232 |
| 2022 | £4,716,593 | £6,737,678 |
| 2023 | £3,160,852 | £7,816,992 |
| 2024 | £4,220,139 | £8,328,366 |
| 2025 | £4,268,586 | £9,135,868 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyWho
Other Defined GroupsHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsCharitable objects
(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.
Governing document: ROYAL CHARTER 14 DECEMBER 2006. And Royal Charter granted on 09 Mar 2023as amended by an Order in Council on 09 Mar 2023
Trustees (22)
- Sir Ian Craig Blatchford Chair since 2020
- Andrew Mcmillan since 2026
- Brenda Gardner since 2017
- Colin Luke since 2012
- Colin Peter Ludlow since 2021
- Dan Franklinage 77 since 2016
- Dorothy Sheila Irving since 2024
- Dreda Say Mitchell MBE since 2020
- Fiona Sampson MBEage 62 since 2020
- George Graham since 2020
- Janelle Davy since 2022
- Judith Murrayage 54 since 2022
- Kerry Glencorse since 2025
- Michael Symmons Robertsage 62 since 2016
- Marianne Velmans since 2020
- Mark Gardiner since 2024
- Mark Lawson since 2020
- Paula Hawkins since 2022
- Rosalynn Try-Hane since 2024
- Sammia Hamer since 2024
- Susheila Nasta since 2022
- Terence Blacker since 2016
Connected charities (5)
- 1075219 1 shared trustee
- Flipside 1 shared trustee
- THE Royal Society OF Literature OF THE United Kingdom 1 shared trustee
- Cranfield Students' Association 1 shared trustee
- Family Volunteering Club 1 shared trustee
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