REGISTERED CDMPANY NUMBEtL. OQI8810 (England and Wales)
REPORT OF 171E TRusfEES AND
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am10tH￿se Limited
Brighton
East s￿￿X
BN2 9QA

R THE YEAR ENDED 3
Report ofthe Th
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Independent Examinevs Report
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Statement of Fillancial Acliviti
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Balance Sheet
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Notes to the Tr1mancial Statements
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Detailed Statement of Aclivities

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TIIE YEAR ENDED 3
The trustees who are also direc￿ of the ch8Tity fi)r the of the Cr￿paniCS Act 200A their report with the
financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 M8rth 21Y25. The have adopkd the provisions of
Accounting and Reporting by Charities." Statement of Practice app1]L￿]e to clwities prepari￿ their accounts
in accordan￿ with the FIn￿la[ Reports￿ sta￿l￿d appliLYble in the UK and Rybjic of Jr¢land (FRS 102) (effective I
January 2019).
Objectives and aims
Ncw Writing Soulh champion5 creative wribng as an artistic and cvlttnj activity. We aevelop career opportimities and
pathways for ￿IterS from all backs￿ raising the voices of those wlx) have been Itadttionally Iw well rwresema in
mainstream publishin& and we encourage real¢rs and audienca to thioy creativewriting in all its fornis.
We enable new 2nd crnerging writers to laund4 (kve1{￿ and w5tain ￿ltIng Ixreus through ryofessional development
Our work is made possible by stroDg col1atx)￿lo￿8 and wilh lli Jrari4 uThiva5itse4 publisher4 arts and
VALUES
Creative expression
We believe that everyone h&s the rigbt to crealtv¢ CXpre￿ Writing is a luxuw. it is a powafu] tTr)I for articulating
identity. thallenging Oppre￿0￿ healingand irnagining new fithwe
Development
We value the craft of writing and the skills needul to ￿]Id a career. We w ￿lterS to grow. creativety, profeSsi￿allY,
and personally. so can navigate an ind￿Y whue Isu￿￿ oE¥orti5Dities are often inequitable.
Sustginability
ComAounity and bek)ngiDg
Coo•ection
A fairer society
We work to T￿hape the litffary S￿ kn bec4)me rth. MO￿ divase and more tswitabl& Our tmgrdnllm and paTtherships

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Public benefit
charity's 8iU]s aTMI Obje￿1￿ and planntng fUl￿e xtiviti&8.
We striv¢ to ensur¢ New Writing Soth's progr&nmes are thvers4 ac£xsS￿l le and affordable. Our vaTxed prOgra￿e of
onjine and in.peTson activity demonskn our commitinent to imwivitig access to creative opportimities for wrKters from all
backgrounds and to helping dismantle the kniers ewuoter&l by Itss well repreSented￿lLets.
We work strategically to
. Increase the range of dqrth of (Wor￿lieS to wticipats aTrl b￿¢fit high q￿lty writin& reading and leaming
activiti&s
. Embed long.tern) projects Ind￿j1ng fe&ivaJ4 S￿L8 develqxnart proBTr￿ aThl Partsap￿ proj# in our home
region in the South East (Briglw Crawley. E&Stbo￿) to filstera SO￿Of place and W(Jngi
professional devdopment of the slafftethn
. Place equity. divosity. incl￿10￿ and antira(asni at the Tr*art of our opwkn and kn accounla)l¢ and transparent in our
intention and practic¢
Stsff
The Lx)mpany had the following staff for the period 21Y24r25:
c￿DIreCtOr￿. Lesley W(N￿l (Part.tillL 4 days w week . f(*muty CEO) An￿ Jeffe￿0￿ (P8rt.time. 4 days w week .
Digitsl and Marketingmanager. FAI Cottrell (Part-tiD4 15 days perwcek) 2024.
CommurriL*ions Maw. Adryon SI￿ (Part.tim4 3 days ￿ week) C£¥nll￿ De$Xnb￿ 2024. The Digitsl and
Literary Pr(kn. Liam Offord (Full.lime)

Boord
New Writing South is governed by a Board of ThLStees of the dwity who arc also directors of the company. The minimum
number of trustees is th￿C and unless otherwise d¢tennined by a G¢nwdl Meeting no more than 15. Nine truste&s served in
2024125. David Sheppeth and Katy M&w retired from the Board and Christopher James joined the Board strengthening
our expertise in the areas of theatre and writing forperfornwiLY.
Anna Hayward took over the rolc of Chairfrom David Sheppeard brinwg expertise in strategic development to the role.
The Board meets at least four times a year. at quartedy intervals and the Annual Genernl Meeling Precedes the Quarter 3
Working groups of trustces and staff (and'third parti£8 where helpful) are (￿nVened to support specific fiuKtions when
required, notsbly Arts Council England wortin& recruitmffl]L fundr￿]ng and LX)rnmunity development.

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Chgritabl¢ 4divitses
2024125 has been a tra￿$fOrn]atIv¢ year for New Writing South &8 we brought the team back together in new offices locat&l
in the heart of the cultural quart¢r of Bright0￿ aller isolaled horn￿Working since the pandemio In the face of growing
challenges posed by the squeezE on public finance4 the cost of living crisis and AL and in order to build organisational
resilience and dynamiry senior manwent roles wcre re￿Ifigured in 2024. Fornjer CEO, L&sJey Woo(L and Artistic
Director, Anna j¢ff¢rs0￿ in the joint role of c￿d1[ectors have worked with the Board to test and improve our business
model, strengthen our activities pro8fdmme and introduce new elern¢nts and initiate new fundraising efforts.
Communications role was also expand￿ with Adryon Stuart coming into post in Dec¢mber to Brow the public profile of the
organisation and reach new audi¢n(
Progrnmme Aehievements
mme
MVS Wril¢r Development Progrdmme aims to support the career5 of Under*repr￿thted writers through a mix of tstor-led
and self-directed education activities, wriler r(sid¢ncies, community projects and parther supporL
L. Industy D&ys and M&8terclasses
Industry Days
Industy days are the centrepie£e ofNew Writing South's profe&8ional developrnent programme and reflect our commitment
to the career development of WTiters in tho South EèsL Each event does an in-depth exploration of differfflt aspects of the
industy, bringing together expcrt P8nels for Open-2￿ even￿ intentionally dismantling ba￿leT8 encountered by
marginalised and underrepresented wriiers.
Building on the popularity of our annual publishing day4 a now industy day for playwrights was Introduc￿ in Septsmber.
connecting some of theatre's most influential playa5 with ov¢r 100 aspiring and more ￿￿1]shed playwrights from a
the South East. Speakers included Vleky Feathe￿tOne (Royal Court Thth), StepbaDfe Bain (Almeida Theatre). Chrfs
James (Lyric, HaMMer￿1th) and playwrights TIM Croueh, Sub2yla El-Bushrn. T(%tXm¢Dt and Chlnonyerem Odimba.
In response to demand from attendee4 Testament ran a new online short playwriting ￿urse for New Writing South later in
2025 and we have seeurd funding Io Tun a fvmonth pla￿l8h￿S development programme in parth¢rship with ChiGhester
Festival Theatre ￿K1 Theatre Royal Brighton in 2025126.
The 2025 Publishing Industy Day, focusing on independent publishin& agents, liternry priz£s and authots righ¢4 brought
support orgdnisations (The Socicty of Allthor￿ The Writa5 Guild of Great Britain and Liccnsing and Collecting
Society) together with indie publishers including S&Thh Beal (Mu5w¢U p￿ss) and Kathja Sesay (PeepAt Tree Prw agents
induding Gyamtla Osel (Andrew Nurnberg knociat&8) and Sarnh Ballard (C&W) and prizfrwinning writers including
￿￿tOria Lloyd-B4rl(￿. Several Ivriters attending secwed agents after meeling at the Industy and negotiations for
three book deals wer¢ begun.
New Ind￿Sty day forn)aty including joint events with n￿1n9￿ publisher4 will be pilotsa in lale 2025 lo firther expand
In Tesponge to in-house surveys and the increasingIy crowdol online COUTse marw New Writing South's professional
development programme was overhauled An 2024125 to better meet writers, needs. A regular seri&8 of open.access online
masterCI&￿&S, designed to extend our wgraphical Teac14 was launched in June 2024. The classes offering writers deep
dives into different creative processe5 have consistently sold out and Ternain popularthmughout 2025.
In-p￿On profeb¥ioft#l devcloptnent activities have been it)troduced or expanded at our two lits¥atswe festival4 targcting
LGBTQF and older women writers.

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2. Online Courses
The final coutse on experimental writing with Jen Calleja was addeAI to New Writing South's school of self-directed online
courses in 2024. Courses will continu¢ to offer an aC￿SsIble mix of free and paid-for course6 via the comyany website in
petrthity, however no new courses are planned after 2025 due lo new offerings in the increasingly crowdeA global
marf(etp]8c4 and have been replaced by the more targ¢t¢d online rnastercl&8ses.
3. R¢gional Writlng Groups
While they will remain affiliated with N¢w Writing South and continue to benefit from subsid1￿ pla￿ at professional
development events, the Fastbourne regional writers, coRM)rt fi￿filled the ambition to be¢On￿ fully ￿labliShed as an
independenL peer-led group in 2024.
Sam Johnson led actlvities with th¢ Crawley cohort and developed IiDk5 wlllh Forthwrite Festiv￿ in 2024125. We will
continue to support creative writing activities and extend our work in Crawley. an Arts Council England 'priority place,, to
include peer-led literary projects and an inaugural poet tsureate scheme ill 2026.
4. Manuseript Reads
NWS worked in partnership with The Literdry Consultancy to deliver their annual TLC Free scheme for Iow-income
writers. Six writers from th¢ South E&%t were offereAI professional feedback on their writing from over 20 submissions. The
scheme is offered antwa]ly and has been a vilal element of past beneficiari&8' joiimey to publication.
l. The Cogst is Queer Literalmre Festival
New Writing South¥ flagship evenL The Coast is Queer LGBT￿- lit¢rature fthtival. reknned to the Attenbomugh Centre for
the Creative Arts (ACCA) at the University of Sussex in October 2024. Now eslablish¢d as the biggest LGBT(J literature
f¢stival in the UK it has grown year on year to become a fimi fixture in the national literdry calendar and much.loved loc
celebration forthe ￿m￿￿￿￿tieS ofBrighton & Hove and Su&sex Lx)untie
Festival attendance in 2024 illCTAsed 760/0 on the previo￿8 year. The number of events including literary panel
writers-ln-conversat1o￿ storytellin& workshopswforn)anc&s and fittn screenings increa8ed by 51Y/4 and over 80 writers
took paTL up 51Y/• on the 21Y23 festival.
New Writing South is an organisation built on the structure of working in partD&5hip and are proud to have a wide range of
parther4 supporters. funders and 51akeholdets that enable our work This is never more evident than with The Coast is
Queer.
ACCA aftd University of Su&sex (Uos) are k¢y partners without whom th¢ f￿1Val could not have achieved the significance
it has to date, nor the p0tellti￿ to continue growing its dynamic impacL We are gratefid for their substsntial financial,
technical and logistical SUPPOTL and for their long.tcnn con]olltment refl￿d in a new MemOrnnd￿n of UndeTrtandi
between New Writing South and U0& a￿e&l in 2025.
We work in pa￿e[ship with the UDivcrsity of Brighton (UOB) lo capitslise and ut¢nd the unique opportuniti&s the
festtval creatss for building Intergenerntlon￿ LGBT(F ci)nnections. through rading and mapping project&
Founding paTther4 Marlborough Productio￿8 supported an expanded and vital LGBTQF heritagc offtrin& Creatlve
Dirtctor. David ShePp￿￿ is a COTe membff of th¢ f¢stival Programintycuratorial committee which is lead by Lesley
Wood. Try are joined by literary agent Abi Fellow4 Dr Samuel Solomon (Uos) and Dr Vedrana Velickovic (UOB) who
both bring a]Gyclopaedic knowledge of the queer canon and contacts with international institirtionslwriters working at th¢
C1￿1n8 ed8¢ of qu¢¢r Ittetary praGtir4 and guest curator4 athokethukwu Nzelu pnd AFLO.the poeL
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The festival is a p&wrt to a unique world of LGBT(y ￿lt￿S and thinka4 f*ing some of the most exciting
homegrown and Internati￿81 queer Itternry taleDLltghlights of the festival Includ￿ the yOUDg curators schem4 with
students from the University of Brigbton joiniDg Uos Stlld￿ts to programme two panels f¢th1￿ xclaimed YA 8nd fantasy
authors including Crou¢her and Sgarn E￿Ar1￿. fthtival favouri* J￿la AnDfidd ID cKMNersation USA National
B￿k Award winner Justin Torrts. 8t￿ Ovien Jone4 Amtlia Abrakam and Cowan filld1￿ hope in challenging
times. Juno Dawson return￿ with her IA)vety Trdns Literary salo￿ in conversation with debut nov¢list KuebeDga Shenjé.
Bim]ingham Poet Lawedte Jasmin Ggrdosi joined ￿lter-i￿residence AFIn.the poet in an evening of live poety and
perfOrn￿￿ and Dean Att4 Matilda Feyiwo Ibw and Saleem Haddad were among dozens of t￿BTQE
SUPPOrt from ACCA has ¢oabkd the festiva] to build on the momekn of previolls years. Alongsid¢ growing box office
inwme (up 85% in 2024). wider from the publis1￿ UKtwlry. new national and inten￿Onal parknushIF￿ and
2. F(thwTit¢ F¢stival
Building on our long.tetm thvelopi￿ (Tcative wribng (xJllununiti&s in Ctawlcy. Littlelw• Brigbton and
Hastings, N¢w Writing South joinoj with Forthw[￿ (fomuly Writsng knund The Kids) to a new festival for
women witers over 50 in March 2025. Run ovff two days in Brighton Crdw2¢y? the inw festival platfotrned over
20 &%tablished and debut writas including Dorothy Koornso￿ Eve AinSw0rt￿ ifJH Ath and K4ty MAW, with keynote
spee¢hes from Kit de WA41 and ADnie Garthwaite. 3(Xl atta￿d the which included WOTksW panel
events and agents MeelU￿ ov￿ 71yh wae over the age of 50 8% of Crawley audiotes told lls this w&8 the first cultural
event they had ¢ver atte￿￿
muni
raw Breath
A month of well-being activities for writers m thToughout June 2(Y24. ID a &8nifiLX)t styup in his role at NWS. emerging
jeri￿ yoga and goal setiing workshiy& of Fwtscipants told they want more aclivities like these so we plan to
LGBTQ+ Inte￿C￿er8tio￿aI Conve￿￿n$
In parthership with the University of Bri8ht(M4 a new TE5￿[ch based rffoi￿t Wds lauth to explore and develop Wdys for
communty. The outcomes fiorn the proiecL demoll5trdting th¢ fe5tivafs exteAL8ive Fmltentiaj and highlighting possiljle ar
T¢lling Our Stories
Oral storyt¢lLin£ ttaditiorL8 have iten (xried on thrimjgknut 2024125 with two nmthicultfftl women's 8rwps in Brighton and
West S￿$seL The nM)* S￿lOnS have beeo Cxpolly and sensitively deliveTuI by WTlterAU￿ eXpeT1￿￿j in
tTaUma.info￿cd methodologies. ParticitAIts include survivors of dTrnesti¢ violenc4 asylum seekers and non-English
speaking immigrants who have never taken part in Lwlturnl xttviti&s ￿ltside stiiLt family environnMts. Funding for this
valuable projecL

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T OF THE TRusfEKS
AR ENDED 31 MAR
Parkner Actmtles
New Writing South support&J a range of developnott o14xth￿ for muginalised WTiters initi*ed and led by partners .
including the International Black Speodative Wriliry Festival (with &)Id￿lI14 UniveAwty of Loth and Sable Magarine).
Brighknn Bod( Fe￿]Val (with Afrori Book8 Creative and Writing (Ir ￿Y). the Prize (with Hastings
Book Festival). Brighton University Ignitr prograft￿ (with Dr Lou T0nd￿r) a￿1 Bri8hton LBGT(y History Club (with
Queer Heritage South).
Writing is a solitary artforni and New WIIth￿ Soth remains in cloge re9￿ar C¢XWrriLzlion with writus through SLxial
media and a frequent newsletter to sustain a sens¢ of commuDity.
N¢wsletter subscribers Increa￿ from 2199 in 2024 to 3318 in 2025 (an of 51%k with an engaged audietKe with an
av¢rage 51% open rate 2025.
New social maia followers were re￿￿1 across platfOrn￿ of cboice.
Soclgl Medla Ch2onel
Facebook
Insta
3JOO 3.300
1199 1953
2￿￿2024 21)24r25
15208 20.665
50569 5Q563
Website Visitors
Web Page Views
Despite a 3-month tra￿SitIon period while the Comms Manager n)le fillrf the NWS website saw 8 35.8Th increase in
visitots to thc'site and an 11.8ffi increase in page view& sugg¢*ing our matketing is IN)th reaching new. int¢rested
audiences arnl genernting strong aygem¢nL
Independent social media thannels are utilisol for The is Qll￿r in ￿der to reach its la￿ markeL Currently. the
festival has 3384 followas on Instsgrnn , a 43% I￿￿¢&￿e sinc¢ the pr¢VIo￿ year. reflecting the growing wputstion of the
festival.
NANCIAL REWEW
Finan¢131 position
The totsl in(￿le for 2024r25 w&8 ￿)5.965 (21Y23r24: £181.9T2) and w&8 £231576 (2023124: £I86.72).
Funds carried forward ar¢ £120J84 ofwhich £10.061 are r&riCt￿l and £1 IOJ23 unreslrided (21r24r25: £131.004).
A deficit of £26.611 fi)r the year ￿fiC￿Ls higkn costs resulting fiom the revis￿1 staff in￿eased reatal
charges since the compny ￿1{K￿d lo more apwpriate prerni5￿ in the thl qwttt of the cty. and 8ctiviti&s carried
out in 2024125 forwhich inl￿rne w&8 received in the ￿eViOuS finmcial year.

PORT OF THE TR
NDED
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Reserves policy
Following Arts Council England recommendations and with the undeY5tonding that New Writing South will need to invest in
future incomfrgenerating activities lo miti￿te for lost income. the Policy established by the Board in 2021122 will
be maintained. The charity has set reserves at 3 months, operating costs plus Ivinding UP COSt4 or approxitnately £64.000 at
the curreTrt operating level. An additional £16.000 (or 25%) of winding up CA)St4 is working cash allocated to cover negativ¢
activities, R&D. business interrnption and associated L¥)sts.
Unrestricted reserv&s wae £IIOJ23 at the end of March 2025. The Free Reserve after De51* Reserve of £80,000
deducted stood at £30.323.
The Trustets are of the view that the charity has a solid rcscrves position and enough incorning resources to cover costs and
therefore remain a going ￿M¢ern forthe wming 12 months.
The Tn￿le¢S review the policy ond progress towants rn￿1￿8 and n￿int￿nIng the target reserve level annually.
FufuRE PLANS
Given the strnit¢ncd ¢ci)nomic climtt4 febrile culturdl confiicts and global uncertainties, the next ftw years are set to be
challenging for the charity and we will need to be responsive aod adaptto the new and f&stknging world around us.
We are grateful for NPO fi]nding frotn Arts Council England until 2027r28 which will provide relative ￿UrIty and underpin
fulure fundraising effor& Fundraising efforts achieved sigttificant n¢w fjjnding from The Postcode IL)ttery and the
Hawthornden Foundation plus smaller projwt-based grant4 to be re¢eived in 2025. To help s¢cur¢ additional core fimding
for 2025n6 and beyon￿ we will work with ￿nS￿lIant Amy Vaughan to develop a 5tron8 and undeniabl¢ LW¢ for support
and c￿d1￿Ctor Anna Jefferson will lake pBrt in a professional finthtsing fellowship through Leeds University in 2025.
Our vision of 2 vibran¢ inclusive enviro￿￿￿ for ￿eative writing that enables everyone to explore and create cuItUTe will
shape the decisi0t￿ we make to ensure New Writing South is able to produce high quality. inclusive culturnl expeiience5 and
opportunities for diverse (x)nnnu￿4 long into the firture. Expanding the scale 8Dd scope of The is Queer and
Forthwrite festivals, providing high profil4 MT]ter-foc￿Sed professional Jndusty Days and further developing our work
beyond Brighton. wially in Crawl¢y. will be key to achieving that vision in the South EasL
We will use ATts'Council England's four Investhient Principles as a framewo￿ for developing our offer to under-represent
writa5 and the company itself. We will continue to d¢velop and refine ￿b￿st and Televant evalualion methodology that
infomL8 future proBrwnmin& supports rna￿￿7￿g and comms to extend our reach and makL% the case for the value of the a
and particularly (Teative writing. in everyone's life.
The new manag¢me¥rt StruCtt￿ has strengthened prQgrn￿ng and expanded organis*ioDal Ly)acity. w1￿1Y in the field
of fun(lrnising with increased income agreed from and foundations for th¢ coming year.
New Premises in central Brighton have placed NWS at the artistic heart of the city. cre*ing new opportunÈti&8 for
parthership working and enab]ing the team to take a lead in the cultural life of the r¢gion and enabl￿ closer working with the
New Board memb￿3 have brouglrt vital practical skills and lived experience to th¢ charity. new tntstees will be
recruited in 2025r26 to strengthen fi]ndraising and strategic planning going fvnvar(L
The company ended the year stronger. better connected aThl more resilienL ideally positioned and ready to take on the
challenges &$ we support and advocate for writos and rth in the South E&%t

CoverniDg document
The charity js controlled by its govaning doo• a deed of tswL and LX)nstitits a limitsl Jirnited by ￿e
as defined by the c￿7panicS Act 2006. The canpw is a thrity re￿￿ernI with the ￿lty Commis5ioL The liabiity of
each member is limited to £1.00. ￿lIst ￿]ng a meIn￿ or within one yfar aller they (Yase to be a member. in the event of
the c4)mpany being ￿¥.
Reerultment and appolntment ofnÉw trusttts
Membws of the Board are recruited for their knowledge of the work of literature and clwitsbk organisations and for their
ability to rAJntribtrte to the ainks of New Wriling SortlL RecNikn &￿v&sSIng anw 8rts or8anisations and
contacts and 3dvertising.
Board members ar¢ the trustets of the re￿s￿r&I charity and Li)mprise a maximum of 15 ￿50n& who 8re elected by
ordinary resolution of the members of the company. The Board bLs the power to ap￿]nt directo￿ who hold office until
submitted for rtrelc¢tion at th¢ n¢xt AGK The Chair is ele£ted by the Board. DArecknts are appointed for a peri[￿ of three
years and may be re-appointe4 sthied to provisi￿8 ID the ATtKle& There were scvcn direc￿[S at the balance sheel date. A
representative from Arts Council England may altend &san oiwver.
Induetlon and trainin8 of new trns(e¢J
New direL*)rs are provided of infornthon I￿lUding the MaDOtanth and Articles of Ass￿1￿10￿ the busin
plan and financial inforntio￿ management sInKtu￿ ￿ activty progra￿. The aim is lo e￿sure that new dxrectors
Gommence with a good und¢rthding of the background and the wrrent issues ficing New Writsng SoutlL Extemal training
is offered where this would contributc to und￿￿1ng ofthe truslees role&
Rlsk man4gerneDt
New Writing South rnaintains a Rtsk Registtt which hdps us amicipa* risks to the charity, assess their likely 1rnp￿t and
pian how to mitigate and manage th¢nL Risk is monitored qu&tttly by the Board and thc Risk Register is updated quarterly.
New Writing South has a Safeguathg Policy thich is rebryewed a yarly b&4s in December.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRA￿ DETAIiS
tered coM￿nY number
04318810 IEnglaxl and Wales)
Registered Charfty Aumber
1092533
Registered office
118 Church Street
The Old Courthousc
Brighton
BNI IUD

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R.THE YEAR ENDED 31
Dr K M&ssey (resi￿￿d27I1lt2O24)
Ms P T F¢lix
Ms V Velickovic
Mr D W Sheppeard (resigned 1415r2024)
Ms A RFellows
Ms A L Hayward
M5 A Burtt
M5 M Richards
Mr C L James (appointed 2711 Ir2024)
Comp4ny Seeretary
MsLEWood
Independent Examiner
Dr Shona F Wardrop QA.
Chariot House Limited
Chart￿￿ Accountants
44 Grand Parade
Brighton
BN2 9QA
Approved by ofthe bLMrd oftnLts on_--
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ENDE￿ EXA
Independent examine￿5 report to the tn￿te￿ of New Writing South Cth¢ Company,)
I rq)ortto the charity trustees on my examin&ion ofthe aLwunts ofthe Company for the year ended 31 Marth 2025.
Responsibilities and b#8is of report
As the charity's tr￿ of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are rwonsible for the
preparation ofthe accounts in accOrdan￿with th¢ requirements ofthe Companies Act 2Q06 Cthe 2006 Act?.
Having satisfied myself that the of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act a￿1
are eligible for independent examinatio￿ I report in respect of my eXaMi￿tion of your charity's accounts &8 Carri￿ out
under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 Cthe 2011 Act?. In carrying out my ex8minthon I have followed the Directions
given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 ACL
Indep¢ndent ¢xamineVs statement
I have completed my examination. I confimi that no rnatter5 have come to my at*ntion in connection with the examination
giving me cause to believe:
aC￿unting records w¢re not kept in respect ofthe Company ￿ Tquired by Section 386 of the 2006 Act: or
the accounts do not accord with thos¢ [￿ord4' or
the accounts do not wmply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any
requirement that th¢ accounts give a Itue and fair view which is not a matter o)nsidered as part of an independent
examination; or
the accounts have not been prepual in aLYordan(x with the methods and Principles of th¢ Statement of
Recommended Prnctice for accounting and TCPOrting by charitie5 (applicablo to charititx prcparing their acu)unts in
accordan￿ with th¢ Finan¢ial Reportin8 Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS I02)).
I have no LX)ncerns and have LTh)e across no other mattets in connection with the exami￿￿ to which attention should be
drawn in this report in orderto enable a proper undetstsnding ofthe accounts to be reached.
Dr Shona F Wardrop C.
The tTJslitute of Chartercd Acwuntants of kntland
Chariot House Limited
Chartered A¢￿untants
44 Grand Parade
Brlghton
E&4t s￿seX
BN2 9QA
Pag¢ 11

NEW WRITIN
STATEMENT
F FINANCIAL A￿1VITIEs
FOR TEIE YEAR ENDED31 MAR
H 2025
2025
Total
funds
2024
Total
funds
Unrestrithaj
Restricted
funds
INCOME AND ENDOWMEiYfs FROM
tkinations and legacies
147.477
147.477
159,440
Charitsble activiti
ChariLqble Activities
58.216
58.216
22,531
Other trading activities
272
272
Total
205,965
205.965
181.971
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities
Charitable Activities
226.646
5,930
232,576
186,721
NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE)
{20.681)
(5.930)
{26.611}
{4,750)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNtxs
Total funds brought forward
131.004
15,9)1
146.995
151,745
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWAIU)
Iioj
10,(kni
120J84
146.995
The notes fonn Fwrt of these financial statern￿ts
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Gl
ER:114318810
31
2025
Total
2024
Total
funds
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
153
153
Debtors
Cash at bat)k
3,819
113.807
3,819
123,868
5,060
151,759
10,061
117.626
10,061
127.687
156.819
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
io
(7.456)
(7.456)
(9,824)
NET CURRENfASSETS
110.170
10.061
120,231
146,995
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILrriES
110.323
10,061
120,384
146,995
NET ASSETS
110.323
10,061
120J84
146.995
li
UnnStrict￿l funds
Restricted funds
110,323
10.061
131.004
15.991
I20,384
146,995
The charitable company is mtitled to exemption from audit utth Section 477 oftho Companies Aet 2(106 for thc year cnd
31 Match 2025.
The m¢mbtts have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial ststements for the year ended 31 March 2025
in &C￿rdanCe with Section 476 ofthe Companies Act 2006.
Thetnist¢es acknowl¢dge their r&8ponsibilities for
(a)
ensuring that the Ch￿Itable LX)mpany keeps a(wunting rtrThds dwt comply with Se¢lions 386 and 387 of the
Companies Act 2006 and
preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable ci)mpany as at
the of each financiaI year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements
of Sections 394 and 395 and which Other1￿ comply with the requirctnats of the Companies Act 2006 relating to
financial statements so f￿&8 applicable to the tharitsbl¢ compHny.
Ib)
The notes forni pprt ofthw financial statements
Pag¢ 13
Limtinued...

E SHEET-
31 MARCtI
to the small compani¢s Yegime.
Iwii J.zÉ
and were sigaed on its behalfby:
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STATE
CH2
FOR THE YEARENDED3
B￿￿9 ofpr¢pgring the financial ststenmts
The financial StsteM￿ of the cFAit4Ae cunpwny. whith is a pwblic artity under FRS 102. have been
Recomrneftd￿ Practice applicable to cbarities prepar1T￿ their accounts in acLxxdance with the Financial Reporting
Stondard applicable in the UK and Republi¢ of ITeland (FRS 102) (effective l January 2019y, Financial Reporting
Stalld￿ 102 Tr Financid Reporting Stantsd ¥pJicable in the UK and Republic of Jreland, and the Companies
The charity meets the definition ofapubli¢ artity &8 thftt*d by TrRSI(r2.
Ciitical accounting judgernnts a•d key SO￿ ofestimalM uncertalttty
In the application of the thaTity's aCC￿ti￿ PK)liciffj the d￿rity is wuited to make judgme@ estimts and
assumptions about the canying va]ue of a&8ets and f￿1]it1&S Ilmt are not r¢aifjty apparent from other source& The
estimates and aswciated assumptions are based on hithical expttience and other factOT5 considered to be reJevanL
Actual results rnay diffff from these estim
adjustments to the financial statanents in a fuiwcpo-io
Income
All income is reLwised in the Ststrment of Vmancial the clwity h&8 enttt]emert to the fimd4 it is
prcknble that the income will it r￿e1ve4 and the amount can be Meas￿ reliabty.
Expellditure
Liabiliti&s are reco￿ls¢d as expfflthti￿ as Sor￿ that is a legal or Constr￿ obligation c4JtDrnitting the charity
to that expenditure, it is probable that a transf￿ of ec4Jnomic b￿efits will ￿ re1wi￿d in settlcw¢Dt and the amount
of the obl1￿￿)n be reliably. Expahlith is acc4]u￿ for an aLuuals basis and has been classified
Tangible fixed as￿ets
. 3PAoncc
Taxalion
The Chartty is considered to pass the set Palzgr￿h I Sthedul¢ 6 Act 2010 and therekn it meets
the definition of a dwitable tomwly for UK Corp)rnkn Tax Pllrp￿ ALw[dI￿lY the Charity is potentiatly
CorpDration Tax Ad 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of awg&k Gains ALX 1991 to the ext¢nt that such
Incon￿ or gdins are applied exdusively to charitable
Fund gccowiting
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continud..

EME
- eo•ti•ued
ACCOUNfiNG POLICIES. eontinued
Fpnd a¢eoundDg
Further cxplanation of the naiure and putpos¢ of fiJDd is irKluded in th¢ to the fiDanciai statem¢nts.
Pellsion costs and other iyMt-retironeHt benefits
The charitable cornpany operates a defincd wntnl)ution pension scbeme. Contributions payable to the charitabl¢
company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Fioan¢ial Activits¢s in the pericKI to which they r¢lat
Basic financial instrnnRnts
The charity has only financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that (B￿lIfy as b&8Ac finan¢ial instrLrnents.
B&sic financial instrumts are initially rwused at trdJLsaction value and are subsequently measur&1 at theTr
settlement value with the exctption of bank loans which are at anKffti￿ c05t llsing the effective interest
method.
DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
2024
Donations
Grants
500
146.977
159,437
147.477
159.440
Grnnts receIV￿ inchmled in the aix)v4 are &8 follows:
2025
2024
Arts Council England- National Portfolio (kwisatiOD
ALCS Cultur81 Support and Development Fund
146,477
146.477
4.000
4,000
Crawl¢y BC
C8use4 Lld
500
4.960
146.9
159,437
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ntin
ARE
D3
CH 2025
2025
2024
Sponsorships
272
NET INCOMEI(EXPENDTfuRE)
Net income/(expendilJll¥) is stated after chargIn￿(creditIng).
2025
21Y24
D¢preciation- owned assets
]ndependent Examiners, fee
76
2200
2,160
TRUSTEES. REMuNll￿TION AND BENEFrrs
During the year payments of £8,918 (2tr14: £7225) were made to three tr￿eeS (2024: five ljustees) f(Y consultancy.
production and writing fees as ￿[Mitted by th¢ clwitys constitirtio
Trustees, expens
During the yearthere weretnth, expenses reimbursed of £434 (2(Y24: ￿74).
STAFF COSTS
21Y25
2024
Wages and salarles
Social security costs
Other pension costs
113,554
7,594
4,763
95,113
1,273
4,265
125,911
100,651
The total paid to Key Management Personnd was £43,870 (202A: £44.847).
The avcrdge monthty tllllnber of employe￿ dwing the year was as follo
2025
2024
Average number of employees
No employees received emoluments in exce&s of ffiO,000.
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funiL
Donatio￿ and legaci&s
146.479
IU61
159,440
Charitable Athiti4q
ChaTitabl¢ Activities
22531
22531
169,010
12,961
181.971
EXPENDTTURE OIY
Charitable Adivit
Charitable Activities
IT7931
8.790
186.721
NETINCOMEI(EXPENDfnJRE)
(8.￿21)
4.171
(4.750)
RECONCILIA￿oN OF FUNDS
Total funds brought fonwd
139.925
11.820
151,745
131,004
15.991
146.995
TANCIBLE FIXED A&SEf3
Computer
equipment
At l April 2024
Additions
1353
229
At 31 March 2025
1582
DEPRECIATION
At l Awil 2024
Charge foryear
2353
76
At 31 March 2025
1429
IITT BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2025
153
At 31 Marth 2024
Pag¢ 18

TES TO INE
YEAR ENDED 31
2024
Trade debto
Other debtors
4,000
275
785
3225
3.819
5,060
2025
2024
Trade crolitors
Social security and othertsxes
Other cRditoTs
1.747
2,685
864
1160
5,734
(95)
3,042
1,143
7.456
9,824
11. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net
movement
in funds
At
3113125
At114
Unrestrkted funds
General fiu
131,(XM
(20,681)
IIOJ23
R¢stricted fund8
2,500
4,001
Amazon Literary Partner5bip
National Heritage IA)tt¢ry FWKI
ALCS Cultural Support and D¢v¢l(ynient
4.001
(698)
3,832
(3.832)
(1.400)
Cause 4 Ltd
3.560
15.991
(5.930)
10,061
TOTAL FUNDS
146.995
(26,611)
120J84
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yi
CIAL STATE
D31
- continued
FOR
ii.
MOVEMEIYT Th FUNDS- eontinutd
Net movement in firn￿ included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
Movement
in funds
expcnded
Unrestricted funds
General fimd
205,965
(226.646)
(20.681)
Restrlcted funds
Nati¢)nal Heritage Lottery fiund
ALCS Cultur81 Support and Development
Fund
Cause 4 Ltd
(698)
(698)
(3,832)
(1,4(10)
(3,832)
(1.400)
(5.930)
(5,930)
TOTAL FUNDS
205,965
(232,576)
(26,611)
Comparntives for movement ID fund$
Net
movcment
in funds
At
3113124
At 114113
U￿r￿t￿Cted funds
General fund
Designated Funds- Telling Our Stories
D¢signat¢d Funds- The Coast is Queer 2023
132.475
6.000
1,450
(1,471)
(6,000)
(1,450)
131.Q04
139,925
(8,921)
131,004
Restrleted funds
Culture Recovery Fund
Ama7A)n Literdry PaTthership
National Heritag¢ Lottery Fund
ALCS Cultural Support and Developn￿rt
Fund
Cause 4 Ltd
00
1.848
(8,969)
2,500
4.001
698
1153
9,667
3,832
4.960
3,832
4,960
11,820
4,171
15.991
151.745
(4,750)
146,995
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IWED
ii.
Movement
in funds
exF£nd￿j
Unrestricted
G¢n¢r41 fund
Designated Funds- Telling Our Storics
Designated Funds. Th¢ Coast is 2023
169,010
(170,481)
(6.000)
(1,450)
(1.471)
{6,000)
(1,450)
169.010
(177.931)
(&Y21)
Restricted ￿Bd$
Culture Recovoy Fund
(KJ
(2.153)
(8.969)
25(K)
1.848
(8,969)
4.(M)I
National Herilagc Lottery Fund
ALCS Cultural Support and Developm￿￿
Fund
Cause 4 LAd
(168)
3.K32
11961
(8,790)
4.171
TOTAL FUNDS
181.971
(186.r21)
(4,750)
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NEW
LA
FOR THE YEAR ENDE
31
CH
2025
2024
Donation5 and legacies
Donations
GTaDts
5QO
146,977
159,437
147.477
159,440
Other trading acliviti4s
Sponsorships
272
Charitable activitie5
Workshops and courses
58216
22,531
Total incomiug rwurc
205.965
181,971
ChAllt2ble actiwlties
Salaries
Social security
Pensions
Leases, Rent & Businws Ratas
Other statSng costs
Postage and stationery
Sundrtes
'WorksI￿pS and C￿Ur￿
Accountan
Travel and Subsistence
Banking and Merdwrt ServiL
IT Costs and Software
MarketAng
113,554
7,594
4.763
8.753
1532
2584
I,705
56,791
8,320
813
2.526
2,717
6,678
339
1.800
860
7.914
lJ45
1.912
76
95,113
1.273
4,265
1855
1230
772
2212
58,711
968
1.513
1.048
228
890
1580
Independent Examiners, fee
Lwi andProf&qsional Fees
Hospitslity
Company Development
Depreciation computer %wipment
1.652
748
lJ97
232576
18or21
232576
18&721
Net expenditure
(2A611)
(4,750)
This page does not fomi pert ofthe statutory financial ststen
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