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The Newspaper Press Fund

Also known as: Journalists' Charity

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC042405
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Sept. 3, 2026. Filing history
Registered
June 24, 2011
Legal form
Statutory corporation (Royal Charter etc)

Address

Address
Journalists' Charity
11 Ribblesdale
Roman Road
Dorking
RH4 3EX

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It carries out activities or services itself'

'the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people','Older People','Other defined groups'

Objectives: 3.3. 1 To help journalists and their dependants who meet the eligibility criteria who, because of sickness, accident or other unforeseen circumstance, need help. 3.3.2 To give help to those who meet the criteria but have left journalism as well as the dependants of journalists. 3.3.3 To meet a need rather than preserve a particular lifestyle and we cannot subsidise those who, in the long-term, find it difficult to make a living from journalism unless through illness or other misfortune. 3.3.4 Help may be in the form or cash grants or accommodation.

Geography

Main operating location
Outwith Scotland
Geographical spread
UK and overseas

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
Dec. 31, 2025 Sept. 3, 2026On time £957,000 £973,000 8
Dec. 31, 2024 Aug. 21, 2025On time £851,000 £895,000 8
Dec. 31, 2023 Aug. 28, 2024On time £768,000 £892,000 8
Dec. 31, 2022 June 26, 2023On time £587,000 £817,000 7
Dec. 31, 2021 Oct. 7, 20227 days late £1,168,000 £803,000 7
Dec. 31, 2018 Oct. 7, 2022 £965,000 £1,948,000 17

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.