THE ARVON FOUNDATION

About THE ARVON FOUNDATION

THE ARVON FOUNDATION is a registered charity in England and Wales (registration number 306694). Based on official Charity Commission data, it holds a "Platinum" rating with a CharityScore of 87/100 — one of the highest-rated charities in England and Wales for governance and transparency. This places it among the top-rated charities in our database, reflecting strong performance across governance, financial health, and regulatory compliance. In its most recent reporting year (2024), THE ARVON FOUNDATION reported a total income of £3,261,172 and total expenditure of £2,269,394, a spending ratio of 70% indicating a strong proportion of funds directed to charitable work. According to the Charity Commission register, THE ARVON FOUNDATION describes its activities as follows: We run a year-round programme of creative writing courses at three rural writing houses and also online, offering expert tuition from established writers in all forms of published writing to people from all backgrounds and experience. We run mentoring and other creative writing projects and a grant scheme to enable open access to our courses, and provide dedicated facilities for writers' retreats. Our analysis found no significant governance concerns for THE ARVON FOUNDATION. No regulatory actions, filing failures, or financial anomalies were detected in the available public data. This profile is based on data publicly available from the Charity Commission for England and Wales and is updated periodically as new filings are processed. CharityScore UK provides independent, data-driven transparency ratings to help donors give with confidence — we are not affiliated with this charity or any government body.

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Financial History

Latest spending ratio: 69.6% of income spent on charitable work