Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
The Newspaper Press Fund is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing.
The Newspaper Press Fund (number 208215) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does The Newspaper Press Fund do?
Supporting journalists and their dependants by the provision of retirement housing facilities. Also by making grants in approved cases to individuals who meet the occupational requirement.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Newspaper Press Fund
Answers The Newspaper Press Fund gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Newspaper Press Fund's highest-paid staff paid?
The Newspaper Press Fund's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £100,001–£110,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£100,001–£110,000
1
£60,001–£70,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does The Newspaper Press Fund's money come from?
The Newspaper Press Fund reported £957k total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were investments £380k (40%), donations and legacies £374k (39%), charitable activities £201k (21%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £227k.
Investments£380k · 40%
Donations and legacies£374k · 39%
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£201k · 21%
Trading and fundraising events£1,000 · 0%
Other income£1,000 · 0%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records The Newspaper Press Fund as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
The Newspaper Press Fund's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
Journalists' Charity; Npf - the Journalists' Charity
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Ireland · Scotland · Northern Ireland
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is The Newspaper Press Fund registered for?
General Charitable PurposesThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAccommodation/housing
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Newspaper Press Fund yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Newspaper Press Fund.
An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity.
The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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What should you check before donating to The Newspaper Press Fund?
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The register data used for this profile lists The Newspaper Press Fund as a registered charity (number 208215) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Newspaper Press Fund's charity number?
The Newspaper Press Fund's charity number is 208215. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 208215?
Search 208215 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The Newspaper Press Fund do?
Supporting journalists and their dependants by the provision of retirement housing facilities. Also by making grants in approved cases to individuals who meet the occupational requirement.
Does The Newspaper Press Fund have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Newspaper Press Fund. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Newspaper Press Fund?
The Newspaper Press Fund's website listed in our register data is http://www.journalistscharity.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Newspaper Press Fund's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Newspaper Press Fund's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £100,001–£110,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does The Newspaper Press Fund's money come from?
The Newspaper Press Fund reported £957k total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were investments £380k (40%), donations and legacies £374k (39%), charitable activities £201k (21%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £227k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Newspaper Press Fund?
The register records The Newspaper Press Fund as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Newspaper Press Fund's trustees paid?
The Newspaper Press Fund's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Newspaper Press Fund registered as a charity?
The Newspaper Press Fund was entered on the register on 16 November 1962.