NATIONAL POETRY CENTRE

Charity number: 1200861
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The National Poetry Centre will be a national cultural institution rooted in Leeds providing better access to poetry and literature for millions of people right across the UK, especially young people. It will provide an exciting programme of events and educational activities in beautiful, peaceful spaces, with resources for people to meet, share, perform, read, borrow, create, and enjoy poetry.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £120,000
Total expenditure: £75,898

Total income includes £30,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

9 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 October 2022: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
RUTH ANGELA PITT Chair 05 November 2021
None on record
Susan Maria Pitter Trustee 06 August 2024
None on record
Sarah Ann Maxfield Trustee 06 August 2024
None on record
Jane Elisabeth Madeley Trustee 25 June 2024
None on record
Sharon Louise Gladish Trustee 19 March 2024
None on record
Peter George Bearpark Trustee 19 March 2024
None on record
Muhammad Masud Khokhar Trustee 19 March 2024
None on record
Pervinder Kaur Trustee 05 May 2023
None on record
Simon Robert Armitage Trustee 05 November 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2024
Total gross income £120.00k
Total expenditure £75.90k
Income from government contracts N/A
Income from government grants £30.00k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 14 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 14 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 31 Oct 2022 as amended on 11 Jan 2024

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE ART AND CULTURE OF POETRY AND LITERATURE AND ASSOCIATED SUBJECTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF A NATIONAL POETRY CENTRE IN LEEDS

Contact information

Address:
169B Woodhouse Lane
Woodhouse
Leeds
LS2 9JT
Phone:
07941 946096
Email:
emily.penn@nationalpoetrycentre.org.uk
Website:

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