POET IN THE CITY

Charity number: 1117354
Charity reporting is up to date (14 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Our vision is to: 1) Transform the live poetry sector through inspiring events; 2) Make live poetry accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds; 3) Deliver live poetry across the country.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £277,838
Total expenditure: £324,095

Total income includes £68,313 from 1 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the 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
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 December 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
05819413 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Shahrukh Bhatty Trustee 27 July 2021
APPLES AND SNAKES
Received: On time
Lucy Dundas Trustee 27 July 2021
None on record
Charlotte Cole Trustee 27 July 2021
None on record
Carol Lenore Goodings Trustee 28 January 2019
APPLES AND SNAKES
Received: On time
MARY-ALICE STACK Trustee 07 July 2016
NEW CONTEMPORARIES (1988) LIMITED
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £290.15k £335.15k £489.95k £233.71k £277.84k
Total expenditure £379.06k £176.29k £475.35k £351.94k £324.10k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £68.22k £177.92k £5.71k £89.70k £68.31k

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 February 2025 14 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 14 February 2025 14 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 16 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 16 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 17 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 17 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 14 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 14 January 2021 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 17 MAY 2006 AS AMENDED BY WRITTEN RESOLUTION DATED 8 NOVEMBER 2006

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE STUDY AND APPRECIATION OF POETRY, AND THE USE OF POETRY IN PROMOTING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE ARTS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
1 Rawstorne Place
LONDON
EC1V 7NL
Phone:
0207 014 2812
Email:
info@poetinthecity.co.uk
Website:

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