THE POETRY EXCHANGE

Charity number: 1185714
Charity reporting is up to date (66 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Poetry Exchange runs a wide range of public activities that invite people to explore & connect more closely with poetry. We make poetry accessible to the widest possible audience, by inviting people to discover & share what poems mean to them. We talk with people from all walks of life about the poem that's been a friend to them, sharing these unique & powerful stories with a global audience.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £38,314
Total expenditure: £23,593

People

3 Trustee(s)

3 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 October 2019: 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:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Alison McManus Chair 09 October 2019
None on record
Dr Andrea Witzke Slot Trustee 16 April 2023
None on record
Roy McFarlane Trustee 09 October 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £34.42k £8.45k £18.70k £38.31k
Total expenditure £29.06k £11.64k £15.19k £23.59k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £650 N/A N/A

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 07 April 2025 66 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 07 April 2025 66 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 29 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 27 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 25 May 2022 114 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 25 May 2022 114 days late 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 09 Oct 2019

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE ARTS AND CULTURE, IN PARTICULAR POETRY, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY PRODUCING EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE THE PUBLIC'S ENGAGEMENT WITH AND APPRECIATION OF POETRY, FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AROUND THE UK AND WORLDWIDE.

Contact information

Address:
26 MONUMENT COURT
WOOLNERS WAY
STEVENAGE
SG1 3AD
Phone:
07854426247
Email:
hello@thepoetryexchange.co.uk
Website:

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