POETRY IN WOOD CIO

Charity Number: 1192814
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We run an accredited course through the Open College Network called 'product Design and development for people with learning disabilities and autism. This is basically art, design and woodwork. We also have Design studio for graduates of the course who work on commissions from the public

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 January 2024

Total income: £132,164
Total expenditure: £122,060

Total income includes £88,132 from 88132 government grant(s)

People

1 Trustee(s)

3 Volunteer(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
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Hackney
  • Tower Hamlets

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 December 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • POETRY IN WOOD (Previous name)
  • POETRY IN WOOD CIC (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

1 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
James Thomas Newell Chair 14 August 2024
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/01/2022 31/01/2023 31/01/2024
Total gross income £172.30k £144.19k £132.16k
Total expenditure £188.03k £147.70k £122.06k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £108.46k £84.43k £88.13k

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 January 2024 13 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2024 13 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2023 30 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2023 30 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2022 25 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2022 25 October 2022 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 - ASSOCIATION Registered 16 Dec 2020

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM AND/OR LEARNING DIFFICULTIES LIVING IN TOWER HAMLETS, HACKNEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF AN NVQ ACCREDITED TRAINING COURSE USING WORKSHOPS IN ART, DESIGN AND WOODWORK. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE, ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS); CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

Contact information

Address:
Poetry in Wood
Montefiore Centre
HANBURY STREET
LONDON
Phone:
02073753933
Email:
craig@poetryinwood.org.uk
Website:

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