LEDBURY POETRY

Charity number: 1059465
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Charity seeks to advance the education of the public in the appreciation of the arts in all their forms, including, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the presentation, organisation and promotion of poetry. This is achieved by the production of the LEDBURY POETRY FESTIVAL and bringing poetry actively to children, the elderly and mentally distressed throughout the year.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £389,939
Total expenditure: £344,362

Total income includes £180,279 from 3 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

86 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

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:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Gloucestershire
  • Herefordshire
  • Shropshire
  • Worcestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 November 1996: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • LEDBURY POETRY FESTIVAL LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
03265057 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Robert Best Trustee 18 April 2024
None on record
Dr Kimberly Campanello Trustee 18 April 2024
None on record
Adam Cairns Trustee 04 January 2024
None on record
Dr Sarah Howe Trustee 21 February 2022
None on record
Stephen John Dudley Hickson Trustee 21 February 2022
None on record
Professor Sandeep Parmar Trustee 05 July 2019
None on record
Brenda Mary Read-Brown Trustee 05 July 2019
None on record
PETER JOHN ARSCOTT Trustee 02 July 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2019 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £229.76k £157.84k £162.85k £356.43k £389.94k
Total expenditure £222.58k £130.00k £150.31k £339.56k £344.36k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £61.41k £70.36k £58.83k £171.07k £180.28k

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 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 10 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 05 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 05 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2021 24 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 24 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2020 18 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2020 18 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2019 25 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2019 25 August 2020 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 18 OCTOBER 1996 AS AMENDED 11 DECEMBER 1996 as amended on 28 Apr 2023

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS IN ALL THEIR FORMS, INCLUDING, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE PRESENTATION, ORGANISING AND PROMOTION OF POETRY

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Barrett Browning Institute
Bye Street
LEDBURY
Herefordshire
HR8 2AA
Phone:
01531 636232
Email:
director@ledburypoetry.org.uk
Website:

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