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the poetry school

The charity supports the general public. The Poetry School is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in England and operates in England.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Poetry School helps poets of all levels write their best poetry by creating and delivering a dynamic, responsive and high quality programme of education that takes place throughout England and online. The Poetry School aims to create an inclusive and supportive critical community of writers and readers and is dedicated to nurturing original new voices in contemporary poetry.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£575,443
Latest Expenditure
£567,805

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 98.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £178,759
Charitable Activities £395,794
Other Trading £0
Investments £890
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £567,805
Raising Funds £0
Governance £4,191
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£575,443£567,805£567,805£110,360£87,6106 / 0
2023£562,975£509,652£508,924£102,722£88,7886 / 0
2022£509,688£574,955£573,982£49,399£146,8116 / 0
2021£577,180£420,376£420,359£114,666£193,0086 / 0
2020£583,709£597,433£596,111-£42,138£06 / 1

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
The Poetry School
Somerset House Exchange
Strand
London
England
WC2R 1LA
Registration Date
27 April 1998
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
3947394
Charity Number
1069314

Trustees

Helen Taylor
Jonathan Paul Sharples
Hannah Etim-Gorst
Katherine Colombus
Christopher John Brown

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