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the poetry society

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. The Poetry Society is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales.


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

Arts & CultureEducation & Training

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,142,634
Latest Expenditure
£970,269

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 84.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 1.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £489,592
Charitable Activities £646,379
Other Trading £0
Investments £0
Other Income £6,663

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £970,269
Raising Funds £0
Governance £16,395
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,142,634£970,269£970,269£1,550,784£1,550,78412 / 6
2023£1,131,160£1,006,470£1,006,470£1,378,419£724,76212 / 3
2022£1,073,863£918,975£828,271£1,258,827£576,01712 / 0
2021£950,165£921,046£899,978£1,114,944£363,16712 / 2
2020£1,278,979£1,072,039£936,896£1,078,239£332,39215 / 30

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
22 BETTERTON STREET
LONDON
WC2H 9BX
Registration Date
20 July 1964
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
303334
Charity Number
303334

Trustees

Andrew James Neilson
Nigel Timothy Ludlow
Jessica Mookherjee
Gareth David Prior
Luke Watkeys
Robin Houghton
Casey Bailey
Keith Jarrett
Martine Padwell