THE POETRY SCHOOL

Registered charity 1069314 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell to £27,361, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months' overhead costs. The charity reported a net expenditure of £82,749 for the year, resulting in a significant reduction in total funds from £110,360 to £27,611. The trustees consider adequate resources remain available to fund activities for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Kingston Burrowes Audit Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Arts Council England — “The Poetry School is proud to be supported by Arts Council England.” (source page)
• The Paul Hamlyn Foundation — “The Paul Hamlyn Foundation funded Poetry School for a two-year project that sought to enlarge the franchise for poetry reading and writing, …” (source page)
• Kamini and Vindi Banga Family Trust — “We would like to thank the generosity and support of the Kamini and Vindi Banga Family Trust.” (source page)
• British Land — “We would like to thank British Land who enabled the School’s move to Canada Water.” (source page)
• The Dovehouse Trust — “We would also like to thank the following generous trusts and individuals who have supported our work: The Dovehouse Trust” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (69% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.