THE JOSEPHINE HART POETRY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1145062 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity delivers live poetry readings and has developed an app to make poetry free and accessible enabling public all over the world to hear and see some of the world's great poetry read aloud by some of the greatest actors.

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Latest income

£326k

Latest spending

£126k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £134,520 at the end of the year, an increase from £36,658 in the previous period. The trustees report that these reserves are sufficient to cover the charity's expenditure for the next twelve months and confirm the entity is a going concern. The charity relies on a single principal donor, Lord Saatchi, who has committed to providing funds to maintain reserves when necessary.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least a year’s expenditure (held: £135k)

“The trustees aim to have reserves equivalent to at least a year’s expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Lord M Saatchi, a trustee, made donations to the charity and paid £nil in respect of administration costs.

“Lord M Saatchi (a trustee) made donations to the charity, as per note 3 and paid £nil (2023 - NIL) in respect of administration costs.” — page 14

“M Henry (a trustee) is employed by Lord Saatchi. During the year no salary costs relating to M Henry were recharged to the charity (2023 - £nil).” — page 14

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: M Henry, a trustee employed by Lord Saatchi, received £nil salary recharged to the charity.

“Lord M Saatchi (a trustee) made donations to the charity, as per note 3 and paid £nil (2023 - NIL) in respect of administration costs.” — page 14

“M Henry (a trustee) is employed by Lord Saatchi. During the year no salary costs relating to M Henry were recharged to the charity (2023 - £nil).” — page 14

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: No trustees were reimbursed travel expenses during the year.

“Lord M Saatchi (a trustee) made donations to the charity, as per note 3 and paid £nil (2023 - NIL) in respect of administration costs.” — page 14

“M Henry (a trustee) is employed by Lord Saatchi. During the year no salary costs relating to M Henry were recharged to the charity (2023 - £nil).” — page 14

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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).

David Ross Education Trust — “The David Ross Education Trust (DRET) is a multi-academy trust committed to delivering a world-class education that nurtures confidence, ope…” (source page)
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art — “We support an annual poetry workshop with current RADA students. Each year, the foundation also funds a full scholarship for a deserving stu…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

LORD MAURICE SAATCHI
MONIQUE HENRY
Michael Grandage
Timothy Duffy

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£326k	£126k
31/12/2024	£258k	£160k
31/12/2023	£67k	£131k
31/12/2022	£13k	£153k
31/12/2021	£2k	£104k

Common questions

Is THE JOSEPHINE HART POETRY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £134,520 at the end of the year, an increase from £36,658 in the previous period. The trustees report that these reserves are sufficient to cover the charity's expenditure for the next twelve months and confirm the entity is a going concern. The charity relies on a single principal donor, Lord Saatchi, who has committed to providing funds to maintain reserves when necessary. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE T. S. ELIOT FOUNDATION	2	£22k
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION	1	£815k
DEBMAR BENEVOLENT TRUST LIMITED	1	£677k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH	1	£183k
THE JOHN BROWNE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£130k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER	1	£20k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£12k
THE FENTON ARTS TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with POETRY LONDON LTD.

POETRY LONDON LTD income £130k
THE JOHN HARTSON FOUNDATION income £194k
THE POETRY SOCIETY income £1.1m
HAY FESTIVAL FOUNDATION LTD income £6.9m
THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF PEACE CIO income £2.1m
THE READING FOUNDATION income £517k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE JOSEPHINE HART POETRY FOUNDATION	£326k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
POETRY LONDON LTD FY2025	£130k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE JOHN HARTSON FOUNDATION FY2025	£194k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE POETRY SOCIETY FY2025	£1.1m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	above	—	no doubt
HAY FESTIVAL FOUNDATION LTD FY2025	£6.9m	£110,001 - £120,000	3	below	—	no doubt
THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF PEACE CIO FY2025	£2.1m	—	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.