POETRY IN ALDEBURGH

Registered charity 1167740 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

'Poetry in Aldeburgh' promotes the art of Poetry in Aldeburgh and the surrounding area by providing an regular Poetry Festival as well as collaborating in other Poetry events or educational outreach as opportunities arise.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £8,618 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with cash funds carried forward totaling £15,424. The trustees report confidence in expanding the festival based on this modest surplus and support from charitable trusts and local businesses. The financial review indicates the charity aims to maintain reserves equivalent to a minimum of 12 months of operating expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

• The Aldeburgh Gallery — “The Aldeburgh Gallery” (source page)
• Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall — “Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall” (source page)
• Chevallier Brewing Company — “Chevallier Brewing Company” (source page)
• The Golden Charitable Trust — “The Golden Charitable Trust” (source page)
• Lawson’s Delicatessen — “Lawson’s Delicatessen” (source page)
• Maria Bjӧrnson Memorial Fund — “Maria Bjӧrnson Memorial Fund” (source page)
• National Centre for Writing — “National Centre for Writing” (source page)
• Old Possum's Practical Trust — “Old Possum's Practical Trust” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• TAMAR LINDESAYchair
• Fiona Moore
• Jacqueline Saphra
• Paul Stephenson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Robert Stein · trustee of 1 other charity
• Robin Saphra · trustee of 1 other charity
• Susannah Hart · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

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Known funders

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