POETIC UNITY
Registered charity 1171832 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Poetic Unity is a Black-led charity that empowers children and young people to thrive through poetry-based education, employment, social justice and mental health support across the UK. Based in Brixton, Poetic Unity offers a service by the community, for the community, predominantly supporting young people of Black and mixed-Black heritage, aged 10-30 years old.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that Poetic Unity holds unrestricted reserves of £172,175.25, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of £21,000 (three months of reserves). The trustees report a healthy financial position with secured multi-year funding from the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and Chimo Trust, noting that unrestricted income has grown through new partnerships.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £172k)
“To ensure the future of Poetic Unity if funding difficulties were to occur, the board has agreed to keep 3 months in financial reserves an amount of £21,000 to ensure main operations can continue for this Year.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
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- Ashleigh Kieran Ferdinandchair
- Adekola Adebiyi
- Audrey Muwandi
- Binta Fatou Marie Yade
- Kadra Abdinasir
- Kieran Herman Lewis
- Lauryn Nadine Wyse
- Sean Stacey Lindsay
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is POETIC UNITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that Poetic Unity holds unrestricted reserves of £172,175.25, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of £21,000 (three months of reserves). The trustees report a healthy financial position with secured multi-year funding from the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and Chimo Trust, noting that unrestricted income has grown through new partnerships. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds POETIC UNITY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name POETIC UNITY as a grant recipient include THE CHIMO TRUST CIO, PARACLETOS, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
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