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APPLES AND SNAKES

Registered charity 294030 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Apples & Snakes champions poets and poetry, amplifies voices and stretches the idea of what poetry can be. This is achieved through organising participatory workshops in schools, libraries, community centres, prisons and other venues and through the production of performance poetry and live literature events throughout England and Wales.

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Latest income
£772k
Latest spending
£661k
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £287,914, which is above the charity's stated policy target of £135,000. The charity reported a net income of £110,746 for the year, driven by a significant increase in restricted income following a merger with Poet in the City.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)
“1 member of staff received emoluments between £60,000-£70,000” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“1 member of staff received emoluments between £60,000-£70,000” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of overheads costs plus staff salaries up to the end of their contracted notice periods (held: £256k)
“We aim to hold sufficient free, unrestricted reserves to cover all staff salaries up to the end of their contracted notice periods plus three months of overheads costs; currently £135,000.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Griffin Stone Moscrop & Co. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Apples and Snakes (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£772k
Total spending
£661k
Cost of raising funds
£85k
Reserves (reported)
£288k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~5.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£772k£661k
31/03/2024£624k£763k
31/03/2023£654k£641k
31/03/2022£629k£637k
31/03/2021£639k£430k

Common questions

Is APPLES AND SNAKES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £287,914, which is above the charity's stated policy target of £135,000. The charity reported a net income of £110,746 for the year, driven by a significant increase in restricted income following a merger with Poet in the City. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Griffin Stone Moscrop & Co.

What does the highest-paid employee of APPLES AND SNAKES earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government13/10/2022£463kNational Portfolio Organisations
UK government13/12/2021£463kNational Portfolio Organisations
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/09/2015£87k"A living archive for Apples and Snakes and spoken word"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/10/2014£4k"And We Were Young"

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE T. S. ELIOT FOUNDATION2£12k
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION1£725k
THE CHARLOTTE AITKEN TRUST1£75k
THE FENTON ARTS TRUST1£10k
THE BRIDGE TRUST1£5k
THE FREDDIE GREEN AND FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£5k
THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATION1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ACTON PLAY PROJECTS AND LEISURE EVENTS ( A. P. P. L. .E ).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
APPLES AND SNAKES£772k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
ACTON PLAY PROJECTS AND LEISURE EVENTS ( A. P. P. L. .E ) FY2025£185k——unclear—no doubt
POETRY LONDON LTD FY2025£130k—0unclear—no doubt
ST GABRIEL'S AREA PARTNERSHIP ENABLING PLAY AND LEARNING FOR EVERYONE LTD FY2025£561k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JOSEPHINE HART POETRY FOUNDATION FY2023£326k—0unclear—no doubt
LITTLE APPLES OF BRAMLEY FY2025£314k—0unclear—no doubt

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