The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Poems in the Waiting Room Limited

Registered charity 1099033 Registered since 2003

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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Board DNA

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3
trustees on the board
0
trustees past 6 years
28.2y
average years in governance
3 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
3
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 3General Charitable Purposes 3

Commercial experience

Tech and media 3Arts and leisure 1

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  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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Contact

Websitewww.poemsinthewaitingroom.org
Emailhelen.lee@poemsinthewaitingroom.org
Phone07977662814
AddressThe Barn, Court Drive, Apperley, GLOUCESTER, GL19 4DH

Finances

£522 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£7,286£8,202
2021£1,675£126
2022£885£0
2023£615£121
2024£522£1,558

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Services

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE COMPOSITION AND THE APPRECIATION OF POETRY, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION IN HEALTH SERVICE WAITING AREAS OF THE SERIES OF POETRY PAMPHLETS AND POSTERS KNOWN AS 'POEMS IN THE WAITING ROOM'.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 17 JULY 2003

Trustees (3)

3trustees
69median age
1aged 70+
Succession outlook: 1 of 3 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Linked company (Companies House)

Poems in the Waiting Room Limited · 04836215 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 17/07/2003

1 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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