Suffolk Poetry Society

Registered charity 1162298 Registered since 2015

Operates: Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

4.9y median 3y

average tenure

11y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

5.1y

average years in governance

6 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 7Education/training 7General Charitable Purposes 1

Gaps to watch

No commercial or business experience on the board

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Ipswich Arts Association 1 shared trustee

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Ipswich Arts Association 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Website	https://suffolkpoetrysociety.org
Email	secretary@suffolkpoetrysociety.org
Phone	01473210264
Address	5 BOLTON LANE, IPSWICH, IP4 2BX

Finances

£9,180 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£10,775	£8,570
2022	£13,074	£11,886
2023	£9,018	£9,185
2024	£9,774	£8,564
2025	£9,180	£8,205

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

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Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('THE OBJECTS') ARE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE ART OF POETRY HOWSOEVER AND WHERESOEVER AND PARTICULARLY IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK IN ALL RESPECTS FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 08 MAR 2015 as amended on 20 Mar 2022

Trustees (7)

7trustees

0aged 70+

Gillian Marcia Rennie-Dunkerley Chair since 2024
Alistair Paul Bamford since 2024
Colin Charles Whyles since 2015
Frances C Reader since 2023
Roger Anthony White since 2023
Simon John Black since 2024
Susan Anne Wallace-Shaddad since 2015

Connected charities (1)

Ipswich Arts Association 1 shared trustee

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