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Registered charity · London

Poetic Unity

  • 8 trustees
  • Income £226k (2024)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment
Where
Throughout England
Website
www.poeticunity.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Poetic Unity
Registered
2017

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£226k£143k
  • 2023£214k£183k
  • 2022£157k£159k
Earlier years
  • 2021£155k£132k
  • 2020£63k£30k

Income trend, 2020 to 2024.

Income source mix, 2024: Government contracts under 1% · Government grants 17%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THE SUBJECT OF POETRY AND SPOKEN WORD;2. TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 LIVING IN LONDON BY ORGANISING WORKSHOP PROGRAMMES AND EVENTS AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

Grants received

9 grants · £189,333 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

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Most recent

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

8 trustees on the board

0.8y median 1y
average tenure
2y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
1.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

7
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 8Education/training 8The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 8

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 8Health and social care 3

Gaps to watch

  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£226k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024
18%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1171832
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20 NOV 2015
Companies House
Company number 09882990 · Active
Contact on the register
07581266706 · info@poeticunity.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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