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Registered charity (CIO) · Manchester

Wordsmith Awards

  • 11 trustees
  • Income £485k (2026)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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About

What it does
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment
Where
Throughout England
Website
www.youngidentity.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2018

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£485k£491k
  • 2025£461k£348k
  • 2024£401k£345k
Earlier years
  • 2023£193k£232k
  • 2022£233k£192k

Income trend, 2022 to 2026.

Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts under 1%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE, IN THE STUDY AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR POETRY AND LITERATURE, INCLUDING BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY ORGANISING WORKSHOPS, PERFORMANCES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES AS DETERMINED BY THE TRUSTEES.2. TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 30 LIVING IN MANCHESTER BY ORGANISING POETRY WORKSHOPS 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 · £1,142,936 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.

Top funders

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £500,000 (2 grants)
  • Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £294,000 (3 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £273,531
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £45,970
  • Garfield Weston Foundation · £15,000

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.

11 trustees on the board

3.8y median 2y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

4.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (11)

0
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 11Economic/community Development/employment 11Education/training 11

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£461k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1181088
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 10 Dec 2018
Contact on the register
07925665039 · enquiries@youngidentity.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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