National Poetry Centre

Registered charity 1200861 CIO Registered since 2022

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

2.8y median 2y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

10.5y

average years in governance

9 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

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Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 9Education/training 9General Charitable Purposes 9

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 10Education 2Professional services 2

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Contact

Website	https://www.nationalpoetrycentre.org.uk
Email	emily.penn@nationalpoetrycentre.org.uk
Phone	07941 946096
Address	Workshop Theatre, 1a Cavendish Road, Leeds, LS2 9JT

Finances

£393,415 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2024	£120,000	£75,898
2025	£393,415	£332,512

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE ART AND CULTURE OF POETRY AND LITERATURE AND ASSOCIATED SUBJECTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF A NATIONAL POETRY CENTRE IN LEEDS

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 31 Oct 2022 as amended on 11 Jan 2024

Trustees (9)

9trustees

63median age

1aged 70+

Ruth Angela Pittage 73 Chair since 2021
Jane Elisabeth Madeleyage 58 since 2024
Muhammad Masud Khokharage 44 since 2024
Pervinder Kaur since 2023
Peter George Bearpark since 2024
Sarah Ann Maxfieldage 64 since 2024
Sharon Louise Gladishage 52 since 2024
Simon Robert Armitageage 63 since 2021
Susan Maria Pitterage 63 since 2024

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