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The Poetry Archive

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 29

  1. Lucy Russon 2019-2024 Director View profile
  2. Chloe Jeffries 2017-2021 Director View profile
  3. Anjali Barot 2017-2018 Director View profile
  4. Matthew Nicholas Jones 2017-2020 Director View profile
  5. Erica Augusta Wagner 2014-2017 Director View profile
  6. Adam Jeremy Freudenheim 2013-2019 Director View profile
  7. Baroness Estelle Morris 2013-2022 Director View profile
  8. Daljit Singh Nagra 2013-2013 Director View profile
  9. Professor Morag Chrystine Campbell Styles 2012-2019 Director View profile
  10. Jean Sprackland 2011-2019 Director View profile
  11. Loveday Elizabeth Shewell 2011-2019 Director View profile
  12. Anne Welsh 2010-2013 Director View profile
  13. Professor Teresa Mary Cremin 2008-2014 Director View profile
  14. Anthony Stephen Lacey 2008-2014 Director View profile
  15. James Augustine Booth 2007-2016 Director View profile
  16. Gary Mckeone 2006-2015 Director View profile
  17. Alan Thomas Howarth 2006-2013 Director View profile
  18. David Alan Pease 2003-2008 Director View profile
  19. Elizabeth Margaret Attenborough 2003-2009 Director View profile
  20. Jules Mann 2003-2012 Director View profile
  21. Rt Hon Lord Of Finsbury Pc Smith 2002-2007 Director View profile
  22. Andrew Keeney Rosenheim 2001-2008 Director View profile
  23. Christina Mary Patterson 2001-2003 Director View profile
  24. Lady Katharine Susan Gavron 2001-2008 Director View profile
  25. Stewart Martin Brown 2001-2011 Director View profile
  26. William Matthew Sieghart 2001-2005 Director View profile
  27. Lord Melvyn Bragg 2001-2005 Director View profile
  28. Deborah Claire Bourne 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  29. Richard Gilbert Carrington 2001-2015 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other education n.e.c.
Incorporated
07/12/2001
Registered office
Exeter
Also a registered charity
The Poetry Archive

Grants received

9 grants · £570,947 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 Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £385,217 (4 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £166,100 (4 grants)
  • The National Archives · £19,630

Most recent

  • The National Archives £19,6302025-01-21
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £85,9002023-07-05
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £59,4892023-03-24
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £108,5762021-12-13
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £8,4002020-07-13
Board analysis

Board DNA

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

7 directors on the board

6.3y median 7.1y
average tenure
12.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Education 2Arts and leisure 1Dormant 1Tech and media 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
04336052
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
29/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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