# FORWARD ARTS FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1037939
- **Other names:** FORWARD LITERATURE TRUST, FORWARD POETRY TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** May 25, 1994
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1037939


## Contact

- **Address:** Somerset House Exchange, Somerset House, Strand, London
- **Postcode:** WC2R 1LA
- **Phone:** 02081879861
- **Email:** info@forwardartsfoundation.org
- **Website:** www.forwardartsfoundation.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND IN PARTICULAR THE PROMOTION OF LITERARY WORKS ESPECIALLY CONTEMPORARY POETRY

**Activities:** Forward Arts Foundation promotes the enjoyment, discovery and sharing of poetry, celebrating excellence in poetry and widening its audience. Our annual programmes include National Poetry Day, the Forward Prizes for Poetry and the Forward Books of Poetry.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £393872 | £383398 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £258492 | £262678 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £243109 | £222942 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £301962 | £322686 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £275698 | £285533 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Amelia Kate Richards — appointed Oct. 1, 2021
- Aoife O'Connor — appointed Oct. 1, 2021
- Hannah Southall — appointed Nov. 6, 2025
- Kim Evans — appointed June 17, 2019
- Latinka Pilipovic — appointed Feb. 21, 2023
- Lucy Howard-Taylor — appointed Nov. 6, 2025
- Mary Amanuel — appointed Oct. 1, 2021
- Maya Evadne Ophelia — appointed Oct. 1, 2021
- Nichola Shore — appointed Nov. 6, 2025
- Sally Carruthers Yeomans — appointed Nov. 6, 2025
- Steven Abbott — appointed Nov. 6, 2025
- William Matthew Sieghart — appointed March 12, 1993