# FORWARD ARTS FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1037939
- **Other names:** FORWARD LITERATURE TRUST, FORWARD POETRY TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [02902864](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02902864)
- **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&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1037939


## Contact

- **Address:** Somerset House Exchange, Somerset House, Strand, London
- **Postcode:** WC2R 1LA
- **Phone:** 020 8187 9861
- **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.




## 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



## Geography

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia Kate Richards |  | Oct. 1, 2021 |
| Aoife O&#x27;Connor |  | Oct. 1, 2021 |
| Hannah Southall |  | Nov. 6, 2025 |
| Latinka Pilipovic |  | Feb. 21, 2023 |
| Lucy Howard-Taylor |  | Nov. 6, 2025 |
| Mary Amanuel |  | Oct. 1, 2021 |
| Maya Evadne Ophelia |  | Oct. 1, 2021 |
| Nichola Shore |  | Nov. 6, 2025 |
| Sally Carruthers Yeomans |  | Nov. 6, 2025 |
| Steven Abbott |  | Nov. 6, 2025 |
| William Matthew Sieghart |  | March 12, 1993 |




