# LEDBURY POETRY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1059465
- **Other names:** LEDBURY POETRY FESTIVAL LIMITED
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Nov. 27, 1996
- **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=1059465


## Contact

- **Address:** Barrett Browning Institute, Bye Street, LEDBURY, Herefordshire
- **Postcode:** HR8 2AA
- **Phone:** 01531 636232
- **Email:** director@ledburypoetry.org.uk
- **Website:** www.ledburypoetry.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS IN ALL THEIR FORMS, INCLUDING, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE PRESENTATION, ORGANISING AND PROMOTION OF POETRY

**Activities:** The Charity seeks to advance the education of the public in the appreciation of the arts in all their forms, including, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the presentation, organisation and promotion of poetry. This is achieved by the production of the LEDBURY POETRY FESTIVAL and bringing poetry actively to children, the elderly and mentally distressed throughout the year.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Gloucestershire
- Herefordshire
- Shropshire
- Worcestershire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £311069 | £329989 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £389939 | £344362 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £356429 | £339559 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2021 | £162846 | £150306 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2020 | £157840 | £130000 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Adam Cairns — appointed Jan. 4, 2024
- Brenda Mary Read-Brown — appointed July 5, 2019
- Dr Kimberly Campanello — appointed April 18, 2024
- Dr Sarah Howe — appointed Feb. 21, 2022
- PETER JOHN ARSCOTT — appointed July 2, 2015
- Professor Sandeep Parmar — appointed July 5, 2019
- Robert Best — appointed April 18, 2024
- Stephen John Dudley Hickson — appointed Feb. 21, 2022