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Stephen Spender Trust

The Stephen Spender Memorial Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1101304
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed June 25, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Dec. 19, 2003
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
04891164

Address

Address
c/o MML
The Schwarzman Centre
The Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Woodstock Road
Oxford
OX2 6GG

Activities

The Stephen Spender Trust promotes literary translation and works to widen knowledge of 20th century literature with particular focus on Stephen Spender and his circle of writers.

Objects: 1. To Advance Public Education About, And Appreciation Of, The Arts, Particularly Literature (Including Poetry), Its Growth And Development In And After The 20th Century, With Special But Not Exclusive Reference To The Life And Works Of Stephen Spender And His Contemporaries;2. To Promote And Assist In Promoting Research Into The Arts, Particularly Literature As Aforesaid, And To Publish The Results Of Such Research For The Benefit Of The Public;3. To Promote Such Other Charitable Purpose Or Purposes As The Directors May From Time To Time Decide;

Classification

How
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
What
General Charitable Purposes, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind

Geography

Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Aug. 31, 2025 June 25, 2026On time £54,748 £44,571
Aug. 31, 2024 June 19, 2025On time £62,771 £86,611
Aug. 31, 2023 April 30, 2024On time £159,592 £173,485
March 31, 2022 Jan. 20, 2023On time £105,568 £145,435
March 31, 2021 Jan. 25, 2022On time £93,909 £85,155
March 31, 2020 Jan. 28, 2021 £103,592 £74,712

Trustees

Name Appointed
Jonathan Paul Cree Heawood (Chair) June 30, 2017
Anne Marie Graham June 18, 2026
Ben Bransfield Oct. 10, 2019
Dr Faye Catherine Taylor Oct. 23, 2025
Jaldeep Shashikant Katwala June 18, 2026
Laura Emma Cooper June 18, 2026
Maud Carmen Waret Oct. 23, 2025
Rebecca Hart July 30, 2024