# KEATS FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1147589
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** June 6, 2012
- **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=1147589


## Contact

- **Address:** SCHOOL OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF SY ANDREWS, ST ANDREWS
- **Postcode:** KY16 9AR
- **Phone:** 01334462666
- **Email:** keatsfoundation@gmail.com
- **Website:** http://keatsfoundation.com/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF CREATIVE WRITING AND THE ART OF POETRY, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE WORK, LIFE AND TIMES OF THE ENGLISH ROMANTIC POET JOHN KEATS (1795 - 1821) INCLUDING BY (BUT NOT LIMITED TO)(A) ENHANCING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF AND SUPPORTING EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS FOR KEATS HOUSE (CHARITY NUMBER 1053381)(B) PROVIDING FUNDING AND SUPPORT TO THE PROMOTION OF POETRY WRITING AND POETRY APPRECIATION

**Activities:** The Keats Foundation encourages enjoyment and understanding of John Keats's poems, letters, life and times and to inspire new generations of young poets to  fulfil their creative ambitions. The Foundation supports a broad spectrum of educational and creative  initiatives  at Keats House,  Hampstead, and elsewhere including talks and lectures, poetry readings, and Keats-related conferences.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Human Resources, Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Scotland
- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2025 | £5460 | £3136 | — | — |
| April 1, 2024 | £6843 | £4284 | — | — |
| April 1, 2023 | £4254 | £2136 | — | — |
| April 1, 2022 | £1597 | £1690 | — | — |
| April 1, 2021 | £125 | £68 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Professor Richard Marggraf Turley** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 1, 2023
- Dr Hrileena Ghosh — appointed Jan. 1, 2023
- JUDITH PALMER — appointed Sept. 29, 2011
- Prof Nicholas ROE FBA, FRSE — appointed Sept. 29, 2011
- Professor Sarah Wootton — appointed Jan. 1, 2023
- Simon Taylor — appointed June 4, 2015