# POETIC UNITY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1171832
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** March 1, 2017
- **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=1171832


## Contact

- **Address:** 1 Windrush Square, Brixton, London
- **Postcode:** SW2 1EF
- **Phone:** 07581266706
- **Email:** info@poeticunity.org.uk
- **Website:** www.poeticunity.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THE SUBJECT OF POETRY AND SPOKEN WORD;2. TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 LIVING IN LONDON BY ORGANISING WORKSHOP PROGRAMMES AND EVENTS AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

**Activities:** Poetic Unity is a Black-led charity that empowers children and young people to thrive through poetry-based education, employment, social justice and mental health support across the UK. Based in Brixton, Poetic Unity offers a service by the community, for the community, predominantly supporting young people of Black and mixed-Black heritage, aged 10-30 years old.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £226176 | £142566 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £214323 | £182673 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £156563 | £159015 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £155177 | £131993 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £62913 | £30402 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Ashleigh Kieran Ferdinand** (Chair) — appointed April 6, 2025
- Adekola Adebiyi — appointed Jan. 16, 2024
- Binta Fatou Marie Yade — appointed April 6, 2025
- Kieran Herman Lewis — appointed April 6, 2025
- LUCRECIA SELINE AUGUSTIN — appointed Nov. 20, 2015
- NAOMI LOUISE MATTHEWS-ROBINSON — appointed Nov. 20, 2015
- SASHA SHANTEL BENNETT — appointed Nov. 20, 2015
- Sean Stacey Lindsay — appointed April 6, 2025