# THE POETRY EXCHANGE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1185714
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 9, 2019
- **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=1185714


## Contact

- **Address:** 26 MONUMENT COURT, WOOLNERS WAY, STEVENAGE
- **Postcode:** SG1 3AD
- **Phone:** 07854426247
- **Email:** hello@thepoetryexchange.co.uk
- **Website:** www.thepoetryexchange.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE ARTS AND CULTURE, IN PARTICULAR POETRY, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY PRODUCING EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE THE PUBLIC'S ENGAGEMENT WITH AND APPRECIATION OF POETRY, FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AROUND THE UK AND WORLDWIDE.

**Activities:** The Poetry Exchange runs a wide range of public activities that invite people to explore & connect more closely with poetry. We make poetry accessible to the widest possible audience, by inviting people to discover & share what poems mean to them. We talk with people from all walks of life about the poem that's been a friend to them, sharing these unique & powerful stories with a global audience.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £8247 | £14980 | — | — |  |
| March 31, 2024 | £38314 | £23593 | — | — |  |
| March 31, 2023 | £18703 | £15191 | — | — |  |
| March 31, 2022 | £8452 | £11643 | — | — |  |
| March 31, 2021 | £34425 | £29063 | — | — |  |




## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Alison McManus** | Chair | Oct. 9, 2019 |
| Dr Andrea Witzke Slot |  | April 16, 2023 |
| Roy McFarlane |  | Oct. 9, 2019 |