# NATIONAL POETRY CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1200861
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 31, 2022
- **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=1200861


## Contact

- **Address:** Workshop Theatre, 1a Cavendish Road, Leeds
- **Postcode:** LS2 9JT
- **Phone:** 07941 946096
- **Email:** emily.penn@nationalpoetrycentre.org.uk
- **Website:** https://www.nationalpoetrycentre.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE ART AND CULTURE OF POETRY AND LITERATURE AND ASSOCIATED SUBJECTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF A NATIONAL POETRY CENTRE IN LEEDS

**Activities:** The National Poetry Centre will be a national cultural institution rooted in Leeds providing better access to poetry and literature for millions of people right across the UK, especially young people. It will provide an exciting programme of events and educational activities in beautiful, peaceful spaces, with resources for people to meet, share, perform, read, borrow, create, and enjoy poetry.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £393415 | £332512 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £120000 | £75898 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **RUTH ANGELA PITT** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 5, 2021
- Jane Elisabeth Madeley — appointed June 25, 2024
- Muhammad Masud Khokhar — appointed March 19, 2024
- Pervinder Kaur — appointed May 5, 2023
- Peter George Bearpark — appointed March 19, 2024
- Sarah Ann Maxfield — appointed Aug. 6, 2024
- Sharon Louise Gladish — appointed March 19, 2024
- Simon Robert Armitage — appointed Nov. 5, 2021
- Susan Maria Pitter — appointed Aug. 6, 2024