The Poetry Archive

Analysis

The Poetry Archive is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in September 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04336052). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Poetry Archive reported income of £73k and spending of £118k, spending 163% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £158k to £73k (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Poetry Archive sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Great War Group (£73k), Arnside Educational Institute (£73k) and Wigton Theatre Club (£73k).