Poetry London Ltd

Analysis

Poetry London Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in New Cross. It was registered in May 2007, 19 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 06009590). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Poetry London Ltd reported income of £130k and spending of £140k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £161k to £130k (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 111% 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, Poetry London Ltd sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gloucestershire Aviation Collection (£130k), Ramm Development Trust (£130k) and Keyboard Charitable Trust for Young Professional Performers (£130k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.