APPLES AND SNAKES — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 4 April 1986
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 01994850
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £771,532
Latest expenditure: £660,786
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: APPLES & SNAKES LTD, ALBANY CENTRE & THEATRE, DOUGLAS WAY, LONDON, SE8 4AG

Website recorded by the regulator: www.applesandsnakes.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Apples & Snakes champions poets and poetry, amplifies voices and stretches the idea of what poetry can be. This is achieved through organising participatory workshops in schools, libraries, community centres, prisons and other venues and through the production of performance poetry and live literature events throughout England and Wales.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 26 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 26 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £771,532
Total Gross Expenditure: £660,786

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 4 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 4 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £623,959
Total Gross Expenditure: £763,270

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 7 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 7 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £654,123
Total Gross Expenditure: £641,266

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 4 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 4 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £629,438
Total Gross Expenditure: £636,865

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 13 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 13 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £638,644
Total Gross Expenditure: £430,150

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 26 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £771,532
Total Gross Expenditure: £660,786
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 4 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £623,959
Total Gross Expenditure: £763,270
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £42,050
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 7 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £654,123
Total Gross Expenditure: £641,266
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 6500
Income From Government Grants: £49,675
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 4 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £629,438
Total Gross Expenditure: £636,865
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £8,688
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 13 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £638,644
Total Gross Expenditure: £430,150
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £39,604
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 26 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 531746
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 231645
Income Investments: 6162
Income Other: 1979
Income Total Income And Endowments: 771532
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £85,474
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £575,312
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 660786
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 6634
Expenditure Support Costs: 148557
Expenditure Depreciation: 1400
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £287,914
Assets Total Fixed: 1869
Assets Own Use: 1869
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £470,476
Assets Total Liabilities: £41,088
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £431,257
Creditors One Year Total Current: 41088
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £429,451
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 287914
Funds Restricted: 143343
Funds Total: 431257
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 4 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 463468
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 147309
Income Investments: 6182
Income Other: 7000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 623959
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £69,616
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £693,654
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 763270
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 6675
Expenditure Support Costs: 89070
Expenditure Depreciation: 1400
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £297,135
Assets Total Fixed: 3269
Assets Own Use: 3269
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £369,319
Assets Total Liabilities: £52,077
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £320,511
Creditors One Year Total Current: 52077
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £354,670
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 297135
Funds Restricted: 23376
Funds Total: 320511
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 7 February 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 463503
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 176370
Income Investments: 631
Income Other: 13619
Income Total Income And Endowments: 654123
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £83,588
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £557,678
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 641266
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5410
Expenditure Support Costs: 163204
Expenditure Depreciation: 1559
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £250,153
Assets Total Fixed: 4668
Assets Own Use: 4668
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £520,047
Assets Total Liabilities: £64,893
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £459,822
Creditors One Year Total Current: 64893
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £449,536
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 363008
Funds Restricted: 96814
Funds Total: 459822
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 4 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 478185
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 151160
Income Investments: 19
Income Other: 74
Income Total Income And Endowments: 629438
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £78,945
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £557,920
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 636865
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 154845
Expenditure Depreciation: 2317
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £251,817
Assets Total Fixed: 6228
Assets Own Use: 6228
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £487,297
Assets Total Liabilities: £46,560
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £446,965
Creditors One Year Total Current: 46560
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £469,201
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 366250
Funds Restricted: 80715
Funds Total: 446965
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 13 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 504503
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 122334
Income Investments: 93
Income Other: 11714
Income Total Income And Endowments: 638644
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £69,042
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £361,108
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 430150
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 160957
Expenditure Depreciation: 1631
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £252,762
Assets Total Fixed: 1545
Assets Own Use: 1545
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £485,809
Assets Total Liabilities: £32,962
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £454,392
Creditors One Year Total Current: 32962
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £469,392
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 312512
Funds Restricted: 141880
Funds Total: 454392
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: APPLES AND SNAKES
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2025-06-18T00:00:00
Reason: Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number: 4028248
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1117354
Assoc Charity Name: POET IN THE CITY

Charity Name: APPLES AND SNAKES
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1986-04-04T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 30 OCTOBER 1985 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 26 FEBRUARY 2009 AS AMENDED ON 19 MAR 2021AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01 FEB 2021
Charitable Objects: (A) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY ENCOURAGING AN APPRECATION OF ART AND MUSIC WITHIN THE COMMUNITY WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO POETRY, IN PARTICULAR BY MAKING SUCH ART AND MUSIC MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. (B) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY RAISING ARTISTIC STANDARDS THROUGH THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT OF THE WORK OF ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS, UNKNOWN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO POETS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF RACE, SEX, POLITICAL OR OTHER OPINIONS.
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff