POETRY IN WOOD CIO — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 16 December 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 February 2024 – 31 January 2025
Latest income: £115,994
Latest expenditure: £126,553
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Poetry in Wood, Montefiore Centre, HANBURY STREET, LONDON

Website recorded by the regulator: https://poetryinwood.squarespace.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We run an accredited course through the Open College Network called 'product Design and development for people with learning disabilities and autism. This is basically art, design and woodwork. We also have Design studio for graduates of the course who work on commissions from the public

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £115,994
Total Gross Expenditure: £126,553

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 13 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 13 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £132,164
Total Gross Expenditure: £122,060

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 30 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £144,191
Total Gross Expenditure: £147,701

Fin Period Start Date: 16 December 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 25 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 25 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £172,302
Total Gross Expenditure: £188,026

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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 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £115,994
Total Gross Expenditure: £126,553
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: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Received Date: 13 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £132,164
Total Gross Expenditure: £122,060
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £88,132
Income From Government Grants: £88,132
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: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £144,191
Total Gross Expenditure: £147,701
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £84,432
Income From Government Grants: £84,432
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: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 16 December 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £172,302
Total Gross Expenditure: £188,026
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: £108,460
Income From Government Grants: £108,460
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Tower Hamlets
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Hackney
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: POETRY IN WOOD CIO
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-12-16T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 16 Dec 2020
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM AND/OR LEARNING DIFFICULTIES LIVING IN TOWER HAMLETS, HACKNEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF AN NVQ ACCREDITED TRAINING COURSE USING WORKSHOPS IN ART, DESIGN AND WOODWORK.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE, ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS); CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 635894
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: POETRY IN WOOD

Charity Name Id: 637279
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: POETRY IN WOOD CIC

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Volunteer management