01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050949
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G42 7SA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To celebrate Scottish and world poetry in all its forms and languages. We do this through the provision of a bookshop and arts/performance space devoted to poetry in all its forms and languages, based in Glasgow, and through tours and book fair representation.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4 The organisation's purposes are: The advancement of the arts through the provision of a bookshop and arts/performance space devoted to poetry in all its forms and languages, printed, audio-visual, visual, pamphlets, rare, our-of-print and second-hand. The advancement of education by the organisation of literary and musical events, workshops, artist talks, film screenings, reading & writing groups, both live and online.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2026 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 31 July 2025 | £1,236 | £1,200 | 0 | 28 April 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £0 | £2,123 | 0 | 30 April 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £0 | £259 | 0 | 4 December 2023 |
| 31 July 2022 | £212 | £0 | 0 | 27 November 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Tell It Slant poetry bookshop, Locavore, 349 Victoria Rd, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://tellitslantbookshop.wordpress.com/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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