The Poetry Archive (number 1093858) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does The Poetry Archive do?
The Poetry Archive is an online resource, which makes available recordings of significant English-language poets reading their work and surrounds them with a wide range of educational information to help visitors enjoy them.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Poetry Archive
Answers The Poetry Archive gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Poetry Archive's highest-paid staff paid?
The Poetry Archive's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records The Poetry Archive as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
The Poetry Archive's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Services.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is The Poetry Archive registered for?
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Poetry Archive yet?
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The register data used for this profile lists The Poetry Archive as a registered charity (number 1093858) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Poetry Archive's charity number?
The Poetry Archive's charity number is 1093858. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does The Poetry Archive do?
The Poetry Archive is an online resource, which makes available recordings of significant English-language poets reading their work and surrounds them with a wide range of educational information to help visitors enjoy them.
Does The Poetry Archive have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Poetry Archive. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Poetry Archive?
The Poetry Archive's website listed in our register data is http://www.poetryarchive.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Poetry Archive's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Poetry Archive's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Poetry Archive?
The register records The Poetry Archive as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Poetry Archive's trustees paid?
The Poetry Archive's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Poetry Archive registered as a charity?
The Poetry Archive was entered on the register on 19 September 2002. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 04336052).