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Winchester Poetry Festival is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, recreation.
Winchester Poetry Festival (number 1150997) 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 Winchester Poetry Festival do?
The first major festival in the south of England dedicated to poetry.It is intended to celebrate poetry within a civic environment in order to ensure the widest possible degree of public awareness and enjoyment.The festival aims to establish a structure, style and necessary partnerships for it to become a biennial event after the inaugural festival of 2014.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Winchester Poetry Festival
Answers Winchester Poetry Festival gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Winchester Poetry Festival's highest-paid staff paid?
Winchester Poetry Festival's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 Winchester Poetry Festival 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
Winchester Poetry Festival's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Hampshire
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Services; Other Charitable Activities.
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 Winchester Poetry Festival registered for?
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Is Winchester Poetry Festival a legitimate charity?
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What is Winchester Poetry Festival's charity number?
Winchester Poetry Festival's charity number is 1150997. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does Winchester Poetry Festival do?
The first major festival in the south of England dedicated to poetry.It is intended to celebrate poetry within a civic environment in order to ensure the widest possible degree of public awareness and enjoyment.The festival aims to establish a structure, style and necessary partnerships for it to become a biennial event after the inaugural festival of 2014.
Does Winchester Poetry Festival have reviews and complaints?
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How can I donate to Winchester Poetry Festival?
Winchester Poetry Festival's website listed in our register data is http://www.winchesterpoetryfestival.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 Winchester Poetry Festival's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Winchester Poetry Festival's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 Winchester Poetry Festival?
The register records Winchester Poetry Festival 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 Winchester Poetry Festival's trustees paid?
Winchester Poetry Festival's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was Winchester Poetry Festival registered as a charity?
Winchester Poetry Festival was entered on the register on 27 February 2013.