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the children's literacy charity

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Activities & Mission

The Children's Literacy Charity (formerly Springboard for Children) works within schools and communities, providing an onsite Literacy Lab for children with literacy difficulties. This creates a stable and dedicated environment where our specialist staff and trained volunteers can teach essential literacy skills that will enable them to fulfil their academic potential.

Fundraising

See where The Children's Literacy Charity is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Region

Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£673,985
Latest Expenditure
£608,163

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 75.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 83.5%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 16.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £252,743
Charitable Activities £420,661
Other Trading £0
Investments £580
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £507,835
Raising Funds £100,328
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£673,985£608,163£507,835£470,692£470,69230 / 1
2023£628,146£537,895£437,045£404,870£404,87029 / 2
2022£480,607£468,4100 / 8
2021£432,391£371,7910 / 12
2020£485,818£439,2480 / 16

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
44 Webber Street
London
SE1 8QW
Registration Date
30 May 2008
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
4039315
Charity Number
1124257

Trustees

Steven Artist
JEFFREY JACK DEFRIES
Andrew Phillip Martin
Dr Jennifer Thomson
Nicole Sasha Magoon
Muriel Tersago

Also Known As

  • SPRINGBOARD FOR CHILDREN