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the national literacy trust

The charity supports children and young people, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public. The National Literacy Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales and Scotland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

We are an independent charity that transforms lives through literacy. We improve reading, writing, speaking and listening in communities where poverty is on the increase and literacy levels are low. Our research and analysis make us the leading authority on literacy and drive our interventions. Our work is focused on critical moments in literacy development when we can make the greatest impact.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£12,050,441
Latest Expenditure
£12,565,119

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 94.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 90.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 9.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £3,571,953
Charitable Activities £7,927,719
Other Trading £510,425
Investments £40,344
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £11,341,490
Raising Funds £1,220,834
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £2,795

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£12,050,441£12,565,119£11,341,490£3,830,668£429,611178 / 1260
2023£10,529,351£10,938,045£9,986,534£4,345,346£731,896145 / 640
2022£9,067,018£7,242,754£6,437,997£4,754,040£736,368112 / 620
2021£7,083,885£6,387,390£5,604,995£2,929,776£432,659109 / 462
2020£6,281,523£6,085,302£5,259,825£2,233,281£89,938108 / 403

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers