UNITED KINGDOM & EUROPE WORLD LITERACY FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1154264
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We are dedicated to transforming the lives of the world?s most disadvantaged children by focusing on literacy and education. We implement sustainable programs which aim to raise literacy standards and give individuals every possible chance to receive a quality education. Promoting and teaching literacy in early childhood years is not only key to success at school but also later in life.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2024

Total income: £91,189
Total expenditure: £45,416

People

5 Trustee(s)

56 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City
  • Bristol City
  • Cornwall
  • Derbyshire
  • Kent
  • Leicester City
  • Liverpool City
  • Manchester City
  • Milton Keynes
  • Colombia
  • Ghana
  • Kenya
  • Nigeria
  • South Africa
  • Uganda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 October 2013: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • WLF (Working name)
Company number:
08475669 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Samantha Gordon Trustee 05 September 2022
None on record
Julia Paterson Trustee 30 April 2021
None on record
Dr Tony Cree Trustee 30 April 2021
None on record
Darryn Keneally Trustee 30 January 2014
None on record
ANDREW KAY Trustee 16 July 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/04/2020 30/04/2021 30/04/2022 30/04/2023 30/04/2024
Total gross income £44.75k £168.78k £213.22k £207.83k £91.19k
Total expenditure £38.44k £146.90k £229.03k £244.29k £45.42k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 April 2024 21 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2024 21 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2023 19 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2023 19 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2022 07 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2022 07 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2021 08 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2021 09 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2020 21 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2020 21 August 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05 APR 2013

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT (AS THOSE TERMS ARE UNDERSTOOD IN CHARITY LAW) BY: (1) PROVIDING AND SUPPORTING PROGRAMMES FOR THE PROMOTION OF LITERACY SKILLS IN PLACES OF NEED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD; (2) COLLABORATING WITH PEOPLE AND INSTITUTIONS WORKING TO IMPROVE LITERACY; AND (3) ASSISTING THOSE WORKING TO IMPROVE LITERACY, BY PROVIDING THEM WITH RESOURCES, CONTACTS WITH OTHERS IN THE FIELD, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN SKILLS AND EXPERTISE IN IMPROVING LITERACY.

Contact information

Address:
Suite 225
46 Eversholt Street
London
NW1 1DA
Phone:
07842930125
Email:
info@worldliteracyfoundation.org
Website:

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