DEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY UK (UK)

Charity Number: 1155825
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Developments in Literacy (DIL) UK is dedicated to providing quality education to disadvantaged children, especially girls, by establishing and operating schools in the underdeveloped regions of Pakistan, with a strong focus on gender equality and community participation. DIL UK in England supports language and vocational skills to mothers of under performing students & terminally ill children.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £464,209
Total expenditure: £159,474

People

10 Trustee(s)

12 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Brent
  • Ealing
  • Pakistan

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 February 2014: CIO registration
  • 11 November 2016: Funds received from 1122924 DEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY TRUST UK
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • DIL TRUST UK (Working name)
  • DEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY UK (Previous name)
Gift aid:
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
  • Investing charity funds 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Lala Rafiq Chair 18 April 2022
None on record
Mohsin Naqvi Trustee 02 January 2024
None on record
Tasnim Ghiawadwala Trustee 03 December 2022
None on record
Ayesha Mustafa Trustee 03 December 2022
PARENT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAN SCHOOL IN LONDON
Received: On time
Salman Madani Trustee 03 December 2022
None on record
Akhter Mateen Trustee 25 September 2017
THE MALALA FUND UK
Received: On time
AHMEREEN REZA OBE Trustee 14 October 2013
NISA-NASHIM
Received: On time
EBRAHIM SAEED MIRZA Trustee 14 October 2013
None on record
Romana Ahmed Trustee 14 October 2013
None on record
MRS RUBINA RIAZ Trustee 14 October 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £154.60k £172.06k £90.98k £357.58k £464.21k
Total expenditure £185.69k £144.95k £134.00k £95.04k £159.47k
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 31 December 2023 29 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 29 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 26 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 26 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 28 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 28 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 28 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 28 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 18 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 18 September 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 18 FEB 2014 AMENDED ON 27 FEB 2018

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY (I) PROVIDING TRAINING (VOCATIONAL AND SKILLS) TO DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN PAKISTAN WITH THE AIM OF ALLEVIATING THEIR POVERTY (II) DEVELOPING THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS FOR SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE IN THE UK WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED OR IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.

Contact information

Address:
Flat 2
4 Green Lane
LONDON
NW4 2NN
Phone:
07799692435
Email:
office@diltrust.org.uk
Website:

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