LITERACY VOLUNTEERS

Charity Number: 1167357
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The object of the CIO is to advance the education of children, adults and families by helping those experiencing difficulties in acquiring literacy skills. We aim to support children and adults to develop a genuine interest and love of reading for pleasure. We aim to develop and promote speech, language, communication, confidence, self esteem, literacy and strategies for learning in the home.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £123,282
Total expenditure: £77,937

Total income includes £10,900 from 1 government grant(s)

People

9 Trustee(s)

122 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
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Derby City
  • Derbyshire
  • Leicester City
  • Leicestershire
  • Lincolnshire
  • Nottingham City
  • Nottinghamshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 May 2016: CIO registration
  • 23 April 2019: Funds received from 1055942 LITERACY VOLUNTEERS IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE SCHOOLS
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints 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
  • 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Michael Collis Chair 29 March 2023
None on record
Michael Berrington Trustee 24 January 2024
None on record
Bethan Eddy Trustee 06 June 2023
None on record
Charlotte Stafford Trustee 06 June 2023
None on record
Melanie Cope Trustee 14 April 2023
None on record
Mary Steiner Trustee 14 April 2023
None on record
Graham Stamper Trustee 14 April 2023
None on record
Amita Rehal Trustee 14 April 2023
None on record
Paul Hughes Trustee 14 December 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £143.66k £87.22k £117.76k £83.67k £123.28k
Total expenditure £117.41k £110.16k £104.03k £77.41k £77.94k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £23.34k £31.14k £22.06k £11.10k £10.90k

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 March 2024 30 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 30 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 24 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 24 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 24 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 24 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 24 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 24 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 19 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 19 January 2021 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 - Association Registered 25 May 2016 as amended on 21 Mar 2025

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, ADULTS AND FAMILIES BY HELPING THOSE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES IN ACQUIRING LITERACY AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Contact information

Address:
WOODTHORPE GRANGE
WOODTHORPE DRIVE
NOTTINGHAM
NG5 4HA
Phone:
0115 8765474
Email:
contact@literacyvolunteers.org.uk
Website:

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