THE LITERACY INITIATIVE

Charity number: 1205439
Recently registered

Charity overview

This charity has been recently registered - it does not need to update its information until 10 months after its first financial period ends

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Literacy initiative is an international literacy charity. We develop written forms (orthographies) of minority languages; teach languages to local language communities; enable communities to produce materials (like books) in their languages; and help those communities 'bridge' so they can also read and write in languages of wider communication.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • India
  • Nepal
  • Pakistan

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 October 2023: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • LITE (Working name)
Gift aid:
No information available
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Clive James Bacon Chair 26 October 2023
None on record
Manoj Joseph Mathew Trustee 26 October 2023
None on record
Graeme Craig De Villiers Trustee 26 October 2023
None on record

Financial history

This charity was registered recently. It does not have to provide information until 10 months after its first financial period.

Accounts and annual returns

This is a newly registered charity - accounts and annual return not required yet. The charity does not need to update its information until 10 months after its first financial period ends.

Governing document

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 26 Oct 2023

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO (OBJECTS) ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY: (A) IDENTIFYING PEOPLE GROUPS WHOSE FIRST LANGUAGE EXISTS ONLY IN SPOKEN FORM; (B) DEVELOPING A WRITTEN FORM OF THAT LANGUAGE; (C) TEACHING THE WRITTEN FORM OF THAT LANGUAGE TO MEMBERS OF THE PEOPLE GROUP; AND (D) TEACHING THE WRITTEN AND SPOKEN FORMS OF ANY LANGUAGES OF WIDER COMMUNICATION USED IN THAT REGION TO MEMBERS OF THE PEOPLE GROUP WHETHER DIRECTLY OR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHERS AND IN EACH CASE WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE STANDARDS OF LITERACY AMONG THE PEOPLE USING THAT LANGUAGE.

Contact information

Address:
The Literacy Initiative
Ty Merlin
Caerphilly Business Park
Van Road
Caerphilly
CF83 3GS
Phone:
07572423931
Email:
nick@theliteracyinitiative.org
Website:

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