LEARNING PARTNERSHIPS

Registered charity 1003603 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Working across diverse inner-city communities reducing inequality, exclusion and disadvantage to provide opportunities and support for children, young people and adults to access education, employment, training & volunteering.

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Latest income
£688k
Latest spending
£602k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net gain of £85,640 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £687,778 and expenditure of £602,138. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £128,940, which is above the stated policy target of £100,000. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £100,000 (held: £129k)
“The target level of reserves for the financial year 2024/25 was £100,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Learning Partnerships (matched by registered charity number).

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£688k
Total spending
£602k
Reserves (reported)
£100k
Employees
19

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (88% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£688k£602k
31/03/2024£544k£512k
31/03/2023£559k£673k
31/03/2022£724k£688k
31/03/2021£675k£682k

Common questions

Is LEARNING PARTNERSHIPS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net gain of £85,640 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £687,778 and expenditure of £602,138. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £128,940, which is above the stated policy target of £100,000. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LEARNING PARTNERSHIPS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LEARNING PARTNERSHIPS as a grant recipient include THE J J CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE J J CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£11kTowards its Let’s Read Programme, a volunteer support programme to improve disadvantaged children’s literacy skills.
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATIONFY2026£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/03/2023£488kSingle Parent Power
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2009£10kMedia Skills Club
The National Lottery Community Fund15/03/2006£2kAdd It