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THE CENTRE FOR LITERACY IN PRIMARY EDUCATION

Registered charity 1092698 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CLPE

Work with all those who are involved in literacy teaching in schools, the publishing industry and the wider system in the UK. Provide training, resources and support to develop and research the teaching of literacy and knowledge about children's literature. Increase awareness effective and creative literacy teaching to influence policy and practice to raise the achievement of children.

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Latest income
£1.0m
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted surplus of £5k for the year ended 31 August 2025, reversing a previous deficit. Per the trustees' report, the charity became a subsidiary of the National Literacy Trust on 1 June 2025, with remaining staff transferring to the NLT payroll in September 2025. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £30,455 against a policy target of three months' operating expenditure plus three months' rent.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,000 - £69,999 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“In the band £60,000 - £69,999 1” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“In the band £60,000 - £69,999 1” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £30k; policy: three months’ operating expenditure plus three months’ rent)
“Deficits at operating level over the last couple of years have meant that this policy has proved challenging to achieve but the trustees are confident that this reserves policy can be met in the short to medium terms.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.0m
Total spending
£1.0m
Reserves (reported)
£30k
Employees
19

Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (75% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.0m£1.0m
31/08/2024£1.2m£1.3m
31/08/2023£1.3m£1.5m
31/08/2022£1.4m£1.5m
31/08/2021£1.4m£1.4m

Common questions

Is THE CENTRE FOR LITERACY IN PRIMARY EDUCATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted surplus of £5k for the year ended 31 August 2025, reversing a previous deficit. Per the trustees' report, the charity became a subsidiary of the National Literacy Trust on 1 June 2025, with remaining staff transferring to the NLT payroll in September 2025. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £30,455 against a policy target of three months' operating expenditure plus three months' rent. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE CENTRE FOR LITERACY IN PRIMARY EDUCATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,000 - £69,999 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government13/10/2022£110kNational Portfolio Organisations
UK government13/10/2022£110kNational Portfolio Organisations
The Mercers' Company06/03/2020£275kGrant to Centre for Language in Primary Education (CLPE)

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE BUZZACOTT STUART DEFRIES MEMORIAL FUND4£15k
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON3£282k
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND3£82k
The Keith Howard Foundation3£35k
The Patricia Routledge Foundation3£18k
MAKERS OF PLAYING CARDS CHARITY2—
The Goldsmiths' Foundation2£235k
The Portal Trust2£185k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SCHOOLREADERS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CENTRE FOR LITERACY IN PRIMARY EDUCATION£1.0m£60,000 - £69,9991below—no doubt
SCHOOLREADERS FY2025£940kmore than £60,0001within—no doubt
THE ENGLISH AND MEDIA CENTRE FY2025£706k——unclear—no doubt
UNITED KINGDOM & EUROPE WORLD LITERACY FOUNDATION FY2025£180k—0below—no doubt
THE NATIONAL LITERACY TRUST FY2025£14.3m——below—no doubt
THE CHILDREN'S LITERACY CHARITY FY2025£902kUnder £60,0000above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.