THE CENTRE FOR LITERACY IN PRIMARY EDUCATION

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

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Latest income
£1.0m
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted deficit of £139,005 for the year ended 31 August 2023, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £92,101. Per the trustees' report, these unrestricted reserves fall below the targeted operating cost reserve of £341,000, a position the trustees consider acceptable in the short term while they work to return to break-even and rebuild reserves over the next three years.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

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).

Trustees

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?

The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted deficit of £139,005 for the year ended 31 August 2023, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £92,101. Per the trustees' report, these unrestricted reserves fall below the targeted operating cost reserve of £341,000, a position the trustees consider acceptable in the short term while they work to return to break-even and rebuild reserves over the next three years. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.