Learning Skills Research Foundation Limited

Registered charity 1124064 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEARNING SKILLS FOUNDATION RESEARCH LTD, LEARNING SKILLS RESEARCH LIMITED, THE LEARNING SKILLS RESEARCH COMPANY LIMITED

The principal object of the company is to seek and support investment in academic research within the fields of neuroscience and psychology, in order to afford teachers, parents and others, a better understanding of the learning process and in order to develop new learning skills for application to the needs of children and adults, including those with special needs.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH WITHIN THE FIELDS OF NEUROSCIENCE AND PSYCHOLOGY, IN ORDER TO AFFORD TEACHERS, PARENTS AND OTHERS, A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE LEARNING PROCESS AND IN ORDER TO DEVELOP NEW LEARNING SKILLS FOR APPLICATION TO THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's total funds decreased from £73,273 to £44,864 due to a net movement in funds of £28,409, driven by charitable expenditure exceeding income. The unrestricted reserves fell to £6,157, while restricted funds remained at £38,707. The trustees confirm adequate resources for going concern purposes.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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• Financial reserves policy and procedures
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• Internal risk management policy and procedures
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• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• CAROLINE ANN SHOTT
• CHRISTOPHER GREEN
• LADY MARY HELEN TOVEY
• Paul David Brett
• RICHARD PRICE OBE, QC

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

Operates in: Throughout England

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE LEARNING SKILLS TRUST.

• THE LEARNING SKILLS TRUST income £193k
• Neuroscience for Education income £37k
• LEARNING FOR LIFE WILTSHIRE income £60k
• SKILLS ENTERPRISE LIMITED income £281k
• QUEST FOR LEARNING income £188k
• LEARNING DISABILITY ENGLAND income £381k

Side by side with its peers

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