COUNCIL FOR LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM

Registered charity 1127802 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Council for Learning Outside the Classroom is the independent charity responsible for promoting and championing learning outside the classroom nationally. It represents all the key organisations involved in learning outside the classroom and is the awarding organisation for the Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £32,777 to £12,647 due to a net expenditure exceeding income. The trustees report that the financial budget was very tight with no room for underperformance, yet the closing cash balance was returned above plan. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of three months of running costs, which it aims to increase to six months as soon as possible.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Council for Learning Outside the Classroom (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Canal & River Trust — “Canal and River Trust have sponsored many online CPD events and the LOtC National Conference” (source page)
• PGL Beyond — “Lead sponsor of the CLOtC National Conference 2025” (source page)
• Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter — “Sponsor of 50 free school CLOtC Memberships.” (source page)
• EVOLVE Advice — “Sponsor of 20 free school CLOtC Memberships” (source page)
• Sport England — “In 2025, thanks to funding from Sport England , we launched a new pilot project that is set to transform after-school provision in 10 primar…” (source page)
• Players of the People's Postcode Lottery — “In 2023, working in partnership with Canal & River Trust and supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, 100 schools and other educat…” (source page)
• Green Recover Challenge Fund — “Thanks to funding from the Green Recovery Challenge Fund, from 2021 to 2023, we were able to offer schools in the West Midlands free CLOtC m…” (source page)
• HelpFilm — “HelpFilm supported CLOtC in the creation of the fantastic ‘ Learning Beyond the Classroom ‘ short film . Filming, editing and production was…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• David John Scourfield
• Felix Pepler
• Gillian Harvey
• Ian Alistair McInnes
• Kate Lodge
• Louise Edwards · trustee of 1 other charity
• Martin Campbell · trustee of 1 other charity
• PROF JUSTIN SIMON DILLON · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rachel Linkletter
• Simon John Ward

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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