UNITED KINGDOM & EUROPE WORLD LITERACY FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1154264 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WLF
We are dedicated to transforming the lives of the world?s most disadvantaged children by focusing on literacy and education. We implement sustainable programs which aim to raise literacy standards and give individuals every possible chance to receive a quality education. Promoting and teaching literacy in early childhood years is not only key to success at school but also later in life.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £49,137 are below the trustees' stated policy target of three months of core activity support. The charity reported a surplus for the year, but total expenses exceeded total turnover, resulting in a decrease in net assets from the previous year.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £49k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)
“At year end the organisation is still working towards meeting this minimum threshold.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — World Literacy Foundation (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- KAY, Andrew — director, appointed 05/04/2013on trustee list
Official officers record.
- ANDREW KAY
- Darryn Keneally
- Dr Don Green
- Dr Tony Cree
- Henry Warren
- Julia Paterson
- Samantha Gordon
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Birmingham City · Bristol City · Colombia · Cornwall · Derbyshire · Ghana · Kent · Kenya · Leicester City · Liverpool City · Manchester City · Milton Keynes
Income and spending
Common questions
Is UNITED KINGDOM & EUROPE WORLD LITERACY FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £49,137 are below the trustees' stated policy target of three months of core activity support. The charity reported a surplus for the year, but total expenses exceeded total turnover, resulting in a decrease in net assets from the previous year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds UNITED KINGDOM & EUROPE WORLD LITERACY FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name UNITED KINGDOM & EUROPE WORLD LITERACY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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