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UNITED KINGDOM & EUROPE WORLD LITERACY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1154264 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WLF · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£180k
Latest spending
£206k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit at the close of April 2023 because the full income from the World Literacy Summit had not yet been received. The Trustees' report notes that the organization is still working towards meeting its reserves policy threshold of three months of unrestricted expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounting records or compliance with the Charities Act.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“At year end the Organ'isation iis still wQiking towarcls A1eetiAg tkls threshold.” — page 4
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — World Literacy Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees

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

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£180k£206k
30/04/2024£91k£45k
30/04/2023£208k£244k
30/04/2022£213k£229k
30/04/2021£169k£147k

Common questions

Is UNITED KINGDOM & EUROPE WORLD LITERACY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit at the close of April 2023 because the full income from the World Literacy Summit had not yet been received. The Trustees' report notes that the organization is still working towards meeting its reserves policy threshold of three months of unrestricted expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounting records or compliance with the Charities Act. Its FY2023 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

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£10k

Funders of similar charities

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