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PASSION FOR LEARNING CIO

Registered charity 1181279 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PASSION FOR LEARNING CIC

Passion for Learning is a unique charity recruiting adults from all walks of life who could bring their experiences, enthusiasm and skills to children struggling to read and learn. PfL provides assistance and support to mainly primary school age children to develop their reading and writing skills, and raising their aspirations through continual enrichment.

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Latest income
£412k
Latest spending
£552k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £140,418 for the year, reducing its total unrestricted reserves to £96,296. The trustees note that the charity's continued operation is dependent on securing ongoing funding to replace sources that ended in early 2025, though they maintain a reasonable expectation that such funding will be secured. Despite this dependency, the charity maintains a reserves policy targeting three months of core expenditure, which it states has been maintained throughout the period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)
“There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000.” — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Donations and legacies
“Total income 111,693 300,184 411,877” — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the continued operation of the charity Is dependent on securing ongoing funding to replace previous sources of funding which have come to an end during the first quarter of 2025. The trustees have a reasonable expectation that this funding will be secured, thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.” — page 14
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One trustee (Mrs D Clark) received remuneration of £38,590 and was reimbursed £38 in travelling expenses and £111 in general expenses.
“One of the trustees (who is also key management personnel) received remuneration in amount of £38,590 (2023: £44,000) during the year and one trustee was also reimbursed a total of £38 (2023: £1,300) in travelling expenses and Enil (2023: £1,203) in general expense.” — page 19
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Passion For Learning (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£527k
Total spending
£496k
Reserves (reported)
£213k
Employees
19

Reported reserves equal ~5.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (86% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester · Flintshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£412k£552k
31/12/2023£527k£496k
31/12/2022£557k£498k
31/12/2021£675k£568k
31/12/2020£631k£530k

Common questions

Is PASSION FOR LEARNING CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £140,418 for the year, reducing its total unrestricted reserves to £96,296. The trustees note that the charity's continued operation is dependent on securing ongoing funding to replace sources that ended in early 2025, though they maintain a reasonable expectation that such funding will be secured. Despite this dependency, the charity maintains a reserves policy targeting three months of core expenditure, which it states has been maintained throughout the period. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of PASSION FOR LEARNING CIO earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds PASSION FOR LEARNING CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PASSION FOR LEARNING CIO as a grant recipient include THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION, THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION, THE URSULA KEYES TRUST, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION, THE DWF FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATIONFY2022£330kDCMS Fund Grants >£50k
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATIONFY2023£100kFunding towards the core costs and delivery of Enrichment Clubs in the Chester area, which assist children with overcoming social and emotional challenges to le
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATIONFY2022£100kCore costs and delivery of Enrichment Clubs in the Chester area.
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATIONFY2024£100kFunding towards the core costs and delivery of Enrichment Clubs in the Chester area, which assist children with overcoming social and emotional challenges to le
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATIONFY2021£100kFunding is towards the core costs and delivery of Enrichment Clubs in the Chester area.
THE URSULA KEYES TRUSTFY2025£30k
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£29kUK projects
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2022£17kUK
THE DWF FOUNDATIONFY2024£3k
EARL OF CHESTER'S FUNDFY2022£2k
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE URSULA KEYES TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE URSULA KEYES TRUSTFY2021£1k
THE DANSON FOUNDATIONFY2021£1k
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATIONFY2022£1COVID-19 Emergency Fund Grants >£50k
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATIONFY2024£0

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England30/08/2024£13kSport Enrichment Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund08/04/2022£4kShare a Smile Platinum Jubilee Celebration
UK government18/06/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
UK government20/05/2020£5kVSCE CMC Fund