PREMIER LEARNING

Registered charity 1182413 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the education of the public, in particular (but not exclusively) those living in NorthEast England who are unable to communicate due to lack of English language skills, in thesubjects of English language and IT skills, through the provision of educational courses andactivities.

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Latest income

£97k

Latest spending

£99k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted funds of £73,853 against a policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees report that they used reserves to continue classes after specific funding ended, but note that the financial statements were approved in October 2025, significantly after the year-end of December 2024.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three- and six-months’ expenditure (held: £74k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three- and six-months’ expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

CAROLINE LEEchair
ANDREW DUCKER
ELIZABETH FROST

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

Operates in: Rotherham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£97k	£99k
31/12/2023	£73k	£77k
31/12/2022	£103k	£64k
31/12/2021	£70k	£83k
31/12/2020	£110k	£70k

Common questions

Is PREMIER LEARNING financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted funds of £73,853 against a policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees report that they used reserves to continue classes after specific funding ended, but note that the financial statements were approved in October 2025, significantly after the year-end of December 2024. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PREMIER LEARNING?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PREMIER LEARNING as a grant recipient include THE HARRY BOTTOM CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ARCHER TRUST, THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HARRY BOTTOM CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k	Educational/Sundry Grants
THE ARCHER TRUST	FY2024	£2k
THE HARRY BOTTOM CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	19/08/2025	£2k	Buggy Boost
Sport England	16/05/2025	£13k	Move to Thrive
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/01/2024	£20k	Learning and living together
Postcode Lottery	31/07/2023	£25k	Project Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/08/2022	£10k	Learning For All
Postcode Lottery	26/04/2022	£25k	Fixing the digital divide: improving IT and language skills
Barrow Cadbury Trust	30/09/2020	£17k	COVID-19 - Premier Learning
UK government	25/06/2020	£10k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund