UNITED KINGDOM LITERACY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1190848 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UKLA

UKLA presents an informed national voice on language, literacy and communication issues. The Association organises conferences, training, publications and research in order to encourage dialogue between research and teaching and challenge and shape policy developments.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECT IS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN LITERACY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£223k

Latest spending

£240k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £10,212 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £351,431 to £341,219. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £336,289, which is significantly above the stated policy target of £100,000, and the trustees are confident in the charity's strong financial position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (32% of income)

“Key income includes royalties from UKLA journals £73,373.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: J Court received a £250 honorarium for work on the Book Awards programme.

“J Court, a trustee, provides continuous support to the Book Awards programme. She was paid a £250 honararium payment for work completed on the book awards” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: J Court, a trustee, provides continuous support to the Book Awards programme. She was paid a £250 honararium payment for work completed on the book awards, as she was in the prior year per note 7.

“J Court, a trustee, provides continuous support to the Book Awards programme. She was paid a £250 honararium payment for work completed on the book awards, as she was in the prior year per note 7.” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
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Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Register events

Received assets from another charity (04/10/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Jo Tregenzachair
Angela Colvert
Christine Mary Lockwood
David Glyn Reedy
Dr Lucy Jane Rodriguez Leon
Dr Navan Nadrajan Govender
Dr Sabine Little
Hannah Kirsty Baker
Helen Claire Hendry
Janet Olive Alexandra Douglas Gardner MA
John-Mark Winstanley
Jonathan Biddle
Joy Elizabeth Court
Prof Debra Ann Myhill
Rebecca Simpson-Hargreaves
Sarah Brownsword

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£223k	£240k
31/03/2024	£236k	£183k
31/03/2023	£192k	£182k
31/03/2022	£378k	£89k
31/03/2021	£0	£0

Common questions

Is UNITED KINGDOM LITERACY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £10,212 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £351,431 to £341,219. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £336,289, which is significantly above the stated policy target of £100,000, and the trustees are confident in the charity's strong financial position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST	1	£4.2m
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION	1	£1.8m
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1.6m
IRWIN MITCHELL CHARITIES FOUNDATION	1	£591k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	1	£400k
THE EDUCATION ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION	1	£245k
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION	1	£240k
The Goldsmiths' Foundation	1	£195k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE UNITED KINGDOM ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION.

THE UNITED KINGDOM ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION income £219k
ENGLISH UK LIMITED income £1.5m
THE ASSOCIATION FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING income £194k
THE ENGLISH ASSOCIATION income £245k
THE NATIONAL LITERACY TRUST income £14.3m
THE CENTRE FOR LITERACY IN PRIMARY EDUCATION income £1.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
UNITED KINGDOM LITERACY ASSOCIATION	£223k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE UNITED KINGDOM ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION FY2024	£219k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ENGLISH UK LIMITED FY2025	£1.5m	—	—	within	—	no doubt
THE ASSOCIATION FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING FY2025	£194k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ENGLISH ASSOCIATION FY2025	£245k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE NATIONAL LITERACY TRUST FY2025	£14.3m	—	—	below	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.