ADULT LITERACY TRUST

Registered charity 1193300 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALT

We seek to provide adults with one-to-one support to build skills and confidence in reading, as a complement to teaching in formal settings, to help break the cycle of exclusion and poor literacy.

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Latest income

£360k

Latest spending

£220k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £139,512 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £232,003. The trustees consider it prudent to maintain reserves equating to at least three months of operating budget, noting that free reserves of £98,064 plus designated funds ensure sufficient resources for stable continuance.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of our operating budget (held: £98k)

“We therefore consider it prudent to maintain unrestricted reserves equating to at least three months of our operating budget.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ROBERT ALAN GLICKchair
Alexander George Stevenson
Andrew Sean Maguire
Daniel McLean
David Canham
Dinah Kathryn McLeod · trustee of 1 other charity
Kevin Clark Walker
Liam Rezende
Nyasha-Tafadzwa Katsande
Regina Everitt
Tobias Gill

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£360k	£220k
31/12/2024	£152k	£129k
31/12/2023	£148k	£94k
31/12/2022	£51k	£37k
31/12/2021	£7k	£4k

Common questions

Is ADULT LITERACY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £139,512 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £232,003. The trustees consider it prudent to maintain reserves equating to at least three months of operating budget, noting that free reserves of £98,064 plus designated funds ensure sufficient resources for stable continuance. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ADULT LITERACY TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ADULT LITERACY TRUST as a grant recipient include THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MAHORO CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST, THE NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£20k
THE MAHORO CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2026	£15k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£10k
THE NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£10k
THE MAHORO CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£10k
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO	FY2024	£10k	Core costs
THE MAHORO CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2026	£10k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	FY2023	£5k	Youth
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	FY2024	£5k
THE HABERDASHERS' FOUNDATION	FY2023	£4k	Reading Coaches programme
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INSURERS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£3k	Ad hoc grants
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF CUTLERS GENERAL CHARITABLE FUND	FY2025	£3k	Promotion of Social Cohesion
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£3k
SUSANNA PEAKE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£2k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF CUTLERS GENERAL CHARITABLE FUND	FY2023	£1k	Promotion of Social Cohesion
THE NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£500
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INSURERS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£250	Ad hoc grants
THE GORDON SANDERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	—

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	08/10/2025	£50k	Unrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/07/2025	£20k	Volunteer Reading Coaches
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/12/2023	£20k	Volunteer Reading Coaches
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/09/2022	£10k	Reading Coaches

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 LAWSON TRUST CIO	3	£31k
THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST	2	£4.9m
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£1.9m
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	2	£672k
The Goldsmiths' Foundation	2	£210k
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST	2	£30k
DUCHY HEALTH CHARITY LIMITED	2	£30k
The Keith Howard Foundation	2	£25k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE NATIONAL LITERACY TRUST.

THE NATIONAL LITERACY TRUST income £14.3m
THE FIFTH TRUST income £2.5m
TRUST HOUSE READING income £650k
CHAPTER ONE (U.K.) LTD income £1.8m
BOOKTRUST income £12.4m
ARIEL TRUST LIMITED income £246k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ADULT LITERACY TRUST	£360k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE NATIONAL LITERACY TRUST FY2025	£14.3m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
THE FIFTH TRUST FY2025	£2.5m	—	1	unclear	—	no doubt
TRUST HOUSE READING FY2025	£650k	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
CHAPTER ONE (U.K.) LTD FY2025	£1.8m	£90,001 - £100,000	3	above	—	no doubt
BOOKTRUST FY2025	£12.4m	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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