Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 7

Support Score: 4

Poor Liquidity: -1
Pension deficit: -3
Multiple Deficits: -2

No conflicts policy: -1
12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 5

THE CITY LITERARY INSTITUTE

PROVIDE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO OVER 50,000 PEOPLE A YEAR. OFFER GUIDANCE & GIVE FINANCIAL SUPPORT. HELP ADULTS TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES THROUGH LEARNING FROM BASIC SKILLS IN ENGLISH AND MATHS TO SKILLS FOR WORK, FROM PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENRICHMENT, PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT OR CAREER CHANGE.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
There is a pension deficit of £6,986,000
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 34 years

www.citylit.ac.uk

katrina.osullivan@citylit.ac.uk

02074922605

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/07/22		£18,100	£18,306	£-206	£0	£1,650	£1,517	1	633
31/07/21		£18,720	£19,796	£-1,076	£0	£-12,455	£-12,556	-7.6	748
31/07/20		£18,490	£20,249	£-1,759	£0	£-9,175	£-9,223	-5.5	709
31/07/19		£19,285	£19,241	£44	£0	£169	£149	0.1	255
31/07/18		£18,666	£18,415	£251	£0	£6,078	£6,062	4	298
31/07/17		£17,943	£17,899	£44	£0	£4,890	£4,874	3.3	290
31/07/16		£16,906	£16,862	£44	£0	£4,498	£4,473	3.2	294
31/07/15		£17,630	£17,686	£-56	£25	£8,970	£8,932	6.1	320
31/07/14		£18	£20	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/13	*	£17,728	£18,562	£-834	£8,309	£15,063	£9,096	5.9	297
31/07/12		£18,247	£16,767	£1,480	£9,063	£14,638	£8,487	6.1	271
31/07/11		£16,812	£16,494	£318	£8,336	£14,919	£8,636	6.3	266
31/07/10		£16,461	£15,982	£479	£7,995	£13,958	£8,597	6.5	271
31/07/09		£16,061	£16,040	£21	£7,918	£13,146	£7,770	5.8	266
31/07/08		£15,512	£15,447	£65	£7,931	£14,890	£9,380	7.3	262
31/07/07		£14,818	£14,460	£358	£32	£15,601	£15,601	12.9	253
31/07/06		£13,974	£14,082	£-108	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/05		£14,056	£13,491	£565	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/04		£13,561	£13,058	£503	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £130,000-£140,000
Liabilities/Assets: 55%
Liabilities/Income: 58%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -3 months
Quick Ratio: 0

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

633 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Department for Education - T - Level Capital
£388,919	01/04/2020	Capital funding to improve facilities for the delivery of T-Levels, for specialist equipment and/or improving builds and facilities.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	28/05/2019	A NEW STUDENT GALLERY
National Lottery Community Fund - Helping Adults Who Stammer in the N.West
£9,987	28/02/2018 12	The organisation will deliver an intensive therapy course for adults who stammer in the North West, with the aim of building confidence and reducing isolation.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 12/14 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 42-68

ALISON PIKE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director Of Communities And Programmes

CHRISTINE MARIE KINNEAR Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Ceo

CLANCY JANE ISOLDE GEBLER DAVIES Appointed: 2020

COLIN ROBERT JONES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

DONNA BIRKETT BAIDA Appointed: 2021

DR EDWARD GEORGE BREEN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Programme Manager: Performing Arts

GABRIEL MARY MACGREGOR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired Solicitor

GILLIAN BARBARA WESTERMAN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired Principal/Ceo

HAYLEY MARIE WHITE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Assessment Director

KEITH MARK LEVER OBE Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST,

LINDSAY NICHOLSON MBE (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Editorial Director, Other trusteeship: ST BRIDE'S CHARITY,

LUCY ARNOLD-COURTNEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Education

MARK MALCOMSON Appointed: 2012, Occupation: College Principal, Other trusteeships: C D W DAVIDSON BEQUEST, BOOKS BEYOND WORDS,

SIMON PATRICK JUDGE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/03/1990, number: 803007
Registered at Companies House on 19/02/1990, number: 02471686

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR13: 24 days late,

Main office

Mrs Katrina O'Sullivan
KEELEY HOUSE
1-10 KEELEY STREET
LONDON
WC2B 4BA

Objectives

TO ADVANCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT EDUCATION FOR ADULTS BY THE PROVISION OF COURSES MAINLY OF FURTHER EDUCATION AS DEFINED IN THE EDUCATION ACT 1996 OR ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENT OR RE-ENACTMENT THEREOF AND SUCH OTHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND SERVICES AS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE INSTITUTE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ADULT STUDENTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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