Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 4
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

NATIONAL NUMERACY 

EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial Data ?

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 Volun-
teers
31/12/22£2,159£1,732£428£171£1,141£9246.4235
31/12/21£1,401£1,155£246£158£713£6737180
31/12/20£1,216£1,354£-138£132£467£3232.9180
31/12/19£1,651£1,397£254£147£605£4293.7170
31/12/18£1,196£1,085£111£99£351£2592.9150
31/12/17£701£900£-199£102£240£1672.2140
31/12/16£758£1,077£-318£10£439£2873.2120
31/12/15£1,233£1,406£-173£495£757£4443.8130
31/12/14£1,919£1,419£500£638£930£4563.9130
31/12/13£719£780£-61£198£430£1862.980
31/12/12£854£363£491£14£491£181630

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 9.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 81%
Reserves/Spending: 6.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 2.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 12 years

www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk

enquiries@nationalnumeracy.org.uk

01273915044

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Academic support
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 23 employees
  • 5 volunteers

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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£40,000 29/01/2021
National Numeracy Revenue Funding
John Lyon's Charity - Main grant to National Numeracy Trust
£75,000 18/06/2020
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Family Maths Toolkit Parental Engagement Project
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 18/06/2019
Family Maths Toolkit and The National Numeracy Challenge Parental Engagement Project
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000 24/07/2017
National Numeracy Challenge

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 39-71
  • PAUL COFFEY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Advertising Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/01/2012, number: 1145669
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/12/2011, number: 07886294
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; all on time
Main office

Sussex Innovation Centre
Science Park Square
Falmer
Brighton
BN1 9SB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PROMOTE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN MATHEMATICS AND NUMERACY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ENGLAND AND WALES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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