Finance Score: 8

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 15

Liabilities <10%: +3
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 32

CHAPTER ONE (U.K.) LTD

At Chapter One, we want to create a world where all children have the literacy skills needed to thrive, so we provide one to one reading support at the time they need it most. We provide thousands of children across the UK with online reading volunteers, and also run an early literacy intervention programme. Please visit our website to learn more about our work!

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually 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 £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/07/24	£1,471	£1,213	£258	£35	£878	£797	7.9	34	2,744
31/07/23	£959	£835	£124	£34	£620	£565	8.1	22	2,108
31/07/22	£692	£467	£224	£8	£497	£418	10.7	13	1,599
31/07/21	£457	£263	£194	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/20	£254	£198	£56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 17%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 91%
Reserves/Spending: 7.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 30.1

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 6 years

www.chapterone.org/uk

hellouk@chapterone.org

03333 355 817

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Academic support

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years

Masonic Trust	£47,247
Leeds Community Foundation	£36,725
Dulverton Trust	£30,199
The Fore	£30,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£47,247	20/07/2023	Online Reading Volunteers for children in Doncaster
The Shears Foundation - Innovations for Learning UK
£5,500	12/01/2023	TutorMate: online reading support for Bradford’s disadvantaged children
Leeds Community Foundation - TutorMate - online reading support for Bradford's disadvantaged children
£28,552	16/11/2022	Grant to Innovations for Learning
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Innovations for Learning
£2,000	07/07/2022	Core costs for Youth Welfare & Education
Wates Family Enterprise Trust - Tutormate programme-Nov 2021-Family light touch
£1,500	15/11/2021	Our TutorMate programme which this grant will support targets young children (aged 5 to 7) who are struggling and, by pairing them with a positive, committed adult who helps them practise reading and enjoy stories, we enable children to improve ....more Our TutorMate programme which this grant will support targets young children (aged 5 to 7) who are struggling and, by pairing them with a positive, committed adult who helps them practise reading and enjoy stories, we enable children to improve their literacy skills, enjoy reading and feel positive and confident about their own ability.
The Fore - Grant to Innovations for Learning UK
£30,000	06/07/2021 12	Innovations for Learning (IFL) helps children to fulfil their potential, to contribute to their community and ultimately to gain employment through its core programme, TutorMate, which uses a unique, online platform to pair ....more Innovations for Learning (IFL) helps children to fulfil their potential, to contribute to their community and ultimately to gain employment through its core programme, TutorMate, which uses a unique, online platform to pair corporate volunteers with children in need of reading support. This has been proven independently to improve the literacy outcomes and reading enjoyment of children from disadvantaged backgrounds. IFL is using funding from The Fore to hire an Outreach and Marketing Manager, enabling IFL to make a step change in the number of chiildren benefitting from the programme, as well as a Business Development Manager, to energise its social media strategy.
Dulverton Trust - Online reading tutors for disadvantaged children in the North East
£30,199	09/06/2021	Online reading tutors for disadvantaged children in the North East
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Innovations for Learning
£3,000	08/03/2021	Core costs for Youth Welfare & Education
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Innovations for Learning
£3,000	08/03/2021	Core costs for Youth Welfare & Education
Leeds Community Foundation - TutorMate - vital reading practice for Bradford's disadvantaged children
£8,173	12/05/2020 10	Grant to Innovations for Learning

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-69

ALEXANDER JAMES STUART GREEN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

DR LUCY CLARE HEADY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Charity Ceo

JEFFREY WILLIAMS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director Of Education

JONATHAN LLOYD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Head Of Digital Learning And Ai

LISA JANE HAYES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Human Resources Director

MARIE HELEN BROAD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Csr Manager

SARAH BELL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director

SETH WEINBERGER (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director

ZOE AMELIA PIERRE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Financial Analyst

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/08/2018, number: 1179625
Registered at Companies House on 18/12/2017, number: 11116416

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

4 TORRIANO COTTAGES
TORRIANO AVENUE
LONDON
NW5 2TA

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) IN THE FIELD OF LITERACY.

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