Literacy in a Box Trust

Analysis

Literacy in a Box Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in March 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Literacy in a Box Trust reported income of £13k and spending of £10k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £9,953 to £13k (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Literacy in a Box Trust sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Husborne Crawley Charity Estate (£13k), Keren Menachem & Keren Chana (£13k) and David Williamson Trust (£13k).