National Numeracy

Analysis

National Numeracy is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Falmer. It was registered in January 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07886294). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, National Numeracy reported income of £2.4m and spending of £1.8m, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £2.4m (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, National Numeracy sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leehurst Swan Limited (£2.4m), Spring Grove School 2003 (£2.4m) and The Ursuline Preparatory School (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 78%, charitable activities 17% and trading 4.2%. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £758k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 30 people.