Developments in Literacy UK (UK)

Analysis

Developments in Literacy UK (UK) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Developments in Literacy UK (UK) reported income of £533k and spending of £317k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £91k to £533k (+486%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 293%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Developments in Literacy UK (UK) sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Furniture Recycling Project (£532k), TS Trust (£533k) and Emmanuel Community Church International (£532k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 89%, charitable activities 7.5% and investments 3.2%. Charitable activities took 72% of spending and raising funds 27%. Grants to other organisations totalled £200k. Reserves of £845k would cover about 32 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.