Adult Literacy Trust

Analysis

Adult Literacy Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Adult Literacy Trust reported income of £360k and spending of £220k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £7,195 to £360k (+4900%), an average of +166% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 606%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Adult Literacy Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tanaka UK Japan Educational Foundation (£360k), Kineton Playgroup Ltd (£360k) and Derbyshire County Scout Council (£360k).