Letter Box Study Group
Analysis
Letter Box Study Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shropshire. It was registered in April 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Letter Box Study Group reported income of £22k and spending of £22k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from April 2023 to April 2025, income grew from £18k to £22k (+21%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Letter Box Study Group sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Families Need Fathers Both Parents Matter Cymru (£22k), Friends of George Spicer School (£22k) and The Friends of Reedings Junior School and Fawbert and Barnard Infants School (£22k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To advance the education of the public in the heritage and history, development and maintenance of letter boxes in the United Kingdom, and British letter boxes worldwide.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Families Need Fathers Both Parents Matter Cymru | Cardiff | £22k |
| Friends of George Spicer School | Middlesex | £22k |
| The Friends of Reedings Junior School and Fawbert and Barnard Infants School | Sawbridgeworth | £22k |
| Winslow Community Trust | Buckingham | £22k |