Children's Book Project - Signed 2025 Accounts - Flipbook - Page 16
How the charity is funded
Our funding sources are diverse, and we are grateful for the support we receive from corporates, grant
giving bodies and trusts and from individuals.
Fundraising objectives were exceeded due to the support of Literacy Capital which in turn allowed us
to unlock wider match funding via The Big Give and to a robust corporate volunteering programme.
Individual fundraising was more successful YOY with greater numbers of people choosing to run for us.
Significant direct support in kind was also received from various third parties.
Fundraising underpins all our income generation. Our part-time fundraising manager works tirelessly to
engage with the widest pool of funders and to identify how/ in which ways their support might dovetail
with our needs. She is adept at ensuring they remain abreast of the impact of their funding.
Our funding policy sets out clear principles on the funds we will / won’t consider and our process for
conducting due diligence on new potential funders.
Key sources of funding 2024-2025
National and local grant giving bodies and trusts (both unrestricted and restricted)
o William Wates Foundation
o Kensington + Chelsea Foundation
o Camden Growth Fund
o The Peckham Settlement Fund
o The Earls Court Community Fund
o The Norton Rose Fulbright Charitable Trust
o City and Metropolitan Welfare Charity
Public company grant-giving programmes (unrestricted)
o Literacy Capital PSG
Corporate volunteering donations and fundraising activities (largely unrestricted)
Individual fundraising activities (largely unrestricted): Royal Parks Half Marathon & other events
One-off individual donations (largely unrestricted)
Transformational funding partner
Literacy Capital plc is an investment trust listed on the London Stock Exchange, which uniquely
for an investment fund of its type has been set up with a charitable objective: 0.5% of its net assets
are donated every year in cash to literacy charities across the UK. Literacy Capital’s three year
commitment to support our core costs enables us to focus on efficient and cost effective
development of our two hubs in Leeds and Birmingham and to redress our skew towards London
delivery. This in turn, will be integral to our ambition to gift one million books next year to children
living in poverty, allowing them to identify as readers, engage with reading for pleasure and
develop key literacy skills. We are hugely grateful to Literacy Capital for their transformational
support.
Annual Report & Financial Statements for year ended 30 June 2025 |
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