--- title: "National Learning and Work Institute rating | CharityCompare" description: "Is National Learning and Work Institute a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 85/100. Accounts 2025: income £5.1m · 95% on charitable activities. Reg 1002775." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/national-learning-and-work-institute retrieved: 2026-08-18T05:24:53.352Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is National Learning and Work Institute a good charity? National Learning and Work Institute scores 85/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£5.1m total income, 95% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. United Kingdom | Reg [1002775](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/national-learning-and-work-institute) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.learningandwork.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1002775) Donate ## How can you give to NATIONAL LEARNING AND WORK INSTITUTE? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official NATIONAL LEARNING AND WORK INSTITUTE form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.learningandwork.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1002775) ## What does National Learning and Work Institute do? National Learning and Work Institute is a registered charity (no. 1002775) working in poverty relief across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 95% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 26 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been broadly stable over recent years. CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — National Learning and Work Institute hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=national-learning-and-work-institute) **In short:** NATIONAL LEARNING AND WORK INSTITUTE scores 85 out of 100 (4 stars). 95% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is National Learning and Work Institute? National Learning and Work Institute has a Clarity Score of 85 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 1002775. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Poverty relief. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £5.1m, with 95% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 26 months of operating costs. 1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 85/100 4★ · Good Cause spend 95% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 93/100 Finance beacon Income £5.1m Latest year 2025 Reserves 26 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £138.2 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 3% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does NATIONAL LEARNING AND WORK INSTITUTE compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers NATIONAL LEARNING AND WORK INSTITUTE scores higher than. Income band (£5m–£10m)71stpercentile **Scores higher than 71% of 619 charities in its income band** · 85/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). Poverty relief charities66thpercentile **Scores higher than 66% of 1,502 charities in this cause** · 85/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is National Learning and Work Institute's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 High confidence — complete filing data Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is National Learning and Work Institute's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 93/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 100% | 15/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 10 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 70% | 7/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 93/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 93% | 26 months · 14/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 10/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 80% | 13% · 4/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 100% | 95% · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 100% | 1p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 0/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 0% | Not reported · 0/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is National Learning and Work Institute's Clarity Score? 85/100 total · Good · 4 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 93/100 Accountability & Transparency 93/100 Financial Health 100/100 Financial Efficiency 0/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 93/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight10 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies7/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 93/100 Reserves (months of cash)26 months · 14/15 pts Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets13% · 4/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 100/100 Program expense ratio95% · 10/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency1p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 0/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratioNot reported · 0/10 pts ## How much does National Learning and Work Institute raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £5.1m | — | | Total expenditure | £5.2m | — | | Charitable activities | £5.2m | 99% | | Fundraising | £41k | 1% | | Governance & admin | £77k | 1% | 99%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £5.2m spent - Charitable activities99% · £5.2m - Fundraising1% · £41k - Governance1% · £77k ## What trust indicators does National Learning and Work Institute have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - ✓ Accounts filed on time up to date · last filing 24 June 2026 - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 10 trustees on the Charity Commission register Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 1002775 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1002775) ### Trustees & officers - MAGGIE GALLIERS - MS HAF MERRIFIELD since 2012 - Jeremy Moore Chair · since 2018 - Timothy Ennis Render since 2018 - Lauren Harris since 2021 - Ayokunle Temitope Salam since 2023 - Harriet Ayles since 2024 - Nichola Ivory-Chapman since 2024 - belinda vernon since 2024 - Richard Spear since 2024 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have National Learning and Work Institute's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about National Learning and Work Institute? Overall score 85/100 (4★) Income £5.1m Cause spend 95% of expenditure Reg number 1002775 Scope UK-wide Reserves 26 months Trustees 10 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does NATIONAL LEARNING AND WORK INSTITUTE compare, and where else can you look? [Compare NATIONAL LEARNING AND WORK INSTITUTE with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=national-learning-and-work-institute) [More poverty relief charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/poverty) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where NATIONAL LEARNING AND WORK INSTITUTE sits The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby. - [poverty charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/poverty) - [education charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/education) - [elderly charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/elderly) - [disability charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/disability) ### Similar poverty relief charities Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score - [AMOS TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/amos-trust) 100/100 · £2.6m - [SUFRA - NW LONDON](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/sufra-nw-london) 100/100 · £1.7m - [WILDERNESS FOUNDATION UK](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/wilderness-foundation-uk) 100/100 · £1.6m - [BIRMINGHAM CITY MISSION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/birmingham-city-mission) 100/100 · £1.4m ## How can you share National Learning and Work Institute's rating? 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Around 95% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is National Learning and Work Institute a legitimate charity? + Yes — National Learning and Work Institute is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1002775). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1002775. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is National Learning and Work Institute's charity number? + National Learning and Work Institute's charity number is 1002775. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is National Learning and Work Institute's charity rating? + National Learning and Work Institute scores 85 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does National Learning and Work Institute have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for National Learning and Work Institute. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches National Learning and Work Institute? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 95% of National Learning and Work Institute's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are National Learning and Work Institute's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 1% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 3% of total expenditure at National Learning and Work Institute. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what National Learning and Work Institute's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does National Learning and Work Institute receive? + National Learning and Work Institute reported £5.1m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: stable. Are National Learning and Work Institute's accounts up to date? + Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is National Learning and Work Institute based? + National Learning and Work Institute is listed at United Kingdom and operates UK-wide, focused on poverty relief. How does CharityCompare score National Learning and Work Institute? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in National Learning and Work Institute's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and National Learning and Work Institute's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.