NATIONAL NUMERACY

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  5 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

TC Group

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

1. NATIONAL NUMERACY · parent
   1. National Numeracy Solutions Limited 100% · UK · supply of services aimed at improving numeracy as well as licensing fees for the use of National Numeracy logos and branding in connection with sponsorship.

Significant events

• “There were many defining moments in 2024 a Labour landslide in a snap election, volatile global events, and not least the remarkable achievements of prominent and remarkable women.”
• “Rachel Reeves made history as the first female chancellor, while Taylor Swift captivated the world with her record-breaking world tour.”
• “At National Numeracy, the theme of women resonated strongly in our work, exemplified by our gender themed Number Confidence Week, the announcements of actor and Loose Women star Denise Welch and world-renowned psychologist Dr Linda Papadopoulos as our latest ambassadors and the launch of the Gender Taskforce.”
• “Then, in November, we were honoured to host Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson at the House of Commons to launch our new strategy.”
• “Our community of advocates - Numeracy Champions and volunteers - expanded significantly.”
• “Through our partnership with The Lord Mayor's Appeal, we celebrated the training of an impressive 328 Champions in London alone.”
• “Our corporate volunteering programme reached an extraordinary 17,619 children, providing crucial support for numeracy skills.”
• “Meanwhile, media coverage of our campaigns grew by 57% in 2024, resulting in 604 media mentions compared to 384 the previous year.”
• “We also made strides with successfully launching our Schools & Families Programme. In just three months, the programme engaged over 3,000 individuals, highlighting the transformative power of collaboration between schools, parents, and carers in building children's confidence in maths.”
• “Our Number Confidence Week campaign, backed by Founding Supporter TP ICAP, and Lead Supporters Barclays LifeSkills, Capital One, Experian, EY, The Lord Mayor's Appeal and Vanquis Banking Group, addressed the 'gender number confidence gap'.”
• “The campaign inspired people to take 193,067 actions towards improving number confidence, almost double the number of last year's campaign.”
• “Launched on International Women's Day 2024 and chaired by Capital One UK CEO Lucy-Marie Hagues MBE, the Taskforce aims to help employers address gender-based number confidence gaps.”
• “Our flagship campaign, National Numeracy Day shines a light on numeracy as a driver of social mobility.”
• “In 2024, our corporate volunteering programme enabled 120 volunteers from partner organisations to deliver impactful sessions to over 17,000 children - significantly exceeding our target of 13,000 - across over 100 schools, 58% of which were in high-need areas.”
• “We deepened our work with NHS England, training over 200 new Numeracy Champions in 2024 - bringing the total to over 500.”
• “Launched in 2024, this large-scale initiative [Schools & Families Programme] builds number confidence in school staff, parents and carers, especially in areas of high need.”
• “2024 marked the successful conclusion of PEP, reaching over 1,000 pupils and over 550 parents across 26 schools in key areas, such as Nottingham, Manchester, and North Ayrshire.”
• “A record 8,933 education settings took part in National Numeracy Day, with nearly 650,000 actions to support numeracy taken.”
• “As 2024 drew to a close, so did our amazing three-year partnership with The Lord Mayor's Appeal, a stellar example of how targeted, community-driven interventions can make numeracy accessible to diverse populations.”
• “In 2024, we trained 328 Numeracy Champions, meaning that over the course of the initiative we trained 548 Numeracy Champions across all London boroughs, exceeding our target of 500.”
• “Multiply entered its third and final year in 2024. The Department for Education initiative aims to help adults across the UK who do not have a GCSE grade C/4 maths qualification or have low numeracy, improve their numeracy, confidence, and skills.”
• “2024 saw Experian and National Numeracy working in partnership to launch an exciting numeracy project in Nottingham and the East Midlands. We successfully trained 31 Numeracy Champions across various organisations, building a network of support across the East Midlands to improve career opportunities and financial health in the region.”
• “On National Numeracy Day, we hosted our first-ever community Big Number Natter session in Nottinghamshire with Ambassador Bobby Seagull, the Dyslexia Association, local Numeracy Champions, the Financial Resilience Partnership, and Experian volunteers.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

18

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

4

last 12 months

Officers resigned

5

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -36.2%

  £164,619 → £105,069

• Cash

  -4.8%

  £770,216 → £732,960

• Net assets

  -10.9%

  £1,019,831 → £908,434

• Employees

  +5.7%

  35 → 37

• Operating profit

  +10.3%

  -£144,207 → -£129,333

• Profit before tax

  +7.8%

  -£120,806 → -£111,397

• Wages

  +11.1%

  £1,182,615 → £1,314,316

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers