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THE LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE

#1120948
Charitable companyLargeRegistered
www.litandphil.org.uk

Promoting education in the north east of england, with particular reference to language, literature, philosophy, science, history, music and the fine arts by maintaining a library, providing educational lectures and events; raising funds by charging subscriptions and making other charges for the exclusive purposes of the charity and by such other charitable means as the charity may think fit.

Latest HighlightsFY 2024

Income

All sources

£1,496,451
Expenditure

All activities

£553,513
Net Reserves

Unrestricted funds

£17,274
Total Assets

Gross assets

£2,157,407
Working Capital

Liquidity

£1,015,761

Benchmark Performance

Comparing against 8,683 similar large charities

Compare vs:
Reserve Runway
0.4 months
Median: 3.8 monthsBelow typical
Income Growth (1yr)
N/A
Median: 7.4%Unknown
Spending Efficiency
96.6%
Median: 97.8%Around typical
Income Concentration
59.4%
Median: 87.9%Top quartile
Fundraising ROI
78.9x
Median: 19.2xAround typical
Income Volatility
N/A
Median: 20.6%Unknown
Self-Generated Income
23.8%
Median: 82.9%Below typical
3-Year Income CAGR
N/A
Median: 7.8%Unknown

Efficiency & Health

Charitable Spending
96.6%
Fundraising Eff.

% income retained

78.9%
Governance Cost

% of expenditure

0.8%
Grant Making

% given away

0%
Debt Ratio

% of assets

1.4%
Survival Ratio

Months of reserves

0.4 months

Income Profile

Donations & Legacies

% of income

74.1%
Government Reliance

% of income

0%
Largest Source

Primary income

Donations & Legacies
Diversification

HHI: 5941

Highly Concentrated

Trends

Income Growth (1yr)

Year over Year

N/A
Income CAGR (3yr)

Compound growth

N/A
Volatility

Stable

N/A
Reserves Trend

Direction

Depleting

Governance

Employees

Staff count

15
Volunteers

Volunteer count

100
Volunteer Ratio

Per staff member

6.7:1
Revenue/Employee

Per head

£99,763
Trustee Benefits

Payments to trustees

No
High Earners

Earning over £60k

0%

Source: Charity Commission annual returns. Figures may differ from published accounts. Always verify with official charity filings for due diligence.

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