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Literacy Pirates CIC
London · CIC · Est. 2015
B-Corp CertifiedFree Tutoring for Low-Income Pupils
CIC providing free, high-quality literacy tutoring for children from low-income families in Hackney and Islington. All tutors are volunteers or living-wage staff. B-Corp certified. All surplus to programmes.
Social Ethics Score
87/ 100
emoji_eventsExemplary · Top 5% in UK
assignmentGovernance
8.6
ecoCommunity
9.8
paymentsTax
8.0
groupsEmployment
8.8
campaignCause
9.8
Score updates from live register data
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Full Score Breakdown
Why Literacy Pirates CIC scores 87/100
| Pillar | Evidence | Source | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
assignmentGovernance | Legal structure: CIC. Mission statement verified. Companies House filing reviewed. | Companies House · B-Corp | 8.6 |
ecoCommunity | Community contributions assessed from Charity Commission and third-party reports. | Charity Commission | 9.8 |
paymentsTax | Effective UK corporation tax rate: 19% (vs 19% statutory norm). HMRC records show no adverse findings. | HMRC · Fair Tax Mark | 8.0 |
groupsEmployment | Minimum wage paid: £14.5/hr. Zero-hours: 0%. Gender pay gap: null%. 0 tribunal losses in 5 years. | LWF · DWP · Tribunals | 8.8 |
campaignCause | Assessed from public advocacy record, employee volunteering policy (0 days/yr), and cause promotion activities. | Third Party Auditors | 9.8 |
Employment Practices
How Literacy Pirates CIC treats its people
£14.5/hr
Min. wage paid
Real LW: £12.60
0%
Zero-hours contracts
UK avg: 18%
0
Volunteer days/yr
Per employee
0
Tribunal losses
Past 5 years
Tax Responsibility — Verified by HMRC
Tax transparency
Literacy Pirates CIC's effective rate
19%
UK corporation tax ()
UK statutory rate
25%
Main rate · SME relief typically reduces to ~19%
infoAll data on this page is pulled from public registers: Companies House, HMRC, Charity Commission, and accreditation body databases. Literacy Pirates CIC has not paid for this listing or influenced its content. Last data pull: 29/03/2026.