Today Roger Francis, HR and services director at MindLeaders, responds to the launch of a new charity to tackle the numeracy skills crisis in the UK. new charity has been launched today to tackle the numeracy crisis in the UK and champion improved Maths skills. The group, National Numeracy , seeks to support the millions of people who do not, according to the Government’s own figures, have sufficient skills to read bus or train timetables or understand their pay slips.  Almost half the working population fall into this category, having only primary school maths skills.