Registered charity · East Sussex
Books Alive
Books Alive is a registered charity (number 1077435) based in East Sussex, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by John Edward Puttock. Latest income £98k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 7 trustees
- Income £98k (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities
- Where
- East Sussex, West Sussex, Brighton And Hove
- Website
- www.booksalive.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Books Alive
- Registered
- 1999
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£98k£92k
- 2024£107k£90k
- 2023£88k£78k
Earlier years
- 2022£86k£76k
- 2021£85k£69k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 13%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BYA) THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A BOOK SHOP OR BOOK SHOPSB) THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BOOKS MAGAZINES RECORDINGS AND SUCH OTHER ITEMS AS THE CHARITY SHALL THINK FIT
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- John Edward Puttock Chair
- David John Standing since 2021
- Martine Beverley Forrest since 2026
- Monica Jean Harding since 2025
- Rev Nicholas John Cuthbert Tucker since 2022
- SUE Haines since 2014
- Susan Elizabeth Forrest since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- SUE Haines since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Monica Jean Harding since 2025
- Rev Nicholas John Cuthbert Tucker since 2022
- SUE Haines since 2014
- Susan Elizabeth Forrest since 2021
Portfolio (3)
- John Edward Puttock Chair
- David John Standing since 2021
- Martine Beverley Forrest since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1077435
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 22ND MARCH 1999 AND AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 16TH AUGUST 1999
- Companies House
- Company number 03737476 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01273738818 · info@booksalive.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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