Worldreader

Registered charity 1158030 CIO Registered since 2014

Operates: Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Haiti, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

8.7y median 9y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

16.4y

average years in governance

3 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 6General Charitable Purposes 5The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 4Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Economic/community Development/employment 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1

Commercial experience

Professional services 6Education 5Finance 3

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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The Halo Trust 1 shared trustee
Berrydown Foundation 1 shared trustee
Devizes Assize Court Trust 1 shared trustee
1195790 1 shared trustee
WOB Foundation 1 shared trustee

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Devizes Assize Court Trust 1 shared trustee
WOB Foundation 1 shared trustee
The Halo Trust 1 shared trustee
Berrydown Foundation 1 shared trustee
Foxham Reading Room and Library 1 shared trustee
Cornerstone Community Centre (Hove) Similar size; both Community development

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Contact

Website	www.worldreader.org
Email	info@worldreader.org
Phone	+34930131276
Address	20 DARTMOUTH PARK ROAD, LONDON, NW5 1SX

Finances

£100,000 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£36,374	£223,700
2022	£116,951	£163,777
2023	£67,635	£31,843
2024	£9,391	£66,391
2025	£100,000	£37,377

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyEconomic/community Development/employment

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE (I) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, AND (II) THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY OR HARDSHIP, IN EACH CASE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(1) MAKING DIGITAL BOOKS AND MATERIALS AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES; AND(2) PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING INITIATIVES THAT USE NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO WRITTEN MATERIALS.

Governing document: CIO - Foundation Registered 28 Jul 2014

Trustees (6)

6trustees

63median age

0aged 70+

Hermione Lucy Ireland Chair since 2014
David Risher since 2014
Lucia Veronica Halpernage 63 since 2017
Martin John Nyeage 62 since 2018
Peter Glyn Charteris Mallinsonage 67 since 2017
Rebecca Chandler Leege since 2024

Connected charities (6)

Berrydown Foundation 1 shared trustee
Devizes Assize Court Trust 1 shared trustee
1195790 1 shared trustee
WOB Foundation 1 shared trustee
Foxham Reading Room and Library 1 shared trustee
The Halo Trust 1 shared trustee

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