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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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.
6 trustees on the board
- Hermione Lucy Ireland Chair since 2014
- David Risher since 2014
- Lucia Veronica Halpern since 2017
- Martin John Nye since 2018
- Peter Glyn Charteris Mallinson since 2017
- Rebecca Chandler Leege since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Hermione Lucy Ireland Chair since 2014
- David Risher since 2014
- Lucia Veronica Halpern since 2017
- Martin John Nye since 2018
- Peter Glyn Charteris Mallinson since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Hermione Lucy Ireland Chair since 2014
- David Risher since 2014
- Rebecca Chandler Leege since 2024
Portfolio (3)
- Lucia Veronica Halpern since 2017
- Martin John Nye since 2018
- Peter Glyn Charteris Mallinson since 2017
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- 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
Also active in the same field
- Cornerstone Community Centre (Hove) Similar size; both Community development
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.worldreader.org |
| 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/employmentWho
Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchCharitable 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)
- Hermione Lucy Ireland Chair since 2014
- David Risher since 2014
- Lucia Veronica Halpernage band 60-64 since 2017
- Martin John Nyeage band 60-64 since 2018
- Peter Glyn Charteris Mallinsonage band 65-69 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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