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Registered charity (CIO) · Surrey

Books Beyond Words

  • 12 trustees
  • Income £473k (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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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
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 4 more
Where
Throughout England And Wales, United States, Australia, New Zealand and more
Website
www.booksbeyondwords.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2019

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£473k£335k
  • 2024£322k£317k
  • 2023£253k£256k
Earlier years
  • 2022£240k£310k
  • 2021£338k£298k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2022: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND SOCIAL INCLUSION OF PEOPLE OF ANY AGE WITH INTELLECTUAL/COMMUNICATION DISABILITIES AND AUTISM IN THE UK AND ELSEWHERE BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF SKILLS AND PICTORIAL RESOURCES, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPABILITIES, COMPETENCIES,SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING IN SUBJECTS OF EDUCATIONAL, AND/OR RECREATIONAL OR OCCUPATIONAL VALUE.(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL (AND PARTICULARLY AMONGST HEALTH, CARE, FAITH AND EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS) ON THE SUBJECTS OF INTELLECTUAL AND COMMUNICATION DISABILITY, MENTAL HEALTH AND AUTISM AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ALL ASPECTS OF THESE SUBJECTS AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS.(3) TO ASSIST IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, ANY CHARITY IN THE UK AND ELSEWHERE WHOSE AIMS INCLUDE ADVANCING EDUCATION, HEALTH AND WELLBEING, AND/OR REDUCING POVERTY OR SOCIAL EXCLUSION OF PERSONS OF ANY AGE WITH INTELLECTUAL/COMMUNICATION DISABILITIES AND AUTISM BY DEVELOPING THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND MORAL CAPABILITIES THROUGH HEALTH, OCCUPATIONAL, AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES.

Grants received

4 grants · £418,503 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

Most recent

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.

12 trustees on the board

3.3y median 2.5y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

6.1y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (11)

Portfolio (1)

2
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 12General Charitable Purposes 12The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 11Economic/community Development/employment 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 7Arts and leisure 1Health and social care 1

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£473k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1183942
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 18 Jun 2019 as amended on 06 Nov 2023
Contact on the register
01372234100 · admin@booksbeyondwords.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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