WOB Foundation
Registered charity 1199668 CIO Registered since 2022
Operates: Throughout England, United States, Hungary
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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.
5 trustees on the board
- Martin John Nye Chair since 2023
- Hannah Jane Clevett since 2024
- Katharine Mary Waldegrave MBE since 2023
- Monica Ibarra Parle since 2023
- Vanessa Elaine Connell since 2023
2.8y median 3y
average tenure
3y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
7.1y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Hannah Jane Clevett since 2024
- Katharine Mary Waldegrave MBE since 2023
- Monica Ibarra Parle since 2023
- Vanessa Elaine Connell since 2023
Portfolio (1)
- Martin John Nye Chair since 2023
1
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Economic/community Development/employment 5Education/training 5Environment/conservation/heritage 5
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 3Finance 3Professional services 2
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 3 years.
incomespending£78k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
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
- Worldreader 1 shared trustee
- Devizes Assize Court Trust 1 shared trustee
- Foxham Reading Room and Library 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- The Brambles Playgroup Similar size; both Other purposes
- Conisbrough Community Association Limited Similar size; both Other purposes
- Carers Careline Similar size; both Other purposes
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.worldofbooks.com |
| WoBFoundation@worldofbooks.com | |
| Phone | 01903708114 |
| Address | World of Books Group, Carbon 103, Siskin Parkway West, Middlemarch Business Park, COVENTRY, CV3 4PW |
Finances
£78,221 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | £100 | £5 |
| 2024 | £170,343 | £54,395 |
| 2025 | £78,221 | £58,375 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritageEconomic/community Development/employmentOther Charitable PurposesWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesPeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyCharitable objects
TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE INITIATIVES THAT PROMOTE LITERACY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOUR
Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 15 Jul 2022
Trustees (5)
5trustees
62median age
0aged 70+
- Martin John Nyeage band 60-64 Chair since 2023
- Hannah Jane Clevett since 2024
- Katharine Mary Waldegrave MBE since 2023
- Monica Ibarra Parle since 2023
- Vanessa Elaine Connell since 2023
Connected charities (4)
- Foxham Reading Room and Library 1 shared trustee
- Worldreader 1 shared trustee
- Devizes Assize Court Trust 1 shared trustee
- 1195790 1 shared trustee
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