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Registered charity · Sutton

The Federation of Children's Book Groups

  • 6 trustees
  • Income £52k (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Where
Throughout England And Wales, Scotland
Website
www.fcbg.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1977

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£52k£44k
  • 2024£50k£44k
  • 2023£43k£44k
Earlier years
  • 2022£34k£33k
  • 2021£25k£5k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

TO EDUCATE CHILDREN BY ENCOURAGING THEM TO READ ENJOY AND APPRECIATE BOOKS.IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANISE APPROPRIATE AND ENJOYABLE LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES THAT BROADEN CHILDREN'S EXPERIENCE OF LIFE AND ENCOURAGE CHILDREN'S AWARENESS OF THE WORLD ABOUT THEM.

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.

6 trustees on the board

4.8y median 3.5y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

5.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

0
company-linked trustees

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

Arts/culture/heritage/science 6

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

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£52k 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
268289
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 2ND OCTOBER 1976 AS AMENDED 18 APRIL 1998 27TH MARCH 1999 15 APRIL 2000 31 MARCH 2001 23 MARCH 2002 as amended on 12 Apr 2025
Contact on the register
07894956170 · info@fcbg.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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