Booktrust
Registered charity 313343 Registered since 1963
Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Northern Ireland
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Contact
| Website | www.booktrust.org.uk |
| Accounts@booktrust.org.uk | |
| Phone | 0113 457 0026 |
| Address | 1 Aire Street, Leeds, LS1 4PR |
Finances
£12,431,928 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £10,390,941 | £10,215,057 |
| 2022 | £11,071,181 | £11,552,655 |
| 2023 | £11,924,597 | £13,769,928 |
| 2024 | £12,022,881 | £12,097,942 |
| 2025 | £12,431,928 | £12,530,475 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceWho
Children/young PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesPeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginThe General Public/mankindHow
Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchCharitable objects
TO PROMOTE ENCOURAGE FOSTER OR STRENGTHEN THE HABIT OF READING AND THE WIDER AND MORE GENERAL DISTRIBUTION OF BOOKS OF BY AND AMONG ALL PEOPLE.
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28/11/1925AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/09/1982AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/09/1986AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/09/1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/09/1999NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 21/09/2011AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 23/03/2006 as amended on 02 Jul 2019 as amended on 09 Oct 2023
Trustees (11)
- Radha Rupa Chakrabortyage 57 Chair since 2026
- Edward David Poultneyage 48 since 2024
- Ellen Kristina Broome since 2024
- Gautam Shashichandra Dalalage 71 since 2021
- Hilary Anne Murray Hillage 61 since 2022
- June O'Sullivan MBEage 67 since 2018
- Nigel Jeremy Langstaffage 57 since 2021
- Professor Matthew Ellis Rowland Crippsage 52 since 2021
- Professor Tim Michael Hobbsage 44 since 2024
- Steven James Crocker OBEage 62 since 2026
- Victoria Kate Sellickage 45 since 2021
Linked company (Companies House)
Booktrust · 00210012 · Active
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 28/11/1925
6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.
Connected charities (7)
- The Pratima and Sucharu Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Bell Educational Trust Limited 1 shared trustee
- The River Farm Foundation 1 shared trustee
- The Autumn Stone Foundation 1 shared trustee
- Upper Norwood Library Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Purcell School 1 shared trustee
- Pathways Community Trust 1 shared trustee
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