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Description
The Book Bus aims to improve child literacy rates in Africa by providing children with books and the inspiration to read them. We provide a mobile library service to remote and disadvantaged schools in Zambia and recruit staff and volunteer reading assistants who introduce children (and their parents) to the joy of reading.
Also known as
- The Book Bus Foundation
CCEW Charity number
Registered
Postcode
W5 2QW
Website
Domain
thebookbus.org
Latest income
£67,199 (on )
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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.
What is an organisation identifier?
An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.
Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.
Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.
Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.
GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1117357 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.
The Book Bus Foundation (this record)
This organisation has been classified using different categories:
International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)
ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.
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Other philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
H90
UK Charity Activity Tags
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Arts
AR» Media and publishingAR200» LiteratureAR202 -
Beneficiary group
BE» ChildrenBE102 -
Beneficiary group
BE» Parents and guardiansBE109 -
Charity and VCS support
CV» VolunteeringCV104 -
Education
ED» SchoolsED106 -
Social welfare
SW» Individual povertySW105
Theme (CCEW)
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Education/training
102 -
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
105 -
Arts/culture/heritage/science
109 -
Recreation
116
Beneficiaries (CCEW)
-
Children/young People
201 -
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
205 -
Other Defined Groups
206 -
The General Public/mankind
207
Activities (CCEW)
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Provides Human Resources
304 -
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
305 -
Provides Services
306 -
Other Charitable Activities
310
Scale of operation
- National and Overseas
| Year ending | Income (£) | Spending (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006-12-21 |
Registered as a charity |
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| 2008-04-01 | 41,357 | 6,647 |
| 2009-04-01 | 12,979 | 40,851 |
| 2010-04-01 | 33,681 | 42,630 |
| 2011-04-01 | 42,555 | 22,183 |
| 2012-04-01 | 40,743 | 31,724 |
| 2013-04-01 | 38,484 | 46,595 |
| 2014-04-01 | 55,436 | 43,734 |
| 2015-04-01 | 65,572 | 69,136 |
| 2016-04-01 | 131,112 | 123,309 |
| 2017-04-01 | 131,565 | 131,964 |
| 2018-04-01 | 156,421 | 139,796 |
| 2019-04-01 | 147,421 | 127,128 |
| 2020-04-01 | 107,744 | 118,005 |
| 2021-04-01 | 43,307 | 74,608 |
| 2022-04-01 | 59,406 | 82,180 |
| 2023-04-01 | 67,199 | 72,753 |
Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
| 2023 £ |
2022 £ |
|
|---|---|---|
| Employees paid more than £60,000 | - | - |
| Volunteers | 1 | - |
| Trustees | 4 |
Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
According to data returned to the Charity Commission, this charity did not receive income from government grants or contracts in 2023 (the latest year with data available) or 2022.
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