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Description

Book Aid International is the UK's leading international book donation and library development charity. Book Aid International's vision is a world where everyone has access to the books that will enrich, improve and change their lives.

Also known as

  • Book Aid International
  • Book Aid International

CCEW Charity number

313869

Company number

00880754

Registered

Postcode

SE5 9NR

Website

bookaid.org

Domain

bookaid.org

Latest income

£17,700,588 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Book Aid International

GB-CHC-313869

Locations

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Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.

Area of operation outside the UK

  • Bhutan
  • Cameroon
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Ghana
  • Gambia
  • Greece
  • Iraq
  • Kenya
  • Lebanon
  • Liberia
  • Malawi
  • Namibia
  • Nigeria
  • Nepal
  • Palestine, State of
  • Rwanda
  • Sudan
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Ukraine
  • Uganda
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Registered Office in the UK

Book Aid International

GB-CHC-313869

Linked records

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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.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-313869 .
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 313869 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

Book Aid International (this record)

Organisation record from Charity Commission for England and Wales
Last updated 2024-04-23

Book Aid International

Organisation record from Companies House
Last updated 2024-04-20

Book Aid International

GB-CHC-313869

Themes and activities

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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.

  • International activities G30

UK Charity Activity Tags

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  • Arts AR » Media and publishing AR200 » Literature AR202

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief 106

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Children/young People 201
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies 205
  • Other Defined Groups 206
  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Organisations 302
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space 305
  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Other Charitable Activities 310

Scale of operation

  • Overseas

Book Aid International

GB-CHC-313869

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1966-07-04 Registered as a charity
2004-12-31 6,180,281 6,356,265
2005-12-31 4,832,391 4,651,346
2006-12-31 5,375,226 5,131,317
2007-12-31 5,396,502 5,553,565
2008-12-31 7,189,588 7,418,018
2009-12-31 6,921,418 6,886,026
2010-12-31 7,154,905 7,018,933
2011-12-31 7,581,373 7,425,092
2012-12-31 9,569,431 9,492,986
2013-12-31 8,258,566 8,392,253
2014-12-31 12,056,937 11,907,770
2015-12-31 14,164,444 11,508,629
2016-12-31 15,460,412 12,384,706
2017-12-31 9,960,744 11,999,144
2018-12-31 19,416,607 18,076,771
2019-12-31 2,280,258 2,204,100
2020-12-31 14,807,452 12,969,224
2021-12-31 12,567,896 15,587,726
2022-12-31 17,700,588 17,420,968
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Book Aid International

GB-CHC-313869

Charity people

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2022
£
2021
£
Employees 31 31
Employees paid more than £60,000 2 2
Volunteers 77 56
Trustees 10
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Book Aid International

GB-CHC-313869

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 2.2 2.4
Legacies 0.1 0.1
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 2.3 2.5
Income from charitable activities - 0.0
Income from other trading activities 0.0 0.0
Income from investments 0.0 0.0
Other income 15.4 10.0
Total 17.7 12.6
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds 0.8 0.6
Spending on raising funds 0.8 0.6
Grants to institutions 0.3 0.4
Other charitable activities 1.5 1.3
Charitable activities 1.9 1.7
Other spending 14.8 13.3
Total 17.4 15.6
Net income / (expenditure) 0.3 (3.0)

Book Aid International

GB-CHC-313869

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 2.0 2.0
Investment assets 0.1 -
2.1 2.0
Current assets
Current investment assets 0.1 0.2
Cash 0.9 1.2
Other current assets 5.7 5.1
6.7 6.5
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (0.1) (0.2)
Net current assets 6.5 6.4
Total assets less current liabilities 8.6 8.4
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year - -
Net assets (excluding pension scheme) 8.6 8.4
Defined benefit pension scheme (0.0) (0.0)
Net assets (including pension scheme) 8.6 8.3
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 0.2 0.3
Unrestricted funds 8.4 8.0
8.6 8.3

Book Aid International

GB-CHC-313869

Income from government

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According to data returned to the Charity Commission, this charity did not receive income from government grants or contracts in 2022 (the latest year with data available) or 2021.

Book Aid International

GB-CHC-313869

Grants received

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
The Dulverton Trust
Africa
£27,400
1 year
The Shared Reading Project, Uganda
Jan 2019 to Jan 2020
The Dulverton Trust
Africa
£60,000
2 years
Digital future for Ugandan Libraries? project
Jun 2015 to May 2018

Data source

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Book Aid International

GB-CHC-313869

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