BOOKRELIEF UK

Registered charity 1134724 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRUK

Small NORTH DEVON 'LITERACY' CHARITY operating a bookshop selling donated booksWe use the surplus income, together with grants received, to fund our literacy projects.We also send books abroad to help with 'literacy'

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN LITERACY IN BOTH THE UNITED KINGDOM AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE ACTIVE SUPPORT AND INSTIGATION OF LITERACY ADVANCEMENT PROJECTS, BY WORKING WITH OR PARTNERING WITH OTHER SPECIALIST CHARITIES/ORGANISATIONS IN THIS FIELD BOTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE..

Area of benefit: THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £20,842 for the year ended 8 March 2025, resulting in a bank balance of £52,747. The charity is entirely staffed by volunteers and holds reserves of £20,000, which the trustees state would cover 18 months of fixed costs in the event of a major disruption. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Kualo Charity — “This page is created with the support of Kualo Charity ( https://www.kualo.co.uk/free-charity-hosting )” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• sarah richchair
• Frank Arnold
• JEREMY AIDAN BELL
• Peter Campbell McAuslan
• REVEREND JOHN CARVOSSO
• Robert Jonathan Pitman

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).