BOUNCING BOOKS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1194053 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOUNCING BOOKS

The objective of the Bouncing Books Foundation is to advance education of school pupils, promote reading skills and provide academic schoolbooks and other educational equipment to disadvantaged children in Tanzania through the provision of library facilities.

Objects

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE BOUNCING BOOKS FOUNDATION IS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF SCHOOL PUPILS, PROMOTE READING SKILLS AND PROVIDE ACADEMIC SCHOOLBOOKS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENT TO DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN IN TANZANIA THROUGH THE PROVIDING OF LIBRARY FACILITIES.THE BENEFITS AND VALUE OF THIS SERVICE TO THE SCHOOLS AND PUPILS IT SERVES ARE:1. TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND READING/LITERACY ABILITIES OF BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL PUPILS2. TO IMPROVE ACCESS FOR TEACHERS AND PUPILS TO ACADEMIC BOOKS AND EQUIPMENT3. TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO SCHOOL/ACADEMIC BOOKS WRITTEN IN BOTH ENGLISH AND LOCAL LANGUAGES4. TO INCREASE ACCESS TO ENGLISH BOOKS THAT WILL IN TURN, INCREASE ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS5. TO HELP PREPARE PUPILS FOR OPPORTUNITIES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND EXPERIENCES IN LATER LIFE6. THE OVERALL ADVANCEMENT OF TEACHER EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES, IMPROVING THEIR ABILITY TO TEACH AND DEVELOP STUDENTS.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of GBP 33,699 and restricted reserves of GBP 13,500 at the end of the period, with a total cash balance of GBP 47,199. The trustees report no liabilities and confirm there are no concerns regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity's policy is to maintain a minimum reserve of GBP 6,000 to cover unexpected uncertainties.

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 3 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.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves 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 conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rachel Ellyardchair
• Jennifer Jackson
• Luke Ellyard
• Roger Ellyard
• Tricia Walker

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

Operates in: Tanzania

Income and spending

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