Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 6

ROOM TO READ UK LIMITED

Room to Read's goal is to create a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality. We help children in low-income communities develop literacy skills and a habit of reading, and support girls to build skills to succeed in school and negotiate key life decisions. We have benefitted more than 23 million children across 20 countries and over 40,700 communities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 16 years

www.roomtoread.org

Europe@roomtoread.org

02078733603

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£3,838	£1,501	£2,337	£500	£2,496	£879	7	3	20
31/12/21		£929	£1,207	£-278	£273	£159	£109	1.1	3	10
31/12/20		£1,923	£2,170	£-246	£382	£436	£242	1.3	4	20
31/12/19		£3,186	£3,199	£-13	£481	£683	£470	1.8	5	50
31/12/18		£3,628	£3,247	£381	£446	£696	£479	1.8	5	50
31/12/17		£3,276	£3,665	£-389	£398	£315	£310	1	5	0
31/12/16		£2,680	£2,496	£183	£442	£704	£506	2.4	5	0
31/12/15		£2,651	£2,996	£-345	£447	£520	£394	1.6	6	0
31/12/14		£3,478	£3,814	£-336	£400	£865	£574	1.8	5	0
31/12/13		£2,357	£1,784	£573	£330	£1,201	£564	3.8	3	0
31/12/12		£2,127	£2,586	£-458	£408	£629	£332	1.5	5	0
31/12/11		£3,770	£3,166	£604	£312	£1,087	£517	2	5	0
31/12/10		£3,159	£3,367	£-208	£315	£483	£359	1.3	5	0
31/12/09	*	£1,943	£1,450	£494	£176	£691	£430	3.6	3	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 13%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 33.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 16%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 35%
Reserves/Spending: 7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 20 months
Quick Ratio: 9.7

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, Grenada, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Laos, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, United States, Vietnam, Zambia,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

3 employees
20 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 49-77

DEAN HOWARD CHAN (Chair) Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Head Of Operations Quality

DOUGLAS HILL Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Accountant

HEATHER SIMPSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chief Program Officer

MR MARTYN CHRISTOPHER GOWAR Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: THE SCHOOL FEES CHARITABLE TRUST,

SHARI LYNN FREEDMAN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Chief Financial Officer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/09/2008, number: 1125803
Registered at Companies House on 01/09/2008, number: 06685456

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

14 returns made; AR09: 43 days late,

Main office

Room to Read UK Limited
Bracken House
1 Friday Street
LONDON
EC4M 9BT

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES INCLUDING BOOKS, SCHOOLS, SCHOLARSHIPS, TRAINING, CAPACITY BUILDING AND OTHER GOODS, EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES CALCULATED TO RELIEVE SUCH NEEDS, IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER ROOM TO READ OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD ('THE OBJECTS').

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, OVERSEAS.

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