Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 3

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 7

THE READING LIST FOUNDATION

We generate and provide ?250 Scholarships to students from lower-income households in England about to start university. The Scholarship pays for all or nearly all of their reading list (textbooks) in the first year or study. This gives them some financial as well as emotional breathing space, as well as a welcome addition to their CV.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board is predominantly female
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23	£78	£81	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22	£102	£68	£34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	£20	£66	£-46	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	£90	£39	£51	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£49	£34	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£33	£23	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17	£23	£15	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16	£8	£7	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

www.readinglistfoundation.org

info@readinglistfoundation.org

07947507847

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and volunteering

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to The Reading List Foundation
£15,000	12/01/2022 36	Providing 20 x £250 textbook Scholarships a year to exceptional young students in Buckinghamshire as they start at university, for three years (so £5,000 pa for 3 years).
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	20/09/2017	Filling the Gaps

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

ALAN TERRY (Chair) Appointed: 2015

CARMEL LAWLESS Appointed: 2019

EMILY MACAULAY Appointed: 2022

FRANCESCA CATLING Appointed: 2024

JULIE ANNE SADLER-SMITH Appointed: 2022

TRACY ABIDEMI BECHEM ADESUYI Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/12/2015, number: 1164690

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

11 EARL RICHARDS ROAD NORTH
EXETER
EX2 6AQ

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM LOWER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, IN PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN ENGLAND, BY PROVIDING THEM WITH FINANCIAL SCHOLARSHIPS.

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