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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

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.
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Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent 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

Financial issues to consider:

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

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£78£81£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/22£102£68£34n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£20£66£-46n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£90£39£51n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£49£34£15n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/12/18£33£23£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£23£15£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£8£7£1£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

www.readinglistfoundation.org

info@readinglistfoundation.org

07947507847

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant 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

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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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