Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

BOOKS FOR THIRD NATIONS 

Collecting books from UK and donating the books to third world countries.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£0£1,242£-1,2420
31/03/22£20£1,260£-1,2400
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

www.booksforthirdnations.org

aseko31mhe@yahoo.com

07931569212

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
  • Malawi, Nigeria,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
Department for Work and Pensions - JEWEL HOUSING LIMMITED
£1,500 01/04/2022
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
Department for Work and Pensions - JEWEL HOUSING
£1,500 01/04/2021
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/04/2021, number: 1194194
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

136 Meyrick Avenue
LUTON
LU1 5JS

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF BOOKS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND MATERIALS TO SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, ORPHANAGES, SCHOOLS FOR THE DISABLED AND OTHER ESTABLISHED ORGANISATIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MALAWI AND NIGERIA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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