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booker prize foundation

The charity supports the general public. Booker Prize Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is arts, culture, heritage, or science. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Promotes the art of literature for the public benefit. In particular, it fosters & promotes contemporary fiction of literary merit by awarding the annual Booker Prize to the author of the year's best novel originally written in English and published in the UK. The International Booker Prize is awarded annually for the best novel in English translation.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£2,110,607
Latest Expenditure
£3,192,952

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 151.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 1.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,809,000
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £168,998
Investments £132,609
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,192,952
Raising Funds £0
Governance £45,417
Grants to Institutions £60,525
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£2,110,607£3,192,952£3,192,952£2,581,099£2,581,0998 / 0
2023£3,705,561£3,045,401£3,045,401£3,663,444£2,914,5787 / 0
2022£2,679,215£2,640,896£2,640,896£3,003,284£1,982,7232 / 0
2021£2,652,629£1,795,424£1,795,424£2,964,965£2,964,9651 / 0
2020£1,502,410£1,476,920£1,476,920£2,107,760£2,107,7600 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers