schoolreaders

The charity supports children and young people and the general public. Schoolreaders is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Bedford 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

To advance education in the UK by providing and assisting the provision of literacy support in such ways as the charity trustees think fit, including the provision of volunteers to UK primary schools to listen to pupils read and encourage their reading skills.

Fundraising

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Region

England And Wales

Financial Information

Latest Income

£1,664,046

Latest Expenditure

£994,929

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 49.2%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 82.3%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 19.1%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,626,529

Charitable Activities £0

Other Trading £2,888

Investments £34,629

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £819,067

Raising Funds £175,862

Governance £14,600

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£1,664,046	£994,929	£819,067	£1,314,159	£687,220	23 / 2747
2023	£747,414	£737,777	£495,948	£645,042	£562,679	20 / 2270
2022	£564,836	£524,495	£378,746	£635,405	£529,976	15 / 1440
2021	£544,873	£364,573	£254,530	£595,064	£385,836	10 / 1396
2020	£505,883	£309,716	£221,294	£414,764	£239,779	8 / 1282