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the book bus foundation

The charity supports children and young people, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. The Book Bus Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in London and operates in London and Zambia.


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

The Book Bus aims to improve child literacy rates in Africa by providing children with books and the inspiration to read them. We provide a mobile library service to remote and disadvantaged schools in Zambia and recruit staff and volunteer reading assistants who introduce children (and their parents) to the joy of reading.

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£104,650
Latest Expenditure
£41,724

Financial Efficiency

Overall Efficiency 39.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Expenditure Ratio 39.9%
Expenditure as % of income

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£104,650£41,7240 / 2
2023£67,199£72,7530 / 1
2022£59,406£82,1800 / 0
2021£43,307£74,6080 / 2
2020£107,744£118,0050 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers