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the book trade charity

The charity supports other defined groups. The Book Trade Charity is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Hertfordshire and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


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 welfare charity of the book trade, providing financial support and accommodation for people who have worked in the UK book trade, in publishing, distribution or bookselling, for more than one year. Housing at Kings Langley, Herts, provides a range of subsidised accommodation in 36 dwellings; the average age of residents is about 64. Grant support, regular or one-off can be offered across UK.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£910,633
Latest Expenditure
£1,096,519

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 112.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 93.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 6.2%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £292,680
Charitable Activities £522,453
Other Trading £82,592
Investments £12,908
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,027,996
Raising Funds £68,523
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£910,633£1,096,519£1,027,996£9,342,755£256,0724 / 20
2023£1,493,303£1,199,257£1,129,263£9,507,927£238,3234 / 20
2022£837,988£1,000,546£936,221£9,205,916£374,8893 / 20
2021£632,580£1,014,956£955,193£9,412,808£478,9904 / 20
2020£1,267,311£1,156,967£1,098,082£9,755,896£9,755,8964 / 13

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers