Worldreader
- Country
- England & Wales
- Charity number
- 1158030
- Status
- Registered
- Registered
- July 28, 2014
- Legal form
- CIO
Address
- Address
- 20 DARTMOUTH PARK ROAD
LONDON
NW5 1SX
Contact
- Phone
- +34930131276
- [email protected]
- Website
orldreader.org
Activities
Worldreader champions digital reading in underserved communities to create a world where everyone can be a reader. With low-cost technology, culturally-relevant digital books, and a network of corporate and nonprofit partners, we're helping millions of people read more and read better.
Objects: The Objects Of The CIO Are (I) To Advance The Education Of The Public, And (Ii) The Prevention And Relief Of Poverty Or Hardship, In Each Case In Particular But Not Exclusively By:(1) Making Digital Books And Materials And New Technologies Available To Children And Their Families; And(2) Promoting And Supporting Initiatives That Use New Technologies To Provide Immediate Access To Written Materials.
Classification
- How
- Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- What
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
- Who
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind
Areas of operation
- Country
- Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Haiti, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, The Gambia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | £100,000 | £37,377 |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £9,391 | £66,391 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £67,635 | £31,843 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £116,951 | £163,777 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £36,374 | £223,700 |
Trustees
| Name | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Hermione Lucy Ireland (Chair) | May 25, 2014 |
| David Risher | May 25, 2014 |
| Lucia Veronica Halpern | Nov. 13, 2017 |
| Martin John Nye | June 19, 2018 |
| Peter Glyn Charteris Mallinson | Dec. 31, 2017 |
| Rebecca Chandler Leege | March 7, 2024 |