# BUILD ON BOOKS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1158201
- **Other names:** BOB
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 11, 2014
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1158201


## Contact

- **Address:** 38 Oak Tree Road, Marlow
- **Postcode:** SL7 3EE
- **Phone:** 01628476041
- **Email:** info@buildonbooks.com
- **Website:** www.buildonbooks.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN SIERRA LEONE BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY

**Activities:** Build on Books reduces poverty in Sierra Leone by building a strong foundation for development based on education, disease prevention, and food security. We provide books, water, sanitation, farms, school buildings, school furniture, science labs, healthcare, training programs and humanitarian aid to help build vibrant schools and communities where all children can realise their full potential.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Sierra Leone
- Buckinghamshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £33329 | £46216 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £41848 | £29686 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £12525 | £13425 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £16508 | £12225 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | £20590 | £19135 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **LORI SPRAGG BSC** (Chair) — appointed July 13, 2009
- BRID HAYWARD BSC, PGCE — appointed July 13, 2009
- Darren Anvoner — appointed Sept. 1, 2024
- James Lee MacDonald CFA, BA — appointed Sept. 1, 2017