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The Reading List Foundation

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1164690
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed April 1, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Dec. 3, 2015
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
11 Earl Richards Road North
Exeter
EX2 6AQ

Activities

We generate and provide ?250 Scholarships to students from lower-income households in England about to start university. The Scholarship pays for all or nearly all of their reading list (textbooks) in the first year or study. This gives them some financial as well as emotional breathing space, as well as a welcome addition to their CV.

Objects: For The Public Benefit, To Advance The Education Of Undergraduate Students From Lower Income Households, In Particularly But Not Exclusively, In England, By Providing Them With Financial Scholarships.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals
What
Education/training
Who
Children/young People

Geography

Region
Throughout England

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2025 April 1, 2026On time £144,484 £95,404
Dec. 31, 2024 Feb. 27, 2025On time £39,816 £82,009
Dec. 31, 2023 April 4, 2024On time £77,848 £80,941
Dec. 31, 2022 March 9, 2023On time £102,371 £68,221
Dec. 31, 2021 April 19, 2022On time £20,347 £66,467

Trustees

Name Appointed
Alan Terry (Chair) Dec. 3, 2015
Emily Macaulay Co-Chair Sept. 26, 2022
Francesca Catling June 24, 2024
Janet Rosalind Kipling Dec. 1, 2025
Julie Anne Sadler-Smith Sept. 26, 2022
Oxana Bolshova Dec. 1, 2025