# THE READING LIST FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1164690
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 3, 2015
- **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=1164690


## Contact

- **Address:** 11 EARL RICHARDS ROAD NORTH, EXETER
- **Postcode:** EX2 6AQ
- **Phone:** 07947507847
- **Email:** info@readinglistfoundation.org
- **Website:** www.readinglistfoundation.org



## Activities

**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.

**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.




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | £144484 | £95404 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £39816 | £82009 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £77848 | £80941 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £102371 | £68221 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £20347 | £66467 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **ALAN TERRY** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 3, 2015
- Emily Macaulay — appointed Sept. 26, 2022
- Francesca Catling — appointed June 24, 2024
- Janet Rosalind Kipling — appointed Dec. 1, 2025
- Julie Anne Sadler-Smith — appointed Sept. 26, 2022
- Oxana Bolshova — appointed Dec. 1, 2025